Channing Tatum Reportedly Committed To GAMBIT, But Don't Expect It To Start Shooting For A While Yet

Channing Tatum Reportedly Committed To GAMBIT, But Don't Expect It To Start Shooting For A While Yet

Producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that Gambit is still happening and that Channing Tatum is invested in this as much as Ryan Reynolds was with Deadpool. When does it start shooting, though?

By JoshWilding - Feb 24, 2017 06:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Gambit
Source: ComicBook.com
Gambit was supposed to be released last October and you don't need us to tell you that never happened. The movie lost two directors in Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman, and most fans have been left convinced that it's now never going to become a reality. Well, according to producer Simon Kinberg, everyone remains committed to the project, particularly lead star, Channing Tatum. 

"It's in active development," Kinberg said. "It's a movie that we hope will be ready to go by the end of this year and shoot next year. We have two or three X-Men related movies this year so it can wait for a moment. The process has been that Channing [Tatum] is as determined about getting the character right as Ryan Reynolds was about Deadpool and Hugh [Jackman] was about this Logan movie. We know that when we get those right, the movie succeeds so we want to make sure we get Gambit right because we want him to be the beginning of a whole new franchise."

That doesn't exactly sound good. If they need the rest of 2017 to get the movie in shape, the original screenplay must have been a complete mess despite the fact it was based on a Chris Claremont treatment. It was also reported at one point that Fox wanted some action scene cut to save money.

So, Gambit is apparently happening, but with shooting not set to begin until next year, it obviously won't reach
theaters until 2019. For now, though, it's probably best to take a wait and see approach here. What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments section. 
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BatmanxBatgirl
BatmanxBatgirl - 2/24/2017, 6:46 PM
Kinberg talks a lot and says almost all the right things, yet he rarely actually delivers.
PrinceAwesome
PrinceAwesome - 2/24/2017, 6:55 PM
@BatmanxBatgirl - So far, Deadpool and Logan seem to be delivering just as well. Boone's New Mutants film is shaping up to be something too.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 2/24/2017, 7:04 PM
@BatmanxBatgirl - DOFP, Deadpool, Legion, Logan.
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 2/24/2017, 6:46 PM
No, but seriously, Channing is about to be 40. When is this shit actually gonna be made? Are they even sure Channing still wants to do it?

I feel like he doesn't, and they're just saving face
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 2/24/2017, 6:48 PM
Ok, just checked.

Tatum is only 36.

But he's gonna be 40 when this actually starts production.
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 2/24/2017, 6:47 PM
Its better that the wait and get the script right instead of rushing it out to make a set release date.

TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 2/24/2017, 6:49 PM
Totally cool with this if it's being made with the same energy that Logan and Deadpool was made with. I think that Cyclops's Dad deserves his own movie if they'd want to tackle the galactic realm of the X-Men universe. Shoot, each X-Men character could get a solo movie (of course with major characters sprinkled in) and have their event films be akin to popular X-Men stories.
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 2/24/2017, 7:01 PM
@TheRationalNerd - I think the should give each core x-men student a particular younger student to train (like the relationship between Colosuss and Negasonic teenage warhead). Storm with Magick, Scott with blink etc.

That way they can have solo films without the problem of "where are the other x-men". Just say Storm is taking Magick on a solo mission.
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