EDIT (October 2nd)
Having seen the new film X-Men 3 very recently, I can tell you that I enjoyed it quite a bit. However, after going online afterwards and reading some message board posts, I began to realize (along with other people) that there was apparently a whole boatload of scenes cut out of the final product. I have compiled a list of every scene I read about that was either:
a) used in the trailer, but not in the final film
b) shown in magazine articles, but not used in the final film
c) shown at the pre-release screenings, but were cut out of the final print
d) shown only in certain areas of the world
There have been reports of different “secret scenes” being played after the final credits roll. According to reports, the Xavier scene was sent to all theatres in North America, and the scene was supposed to be on the international prints as well, but apparently other cuts were sent out with different scenes before the final prints were locked. These codas include:
-Moira McTaggert walking into a hospital room to check on a patient (the same subject being talked about at the beginning of the film who had no consciousness) who says to her, “Hello Moira” in Charles’ voice (most widely seen ending)
-A shot of an empty corridor in the X-Mansion, but suddenly the walls start shaking, and the scene moves outside to Jean’s grave, which has a giant hole in front of the tombstone (reported to be shown at theatres in France)
-A scene with the human Mystique walking up to Magneto and giving him a wallet (not sure if this is confirmed)
-a scene at Alkali Lake, where the water suddenly turns red and a beam shoots out from under the water (reported from theatres in France)
-a scene in a hospital where two doctors are looking at an unconscious Cyclops, and they say he has brain damage, then his eyes open and the screen goes red (supposedly seen during a pre-release screening)
-a shot of Pyro walking into Xavier’s school (reported at theatres in Hong Kong)
Also, there was a bunch of stuff deleted from the film. In addition to this, reports at SuperHeroHype.com, RottenTomatoes.com and here, there are many differences between the pre-release version screened and the final print. These things include:
-(from trailer) a shot of the Sentinel’s leg crushing a car
-(from aired footage on The Tonight Show) Wolverine hollering when Colossus throws him towards the Sentinel
-(from pre-release screening) noises of the Sentinel’s body crashing into the ground, as well as Wolverine hitting the ground
-(from trailer) Bolivar Trask saying to the President, “You are talking about declaring a war on U.S. soil.”
-(from pre-release screening) Magneto saying in the church sequence, “Who will you stand with when this massacre is upon us?”
-(from trailer) Magneto throwing a police escort vehicle into the semi holding Mystique
-(from trailer) Scott screaming at the sky during the Alkali Lake sequence
-(from publicity photos) Angel standing by a window before his father tries to inject him with Cure
-(from magazine photos) a diagram being shown that details how Cure is injected into the body (may be a storyboard)
-(from pre-release screening) Logan telling Xavier that he was only able to find Scott’s glasses at Alkali Lake
-(from trailer) Logan saying to Jean, “We can make it like it was!” while she has tears streaming down her face
-(from trailer) Magneto screaming while down on the floor during the house sequence with Jean and Xavier
-(from magazine photos) a scene where Storm gives Kitty a hug after Xavier’s death
-(from magazine photos) Colossus consoling a child after Xavier’s death
-a scene with Rogue’s mother (confirmed by the film’s scriptwriters)
-(from trailer) alternate shots of Magneto walking along the bridge at sundown, and the Golden Gate Bridge falling at night-time
-(from IGN.com) a scene where Pyro shoots a fireball directly into the camera during the final battle sequence
-(from pre-release screening) Colossus getting levitated over to Magneto, and then Colossus says something to the effect of, “Try it without the power of magnetism on your side,” and de-armors himself, then he tries to hit Magneto, but gets rushed by other mutants, and when he armors up again, Magneto throws him away
-(from pre-release screening) at least TWO instances where Colossus and Juggernaut fight each other: one where Cain is going into the Alcatraz facility to kill Leech, and Colossus locks arms with him for a few seconds trying to stop him, before getting thrown into a vehicle, and then, later on when everyone is fleeing the island, Colossus throws Juggernaut towars Leech, which causes him to lose his powers, and when Cain runs towars Colossus again, he gets knocked out (the second incident is unconfirmed)
-(from trailer) at least one unused shot of Juggernaut running through a wall that didn’t make it into the final cut
-Psylocke using her psychic blade (confirmed by the film’s scriptwriters)
-(from pre-release screening) every time Colossus armors up, a metal clinking noise is heard
-(from DVD featurette) a scene with Storm and Xavier on a balcony, where she tells him that in Africa, she was revered as a god because she could stop the droughts in the humid areas
-(from on-set footage shot by Cameron Bright) there is apparently more footage with Cyclops…in costume
Needless to say, there is a LOT of unused and alternate stuff that wasn’t used. If anyone wants to take a crack at making a CD or something with photo galleries, the trailers and descriptions of the unused bits, there’s a wealth of materials at the links I posted.