GAMBIT: Fox Is Expected To Begin Production On The X-MEN Spin-Off Early Next Year

GAMBIT: Fox Is Expected To Begin Production On The X-MEN Spin-Off Early Next Year

Production on Gambit continues to press forward with a new report claiming the studio will begin filming on the X-Men spin-off in early 2018, keeping it on track for its Valentine's Day 2019 release...

By MattIsForReal - Nov 23, 2017 08:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Gambit
Source: Omega Underground
With Gambit now having an official release date and Fox chugging along with pre-production on its eagerly-awaited X-Men spin-off, we now have a new report that claims filming could begin early next year. More specifically, Omega Underground, who has been following the film closely, says production will start in February with a wrap date expected sometime in July. This would likely keep the film on track for its Valentine's Day 2019 release.

As previously reported, Fox, which recently changed the working title for Gambit from "Chess" to "Forevermore," is location scouting in New Orleans. For anyone familiar with the character, filming in the Big Easy would only make sense since that's where he's from.

Recently, it was confirmed that Primetime Emmy-nominee Lizzy Caplan had joined the cast of Gambit as the female lead, opposite Channing Tatum who will star as the film's titular character. Details on her role are still being kept under wraps, but it's believed she could play Bella Donna Boudreaux.We still don't have an official synopsis for Gambit, but it is rumored that Candra The Benefactress, a mutant integral to Remy LeBeau's comic book origin, could be involved in the film. Her inclusion could help bridge Gambit to the studio's other X-Men properties such as Deadpool and X-Force, as Candra is a member of a group of immortal mutants known as the Externals. Character breakdowns for the film also indicate that Mr. Sinister may play an important role in the story as well. 

With filming believed to be on track for early 2018, it shouldn't be too much longer before we get some more details - either officially or via some set photos. The Gore Verbinski-directed Gambit is set for release on February 14, 2019.

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MrMasculinity
MrMasculinity - 11/23/2017, 8:44 AM
Trying to shit out their latest turd before they’re bought 😂
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 11/23/2017, 8:47 AM
Fox Expected To Begin Production On Gambit Early Next Year

(Ron Howard Voice): "They didn't."
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/23/2017, 8:49 AM
ODanil
ODanil - 11/23/2017, 8:51 AM
Gambit is my second favorite X-Men, hope they don't blow it, not sure about Tatum though.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 11/23/2017, 8:56 AM
@ODanil - Who is your first favorite, and why is it Nightcrawler?
ODanil
ODanil - 11/23/2017, 8:59 AM
@Spock0Clock - not that no. It's actualt X-Man, Nate Grey, Young Cable:

Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 11/23/2017, 9:00 AM
@ODanil - I think... maybe you misspelled Nightcrawler...

...and Nightcrawler looks weird in that picture you posted...

...
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/23/2017, 8:52 AM
Invasion96
Invasion96 - 11/23/2017, 8:56 AM
At this point I’ll believe it when I see it
DeadWade213
DeadWade213 - 11/23/2017, 8:59 AM
MCUForever
MCUForever - 11/23/2017, 9:04 AM
Might be the legit first superhero film that i willingly skip and won't regret later.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 11/23/2017, 9:15 AM
@MCUForever - eh, that’s been every single FoXmen film for me except Logan and DP
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