Gambit Solo Film

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like we're getting a Gambit solo film starring Channing Tatum and based on a story by Chris Claremont. He'll also be in the Age of Apocalypse movie.

http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/11/01/channing-tatum-is-gambit-in-solo-film-story-by-chris-claremont-2396760

[arkangel]

Chris Claremont is my favorite x-men writer, but I think the role has been seriously miscast. Channing Tatum doesn't even come close to my idea of Gambit. Imagining him doing a Cajun accent is already making me cringe. :(

[TigerClaw]

Looks like we're getting a Gambit solo film starring Channing Tatum and based on a story by Chris Claremont. He'll also be in the Age of Apocalypse movie.

http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/11/01/channing-tatum-is-gambit-in-solo-film-story-by-chris-claremont-2396760
I wonder if Rogue would be a part of this Solo film, Gambit and Rogue always had a thing, But as we seen in the X-Men movies, Rogue hooked up with Iceman.

[pennydreadful]

Chris Claremont is my favorite x-men writer, but I think the role has been seriously miscast. Channing Tatum doesn't even come close to my idea of Gambit. Imagining him doing a Cajun accent is already making me cringe. :(

Imagining Channing Tatum doing anything makes me cringe. :| I'm not one of those who creams their shorts over Gambit so it doesn't affect me too much, but hell, even I think it's a bizarre casting choice.

Here's hoping Claremont at least gives him some strong direction.

[Cure]

Chris Claremont is my favorite x-men writer, but I think the role has been seriously miscast. Channing Tatum doesn't even come close to my idea of Gambit. Imagining him doing a Cajun accent is already making me cringe. :(

Channing Tatum is an actual Cajun. But I guess someone from Alberta, Canada would know better.

[shuriken]

Channing Tatum is an actual Cajun. But I guess someone from Alberta, Canada would know better.

OH SNAP

Tatum is cool in my book. I woulda preferred them having stuck with Kitch but eh whatevs.

[Slade]

Channing Tatum is an actual Cajun. But I guess someone from Alberta, Canada would know better.

He's from Bama. Southern, but not quite Cajun.

[Raph's Girl]

Channing Tatum is an actual Cajun. But I guess someone from Alberta, Canada would know better.

His ancestry is mainly British. He has no Canadian (where Acadians/Cajuns were exiled from) or French ancestry.

[pennydreadful]

He's from Bama. Southern, but not quite Cajun.

His ancestry is mainly British. He has no Canadian (where Acadians/Cajuns were exiled from) or French ancestry.

This. He grew up in Mississipi - that doesn't make him Cajun. Tatum has also stated that he's working on his accent for the role, and will specifically be learning Patois as well... ergo, he doesn't have a built-in Cajun accent and arkangels' concerns are valid. But hey, this is the 'drome, where even the most innocuous statement will get turned into an argument by some people. :roll:

Accent aside, he's widely perceived to be a terrible actor. I'm not going to comment as to his attractiveness/sex appeal as it pertains to the role because everyone has different tastes, and besides, that's just mean - but I think it's a weird casting choice.

[The Stryker]

I think the narrative has switched on Tatum in recent years. Mostly thanks to the Jump Street movies. He's a really charismatic actor. He's not going to win any oscars but the same can be said for most of Marvel's actor roster.

The difference in Tatum from Step Up 2 to now is pretty big. He's gotten better. A lot better.

[Slade]

I think the narrative has switched on Tatum in recent years. Mostly thanks to the Jump Street movies. He's a really charismatic actor. He's not going to win any oscars but the same can be said for most of Marvel's actor roster.

The difference in Tatum from Step Up 2 to now is pretty big. He's gotten better. A lot better.

I agree. I actually don't mind him at all either. Not my first choice to play Gambit, but oh well I'm down.

[snake]

Cool. I like Gambit.

[arkangel]

Channing Tatum is an actual Cajun. But I guess someone from Alberta, Canada would know better.

Which member of One Direction is that in your avatar?
I had to google it. :lol::lol::lol:

[Leo656]

Great, Tatum can sink another franchise the way he tanked G.I. Joe. Watch him suddenly discover he has some rigid stance about "not wanting to glorify playing cards" and asks the producers to kill him off ten minutes into the sequel.

I gave him a shot in a few things, can't say I'm a fan. Not terrible, but whenever I see him in anything, it's like Anyone Else could have done the exact same thing he did. He only gets work because he has pretty eyes.

[Brodie]

How the **** did he tank GI Joe? He only came back for the second one as a favor, and both those movies are fun movies fitting of a ****ing toy franchise.

The guy is talented, and funny.

Its weird you mention Tatum sinking franchises, considering the last guy to play Gambit is almost quite literally box office poison. Do people forget Kitsch has been in a bunch of both critically panned & commercially tanked movies? Battleship? Wolverine Origins? John Carter?

Yeah. Maybe its ok to give someone a shot who can draw an audience and be actually entertaining.

[pennydreadful]

I don't think anyone here was saying that the dude who played Gambit in the last movie was awesome - for my money, I thought he sucked as well. *shrugs*

I dunno, maybe they just thought Tatum would do well as the "sexy" Xman because of that Magic Mike movie? :-?

[Leo656]

How the **** did he tank GI Joe? He only came back for the second one as a favor, and both those movies are fun movies fitting of a ****ing toy franchise.

The guy is talented, and funny.

Its weird you mention Tatum sinking franchises, considering the last guy to play Gambit is almost quite literally box office poison. Do people forget Kitsch has been in a bunch of both critically panned & commercially tanked movies? Battleship? Wolverine Origins? John Carter?

Yeah. Maybe its ok to give someone a shot who can draw an audience and be actually entertaining.

I don't *hate* the guy, but I do think the fact they had him as Duke really hurt that entire film franchise, and I actually really like the first one for reasons I can't fully explain. When I read that he didn't even really want to do the role, because he's apparently super-"anti-war" or whatever, and that was partly why Duke wasn't in the second one as much, made me think if they'd just gone with a completely different actor from the beginning, the entire series could have turned out differently. Because it's not like he HAD to play the part at all, literally anyone else could have, and they wouldn't have to suddenly work the entire second movie around whether or not the main protagonist was even available. It just seemed like simply having him be in the movies at all caused a lot more problems than it needed. I mean, don't get me wrong, he wasn't the only one who could have been cast differently, but I think he's the only one who actually caused serious problems with the entire plotting of future films.

I missed a couple X-Men movies so I don't have much experience with the last guy to play Gambit. No real opinion on if Tatum would be better or worse. I don't really have a set idea of Gambit in my head, other than maybe the Fox cartoon, and I doubt any film version would be quite the same anyway. I doubt Tatum will actually "ruin" anything, I just honestly don't think he has much screen presence. Nothing about him stands out, to me. Like I said, most of what I've seen him in, most other name actors could easily be Equal To or Greater Than and it wouldn't change a thing.

Anyways, in the end, the fact they're finally doing a Gambit movie is probably what's most important. When did they first start making noise about that, '96 or so? I remember later on when they were doing "Origins: Wolverine" I read that the second solo movie was going to be Magneto and the third was going to be Gambit. I honestly thought they'd be on like the third Gambit by now and not the first one. Least they're doing it.

[blindturtle02]

Yay, Gambit may mean that Sinister shows up at some point. As for the solo film, yeah I'll watch it. Why not?

[Warhorse]

Imagining Channing Tatum doing anything makes me cringe. :| I'm not one of those who creams their shorts over Gambit so it doesn't affect me too much, but hell, even I think it's a bizarre casting choice.

Here's hoping Claremont at least gives him some strong direction.

Unless they were all lies, I have been seeing rumors for some time that Tatum himself has always been a fan of the character and was offering to help produce any of the X-Men movies just so he can play Gambit, so it's not so much a choice, but an actor that kind of volunteered for the role.

[Davetello]

Channing Tatum :lol:

Completely talentless. He's one of the worst 'actors' I have ever seen.

If they wanna go down the pretty boy route (not that Tatum is pretty) they might as well hire Travis Fimmel. He's better looking than Tatum as well as being a better actor.

[Jester]

Talent? Your milage may vary:
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[Davetello]

I didn't say he couldn't dance. I said he can't act.

Just seen Matt McConaughey in that clip. Now he's a quality actor.

[pennydreadful]

... I'm not often at a loss for words, but I legitimately cannot think of a single thing to say after watching that video.

And when I say I'm speechless, it's not in a "oh my god, I'm blown away by the sheer g-force awesomeness" way. More a "... I need a moment to work out what the hell I just watched" kind of way. :lol:

[blindturtle02]

... I'm not often at a loss for words, but I legitimately cannot think of a single thing to say after watching that video.

And when I say I'm speechless, it's not in a "oh my god, I'm blown away by the sheer g-force awesomeness" way. More a "... I need a moment to work out what the hell I just watched" kind of way. :lol:

All my fiancee will say is that I should be glad I couldn't see the video. hehe

[shuriken]

Meh. I never thought Channing Tatum would be such a polarizing figure. Either people hate him apparently or people like him just enough to be ok with it. I got nothing against the guy, but he did seem out of place in G.I. Joe.
And yeah poor Taylor Kitsch is like cinematic poison. I like the guy but no one else is able to stand him, John Carter and Battleship were a testament to that. Savages was pretty good though, violent but good.

[Walkabout]

Wow, back when I was into Marvel comics etc back in the 90's Gambit was my favourite X Men character... I think Tatum is a horrendous choice to play him.

He has the wrong shaped face/head :lol:

[ranger_scout]

Rupert Wyatt dropped out as director a few weeks ago.

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/16/director-rupert-wyatt-exits-channing-tatums-gambit/

Anna Paquin confirmed that she will not be appearing as Rogue in the film.

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/28/rogue-actress-anna-paquin-confirms-she-will-not-appear-in-channi/

[ranger_scout]

Paquin has clarified what she meant on Twitter when it came to the Gambit film.

Oh dear! That wasn't a press release!!! I was asked and answered with the information that I currently have. That is all!

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/29/anna-paquin-gambit-movie

[ranger_scout]

The Bourne Identity's Doug Liman is being eyed to direct the film.

http://comicbook.com/2015/10/19/the-bourne-identitys-doug-liman-being-eyed-to-direct-gambit/

A few other candidates include Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) and Shane Black (Iron Man 3)

http://comicbook.com/2015/10/22/gambit-movie-director-contenders-revealed/

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Is this still a thing? For starring the likes of Tanning Chatum, I would think it'd be getting a bit more coverage.

[Vicky82]

Looks like this movie is going to be pushed back to 2017 as filming is going to start in the Spring.

Also it's going to be a sexy heist Thriller.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/KingPatel/news/?a=127036

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Looks like this movie is going to be pushed back to 2017 as filming is going to start in the Spring.

Also it's going to be a sexy heist Thriller.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/KingPatel/news/?a=127036

Well, it will at least be a heist thriller. :trolleye:

And this is a wise decision. Nobody got money for three X-Men movies when Captain America 3, Batman V Superman, Doctor Strange, Suicide Squad, and Apocalpyse are all hitting theaters. WTF were you thinking, Fox?

(Still not convinced this movie will ever make it out of what is almost certainly development hell... or at least development purgatory.)

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I'm hoping they rethink the casting choice....

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I'm hoping they rethink the casting choice....

Considering the Magic Mike guy seems to be the only reason people are even TALKING about making this movie, I find that very unlikely.

[JakeSully]

The guy who did Bourne Identity? sounds good.

[NinjaPug]

Liman is the second director to leave this film yet Fox is still pushing to start shooting this in January.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-spinoff-gambit-loses-922260

[Andrew NDB]

I knew it. Gambit was thrown back to the drawing board because Deadpool did gangbusters as an R-rated movie.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/channing-tatum-says-logan-and-deadpools-genre-bending-success-has-fox-rethinking-gambit-a152666

[ranger_scout]

I knew it. Gambit was thrown back to the drawing board because Deadpool did gangbusters as an R-rated movie.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/channing-tatum-says-logan-and-deadpools-genre-bending-success-has-fox-rethinking-gambit-a152666

Tatum said "Never say never" about a PG-13 rating.

But asked if that meant Gambit could be R-rated, like those two X-Men films he mentioned, Tatum wouldn’t commit. “No, I don’t know yet,” he said. “We’re not quite going there because I enjoyed Gambit as a kid so I don’t want to rule out PG-13. But some of the stuff we want to do is a little bit R, but we’re not sure if it merits a full R yet.”

http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/21/channing-tatum-gambit-movie-update/

[Krutch]

And so the stop/go/stop/go rollercoaster goes...

GAMBIT MOVIE TAPS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE RING DIRECTOR VERBINSKI (http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/10/06/gambit-movie-taps-pirates-of-the-caribbean-and-the-ring-director-verbinski?abthid=59d6c8d87574fafe2800001b)

[Autbot_Benz]

Fox now says Gambit will be out Valentines Day 2019

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/gambit-gets-an-official-release-date-foxs-x-men-spinoff-will-hit-theaters-on-valentines-day-2019-a154498

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Fox now says Gambit will be out Valentines Day 2019

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/gambit-gets-an-official-release-date-foxs-x-men-spinoff-will-hit-theaters-on-valentines-day-2019-a154498

Did Gambit have a previous release date?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Yeah, last year. :roll:

[NinjaPug]

Third time's the charm

[DestronMirage22]

Fox now says Gambit will be out Valentines Day 2019

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/gambit-gets-an-official-release-date-foxs-x-men-spinoff-will-hit-theaters-on-valentines-day-2019-a154498

Suuuuure it will. :roll:

[ranger_scout]

It would be nice if they got Anna Paquin to reprise the role of Rogue and of course have the character fly this time around. She's not the lead on a TV series right now, so it wouldn't interfere with her schedule like True Blood did with X-Men: Days of Future Past.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

It would be nice if they got Anna Paquin to reprise the role of Rogue and of course have the character fly this time around. She's not the lead on a TV series right now, so it wouldn't interfere with her schedule like True Blood did with X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Eh, just recast Rogue.

I never really cared for Paquin in the role. How about... thinks for a moment... Bella Thorne? Or maybe Danielle Panabaker?

[Autbot_Benz]

Eh, just recast Rogue.

I never really cared for Paquin in the role. How about... thinks for a moment... Bella Thorne? Or maybe Danielle Panabaker?

I could see Danielle Panabaker as Rouge.

[ranger_scout]

Lizzy Caplan is going to play Bella Donna Boudreaux. She's the daughter of the leader of the New Orleans Assassins’ Guild and Remy LeBeau’s first love.

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/904569-lizzy-caplan-joins-channing-tatum-in-gambit

[plastroncafe]

Goodness that is NOT a flattering image of her at all.
I do love her, however. She was great on Masters of Sex.

[Andrew NDB]

Let me guess, even though we saw Gambit was a 30-something year-old man in the 1980s, he'll miraculously be a 30-something year-old man in 2019?

What a dumb movie idea. Just make him part of a real X-Men team and play him off Rogue.

Goodness that is NOT a flattering image of her at all.

No, not at all! Yeesh.

[dl316bh]

Let me guess, even though we saw Gambit was a 30-something year-old man in the 1980s, he'll miraculously be a 30-something year-old man in 2019?

What a dumb movie idea. Just make him part of a real X-Men team and play him off Rogue.
That's the pre-Days of Future Past continuity, I think. I mean, if Origins was even canon to that. They seemed to waffle about it, since the movie was so poorly received. Since they did a time rejigging, they could always just do what you suggest and have him join the X-Men in a coming film, Rogue or not.

It's always surprised me that one of the best known and liked X-Men was left out of the franchise entirely aside from a Wolverine solo film people didn't like.

[Andrew NDB]

That's the pre-Days of Future Past continuity, I think. I mean, if Origins was even canon to that.

It is. At least, everything that happened pre-70s. The Gambit stuff was the 80s... but think about it. By the time Wolverine time-traveled back to the 70s, Gambit would have already been born.

I'm sure they won't even bat an eyebrow about it, though. That's why Jubilee has remained 18 years old whether she's in 2005 or 1985.

[Sumac]

This thing is still alive? :teek:

I thought, Gambit flick was cancelled 20 times over.

[Andrew NDB]

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[AquaParade]

Never understood the studio's push to make this film a reality. I assume they want a vehicle for Channing Tatum, but is this his favorite X-Men character or something? Surely they could have gotten him on board with another character. And Gambit isn't, or at least hasn't been, a fan favorite in a very long time.

[ranger_scout]

With the Disney & FOX merger happening, some wondered about the future of this project. However, before the deal was made 20th Century FOX confirmed that the film is set for IMAX release.

http://deadline.com/2017/12/imax-20th-century-fox-extend-partnership-through-2019-with-the-new-mutants-x-men-phoenix-gambit-more-1202221906/

After the announcement of the Disney & FOX deal, here's what sources had to say about the film.

On the film front, employees are being told that films are still being greenlit and that production on such major upcoming releases as “Gambit,” an X-Men spinoff, is expected to still commence in the coming months.

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/disney-fox-lot-1202641181/

The long-gestating Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum is finally due to begin shooting in late February 2018 for a February 2019 release. What will be the box-office threshold for Disney to consider that movie a hit, thus warranting a sequel? The answers will lie in a re-evaluation of the projects down the line to see how and if it fits into a broader Marvel strategy, according to sources.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-fantastic-four-flux-fox-disney-deal-1067672

Today, New Orleans city and state's film offices just confirmed that the film will be shooting in the city for 70 days in March 2018. Other production locations are still possible.

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2017/12/channing_tatums_gambit_headed.html#incart_m-rpt-2

[Andrew NDB]

Eh... I mean, it's technically possible. Fox still legally has to operate with business as usual until the acquisition of their properties is approved.

[ranger_scout]

There's a rumor that Donyell Taylor, who is better known as Bandit and Night Thrasher, might be in the film.

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1750509/gambit-may-be-adding-another-important-villain

[ranger_scout]

Filming begins March 19.

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/09/gambit-movie-production-start/

[Andrew NDB]

Filming begins March 19.

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/09/gambit-movie-production-start/

http://weknowmemes.com/generator/uploads/generated/g1362197791189233579.jpg

[NinjaPug]

And now they're looking for their 4th director

http://deadline.com/2018/01/gambit-moviegore-verbinksi-leaves-director-1202240851/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

And now they're looking for their 4th director

http://deadline.com/2018/01/gambit-moviegore-verbinksi-leaves-director-1202240851/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

That bodes well for this movie... :trolleye:

[Andrew NDB]

And now they're looking for their 4th director

http://deadline.com/2018/01/gambit-moviegore-verbinksi-leaves-director-1202240851/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Of course. Who would want to put their all directing a Marvel movie that everyone knows... won't matter, not even a little bit?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Of course. Who would want to put their all directing a Marvel movie that everyone knows... won't matter, not even a little bit?

It'll look nice on Tatum's IMDB page... that's about it.

[CyberCubed]

Is Gambit still popular in the modern year of 2018?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Is Gambit still popular in the modern year of 2018?

Everybody has a favorite X-Man (or X-Woman)... so sure, probably

[Andrew NDB]

It'll look nice on Tatum's IMDB page... that's about it.

He hardly needs it.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

He hardly needs it.

It's a bit of diversity, I guess.

"Star in a CBM? Check!"

[Andrew NDB]

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/gambit-has-been-delayed-until-summer-2019-for-a-very-unexpected-reason-a156965

Director or no director, it's delayed to Summer 2019 because comedies do better in the summer, apparently. Which means it's a comedy.

[dl316bh]

I'm still skeptical this will even make it out of development hell. It's had so much crew turnover and never once made it close to shooting. If Tatum didn't want to do it I suspect they'd have quietly killed the project.

Is Gambit still popular in the modern year of 2018?
From what I gather, about as much as any given X-Man that isn't Wolverine, sure. He's not quite as prominent or talked about as he was in the 90's or early aughts, but let's be honest, that's true for the X-Men as a group too both in and out of movies.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I'm seeing headlines that Gambit has been pulled from Fox's production schedule...

Can't say I'm shocked.

[TigerClaw]

I'm seeing headlines that Gambit has been pulled from Fox's production schedule...

Can't say I'm shocked.
Yep! That is correct
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/gambit-has-reportedly-been-pulled-from-foxs-production-schedule-a157419

[Andrew NDB]

Time to give up the goose.

Tatum should be spending all of this time and energy schmoozing up to Kevin Feige and company, pitching them his Gambit ideas and seeing if they can work together.

[ProphetofGanja]

Who, Besides Channing Tatum, Actually Wants a Gambit Movie? (https://www.cbr.com/gambit-movie-abandoned-fox/)

https://static2.cbrimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gambit-tatuim.jpg?q=35&w=984&h=518&fit=crop

It’s time to admit Fox’s Gambit just may be cursed. In development since 2014, but publicly discussed before that, the planned X-Men spinoff has been dealt setback after setback, resulting in its initial October 2016 release date being pushed back first to February 2019, then to June 2019, and now to … well, it’s unclear. The loss last month of the film’s third director, Gore Verbinski, means principal photography won’t begin in March after all, making a premiere next summer increasingly unlikely.

Throughout those travails, which include scrapping the script last year and starting over from scratch, Channing Tatum has remained, apparently hell-bent on fulfilling his destiny to play Marvel Comics’ smoothing-talking Cajun mutant. Denied that opportunity in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand and then in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the charismatic actor won’t be denied again. But are Tatum’s determination and charm reason enough for Fox to trudge forward with Gambit, or for audiences to fill theaters to watch the result?

Created in 1990 by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee, Gambit has been a divisive character, virtually from the start. You’ll find strong opinions among X-Men comics fans about Remy LeBeau, the devil-may-care thief known for his super-charged playing cards and painfully exaggerated accent: They absolutely love him or they absolutely hate him; there’s no Switzerland in this debate, mon ami.

A quintessential ’90s character, trench coat and all, Gambit possessed a shadowy past — raised in the New Orleans Thieves’ Guild, then employed by the villain Minister Sinister — that, in grand X-Men tradition, became far less interesting, and coherent, once exposed to light (see also: Wolverine). A “ladies’ man” with a lengthy on-again, off-again romance with Rogue (another point of division among fans), Gambit proved popular enough over the years to headline his own comics series and miniseries, but seldom for long. He’s a supporting player within the larger X-brand, and not necessarily a star in his own right.

Gambit isn’t likely to be mistaken, by anyone, for one of the crown jewels within the massive library of X-Men characters at Fox’s disposal since 1994. (Those rights will return to Marvel within the next couple of years, if government regulators approve Disney’s acquisition of key 21 Century Fox assets). Yet, somewhat inexplicably, studio executives, and the producers of the blockbuster X-Men franchise, have long been enamored of Remy LeBeau. Director Bryan Singer initially envisioned introducing Gambit in a cameo in 2003’s X2 before giving him an expanded role in its sequel. That didn’t pan out, of course, as the filmmaker left X-Men: The Last Stand in favor of Warner Bros.’ Superman Returns. However, Gambit lingered a while longer, with Tatum selected for the role, only for the ragin’ Cajun to be cut from the screenplay.

The character finally made his live-action debut in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, only this time played Taylor Kitsch — then best known as a star of NBC’s Friday Night Lights — because Tatum was busy with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The 2009 X-Men spinoff was not only intended to provide a showcase for Hugh Jackman’s breakout character, but also lay the groundwork for a franchise expansion. The announced X-Men Origins: Magneto was soon relegated to development hell, but other signs of Fox’s intentions could be found in the inclusion of Gambit (Kitsch was reportedly signed to a three-picture deal), and Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, which finally placed the actor on his long, circuitous path to the 2016 blockbuster Deadpool.

Ahead of the release of X-Men Origins, Fox was convinced that Gambit, and Kitsch, would strike a chord with audiences. “The discussion is always, ‘Is this a good use of this character or do we want to save them to fully use down the line?’ — and that was the Gambit debate in the original trilogy of movies,” producer Jeff Katz explained in late 2008. “With the original [X-Men] trilogy, there was also the idea that he and Wolverine would have tried to fit the same space, and it would been awkward. They understood that Gambit was popular, but was it worth just popping him in as a throwaway character, and not in service of setting up something down the line? Now I think there is a level of strategy in how we grow these things, and what characters can transition between multiple films.”

Gambit didn’t turn out to be one of those characters, at least not then. X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a commercial success, but received a lukewarm response (at best) from critics and fans. Any dreams for a Gambit solo film were seemingly forgotten, at least until 2013, when Tatum first publicly expressed interest in the project. Coming off back-to-back hits 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike, Tatum by then had enough Hollywood clout to make something like Gambit happen; by January 2015, he was officially attached to star in the film, which was fast-tracked for release in October 2016.

Considering the Marvel mutant is so closely associated with playing cards, perhaps it was only to be expected that his solo film would fall victim to the luck of the draw. Repeatedly. What Tatum championed as a very different superhero origin story swiftly enlisted Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, and barreled toward an October 2015 production start, only to just as quickly lose both. Those were only the early signs of the troubles to come, with the film delayed first to undergo a rewrite, and then due to be departure in 2016 of Wyatt’s successor, Doug Liman (he “just wasn’t feeling” the script). Despite little public movement after Liman’s exit, Tatum assured fans in July 2017, that, “of course,” Gambit was still in development.

But much like each cable network or streaming service is in search of its own Game of Thrones, virtually every Hollywood studio is on the lookout for the next Deadpool or Logan. Even Fox, which produced those two films. Addressing Gambit‘s numerous delays, Tatum revealed the financial and critical success of the X-Men spinoffs had helped to clear some creative obstacles from his project’s path. “We were trying to do something completely different,” he said. “We were trying to do something that this genre of movie hasn’t seen before. We kept running into the same problems, and then Deadpool and Logan came through and kicked the doors down. Now we’re really getting to do some of the things we’ve always wanted to do with the script – we’ve just sort of started over.”

However, just as the next random fantasy or sci-fi TV pilot with political themes and nudity isn’t likely to explode into a Game of Thrones-size phenomenon, it’s a safe bet that Gambit won’t come close to the commercial and critical success of Deadpool and Logan. That’s in part because Remy LeBeau isn’t Wolverine or Wade Wilson, now matter how many times comic book writers and movie producers have tried to will him to be. Like Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, Channing Tatum has charisma to spare, but that alone isn’t enough reason to push ahead with a movie that no one, beyond its star, appears to be demanding.

With the studio’s acquisition by Disney on the horizon, maybe after all of these production setbacks it’s time for Fox to finally realize that a Gambit movie may not be in the cards.

[Andrew NDB]

Gah... it's back on.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/gambit-expected-to-begin-filming-at-the-end-of-the-summer-according-to-producer-simon-kinberg-a160600

[NinjaPug]

I'm not sure which on/off story annoys me more: the Gambit movie is definitely happening this time or Affleck confirming he is still Batman.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

At least most people WANT another Batman movie.

Nobody but Tatum wants a Gambit movie starring him. :trazz:

[Andrew NDB]

I'm not sure which on/off story annoys me more: the Gambit movie is definitely happening this time

If it has fallen apart with a director already attached at different times, and it has, then it can still fall apart before they even have another one.

[Sumac]

The thing that doesn't die.

[ProphetofGanja]

At least most people WANT another Batman movie.

Nobody but Tatum wants a Gambit movie starring him. :trazz:

Especially since now, at this point, the Fox X-men Universe (the FXU?) is most likely on its last leg, about to be taken out to pasture as a result of Fox selling their film rights to Disney or Comcast

[Andrew NDB]

So Tatum might direct it... in an alternate reality where this movie actually happens.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/tatum-may-direct-the-gambit-film-as-well/

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

So Tatum might direct it... in an alternate reality where this movie actually happens.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/tatum-may-direct-the-gambit-film-as-well/

:tlol:

Or maybe Michelle Obama, or Winston Churchill, or, hell, Adolph Hitler.

While we're discussing things that will never, ever, happen, we might as well have some fun! :twink:

[Leo656]

Does anybody even care about Gambit anymore? It's not 1993. I don't follow the comics, so I'm actually just asking.

Wizard magazine used to bang that drum every month, all the way through the end of their print run. I remember the collective enthusiasm dipped sometime around 15 years ago, but I guess they've been talking about it non-stop for 25 years, they feel an obligation to not abandon it completely until it's officially a lost cause.

...MORE officially a lost cause, I guess.

I'm picturing Tatum sitting by himself in a dark room with a deck of cards, wondering why his phone isn't ringing. Sad.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Does anybody even care about Gambit anymore? It's not 1993. I don't follow the comics, so I'm actually just asking.

Wizard magazine used to bang that drum every month, all the way through the end of their print run. I remember the collective enthusiasm dipped sometime around 15 years ago, but I guess they've been talking about it non-stop for 25 years, they feel an obligation to not abandon it completely until it's officially a lost cause.

...MORE officially a lost cause, I guess.

I'm picturing Tatum sitting by himself in a dark room with a deck of cards, wondering why his phone isn't ringing. Sad.

Nobody even cares about Fox's X-Men anymore, much less some Cajun guy who flips cards around and is played by Magic Mike. :tlol:

I mean, theoretically, a Gambit/Rogue movie could be cool. Rogue sure as hell needs a better movie.

But nah, nobody cares.

[Leo656]

Didn't think so.

As I've said, I don't follow, but everything about that character screams "Early-90s", to me, always did. From the trenchcoat over the costume, to the haircut, to the weird "faceless mask-thing with the hair sticking out the top" and the "I wear pouch-belts on my legs, for some reason, and they're asymmetrical because FASHION!" stuff. He's like a Liefeld sketch that was discarded for not having enough pouches so somebody else decided to "borrow" it. :lol:

I remember he was everyone's favorite in like 1992. I'unno. He's weird.

[Andrew NDB]

So... it would have been set in the 70s and inspired by "The Godfather"? What?

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/gambit/rupert-wyatt-says-his-gambit-movie-would-have-been-set-in-the-70s-and-inspired-by-the-godfather-a167172?fbclid=IwAR27i3q_UaX83rii3fw7LNcqb05GLh9eE gSuESRlPQM46UczFxt-TpQPtAc

[snake]

I can say with certainty that I do not give two f*cks about Gambit, and I'm not sure why anyone else would in [CURRENT YEAR].

[AquaParade]

The Gambit movie is the most talked about thing that nobody ever wanted. It's humorous how much the studio continued to promise this was on its way, like anyone actually cared.

"Don't worry guys and gals. It's coming. Just be patient, because the script has to be right. The cast has to be right. We want to do this this the right way."

Everyone - "Sure. I mean, it's fine. Uh, take your time, we aren't all that worried about it. What's up with that Deadpool and/or X-Force movie?"

Anyways, I'm being a bit harsh, but it was baffling how much they pushed for this movie. I guess because Channing Tatum really likes the character or something. I think most people are like myself, in that we would gladly take Gambit in a future X-Men film, but that's about it. My first encounter with the character was in the 90's X-Men cartoon. The dude seemed shady as hell, and I liked that dynamic. You didn't know if you could trust him to have the other X-Men's best interest at heart. In that role, within an ensemble, I think he works really well. Start with that.

[Sumac]

I would have been interested in it if it wasn't for Tatum.
He has emotional range of a brickwall and charisma of a stone. Gambit should be fun and charismatic and Tatum is nothing like that.

[Andrew NDB]

Simon Kinberg still wants to the movie to happen at Disney

https://cosmicbook.news/simon-kinberg-gambit-disney

Not a chance, buster.

[neatoman]

Obviously it's not going to... But why the hell not? Just modify the script to fit the MCU, if they want to make movies about Star-Lord, Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi and The Eternals, then they might as well make a Gambit movie.

[snake]

It isn’t 1992 anymore and no one cares about Gambit when there’s other X-Men more deserving of MCU films. He absolutely should appear on the team or at least somewhere in the MCU, but a whole film? I don’t think so.

[Andrew NDB]

And the timing isn't right. They need to introduce mutants into things organically, and will. It wouldn't just be "Yay! We have X-Men rights... let's start with Gambit!"

[Autbot_Benz]

Simon Kinberg still wants to the movie to happen at Disney

https://cosmicbook.news/simon-kinberg-gambit-disney

Not a chance, buster.

kinberg can go **** off forever

[Andrew NDB]

Very unexpected... looks like Kevin Feige is bringing back the Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).

[IMJ]

Very unexpected... looks like Kevin Feige is bringing back the Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).

My buddy is a Gambit fan the way that I'm an Iron Man fan and you a GL fan.... You should hear him go on about XMO Wolverine... hahahaha that scene where Gambit "helicopters" his way down to the ground... wtf?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Very unexpected... looks like Kevin Feige is bringing back the Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).

Wait, what? And why?

[Sumac]

That's...unusual.
Like why? And why Tatum? Can we have someone with at least some acting talent?