X Factor.

• Author: GIVENS, RON
• Position: Brief Article

AT LAST, A MUTANT, COMICBOOK, SUPERHERO MOVIE

X marks the spot for one of the most eagerly anticipated movies of the summer. Based on the Marvel Comics series about genetically mutated superheroes --and starring Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, and Hugh Jackman--X-Men tells the story of exceptional people who are rejected by the world.

"In the world of the movie, a percentage of society is born different, possessing unique powers, and they are feared and oppressed," says director Bryan Singer. "Nevertheless, a small group of them forms a fighting force to help defend the world that ultimately hates and fears them."

As you might expect from a movie where characters have the power to change the weather or to make laser beams come out of their eyes, X-Men (due out July 14) has a great deal of action. But just as Singer's...