Fox says Gambit Movie Might Still be in the Cards
- Connor Ottem
- May 4, 2018
- 1 min read
The production of the Gambit movie has been a rocky one. The movie was officially announced in 2014, with Channing Tatum signed to the role. Unfortunately, despite Tatum's enthusiasm for the movie and his efforts to keep it alive, the production has seen three directors quit altogether, including Gore Verbinski. However, X-Men producer, Simon Kinberg claims the project isn't dead and that fans should be patient.
The only word about any sort of production getting off the ground is the rumored start date for filming (June 19th of this year in New Orleans), speculation that director Ben Wheatley might be attached to the movie, and the possible 2019 release date. Very little information has come out otherwise, and both fans and the producers are unsure of the future of the X-Men film series, especially following the Fox/Disney buyout. As of now, nobody is sure about what will happen.
The other issue is all the other X-Men movies that are being filmed. Deadpool 2 is set to release later this month and is expected to springboard an X-Force series. X-Men: Dark Phoenix is also undergoing pre-production, and The New Mutants is currently experiencing reshoots. It's possible Gambit might be put on the backburner for all these other, larger projects.
As Kinberg said, we'll need to be patient and wait for any concrete updates on the status of the movie. Should things go well, we might finally have a Gambit movie very soon.
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