Who directed the 2006 superhero film X-Men: The Last Stand?

Brett Ratner directed the 2006 superhero film X-Men: The Last Stand.

The movie is the third installment in the original X-Men film trilogy. It follows the arrival of a supposed mutant “cure,” a conflict over mutant identity and rights, and the emergence of the Phoenix through Jean Grey. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Famke Janssen returned in major roles.

Ratner took over directing duties after Bryan Singer, who directed X-Men and X2, left the project to make Superman Returns. X-Men: The Last Stand was released in the United States on May 26, 2006, and was based partly on story elements from the comic-book arcs “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Gifted.”

The film is often confused with later X-Men movies directed by other filmmakers. Matthew Vaughn directed X-Men: First Class, James Mangold directed The Wolverine and Logan, and Bryan Singer returned for X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse.