Rupert Wyatt Says His GAMBIT Movie Would Have Been Set In The '70s And Inspired By THE GODFATHER

Rupert Wyatt Says His GAMBIT Movie Would Have Been Set In The '70s And Inspired By THE GODFATHER

Before Disney's acquisition of Fox's assets, Rupert Wyatt was working on bringing Gambit to the big screen for a solo adventure. Now, the director reveals new details on his defunct version of the project.

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By MarkCassidy - Mar 15, 2019 06:03 AM EST
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At this point, it's highly unlikely that we'll ever see that Gambit movie (unless Marvel decides to take a crack at it), but before Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Rise of the Planet of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt was hard at work bringing the Cajun mutant to the big screen for a solo adventure.

Wyatt has previously shared some details on what his version of the movie would have looked like and why it was ultimately shelved, but he has now elaborated during an interview with Collider, and it sounds like this take on the character could have been very interesting indeed.

Wyatt says his film was shaping up to be "a really exciting sort of Godfather with mutants set in the world of New Orleans with different gangs," some of which would have been set been set in the 1970s.

"A Heist film of a sort. I mean it was a period film. It dealt with the 70s up until the present day. It was about kind of mutant gangs and the notion of what it means to belong, tribalism in this bayou-like environment. The swamps of New Orleans. So it would’ve been a lot of fun. I know Channing sort of worked on the script to make it into more of a romantic comedy, I think. Which I read and it was great, it was very different to what I was involved in. But now Disney have the reins so I don’t know what their plans are."

While Disney/Marvel may get around to a Gambit movie eventually, one would assume it isn't currently be a top priority.

What do you guys make of Wyatt's comments? Is the Gambit movie he worked on something you would have liked to see come to fruition?
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SuperManes
SuperManes - 3/15/2019, 6:02 AM
Romantic comedy, 70s godfather?! Good thing it's not happening.
Mrbucknasty6
Mrbucknasty6 - 3/15/2019, 6:10 AM
That shit sound horrible.....dodge a bullet there
Origame
Origame - 3/15/2019, 6:49 AM
@SuperManes - those are two different ideas for the film. One was a romantic comedy, the other was a heist film with a tone similar to godfather.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 3/15/2019, 8:50 AM
@SuperManes - So I take it you know nothing about Gambit's origin and the Thieves and Assassin's Guilds and how they were at war with each other?

I mean, this is pretty much what I would expect a solo Gambit film showing his roots to be. He's in the Thieves Guild with a leader (The Godfather type character) pulling heists for his guild (or gang). The Assassins Guild is like a family.

I know it's cool to hate on Fox, I personally hate their X-Men universe. But credit where it's due. This is Gambit. To a "T".


The whole romantic comedy thing sounds completely ridiculous though.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 3/15/2019, 9:38 AM
@SuperManes - quick queston: do you know anything about Gambit?
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/15/2019, 11:20 AM
@CorndogBurglar - The whole romantic comedy thing sounds completely ridiculous though.

Why? Just on the surface his relationship with Rogue has been a twenty year rom-com. Even excluding that obvious example, his relationship between Belladonna is similar to Romeo & Juliet, which some also consider a rom-com.
SuperManes
SuperManes - 3/15/2019, 12:04 PM
@CorndogBurglar - admittedly I don't know a lot about Gambits early days and never really read x-men regularly but I don't hate the x-men films. In fact I actually like them with the exception of a couple. I was picturing a funny, romantic version of the Godfather film when I read this which sounded awful.
SuperManes
SuperManes - 3/15/2019, 12:07 PM
@Ryguy88 - the commenter above you basically already asked that same question, only he did it better.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 3/15/2019, 12:34 PM
@Reeds2Much - Gambit and Rogue, while having their fun moments, is actually a pretty tragic relationship, man.

I mean, they love each other but can't touch each other. If anything, 90% of that relationship is Gambit harassing Rogue into kissing him.

And then, when she finally opens up, she learns about his involvement in the Mutant Massacre and wants nothing to do with him.

And I'm not sure what's funny about Romeo and Juliet. But when most people think of Romantic Comedies in modern times, they are thinking chick-flick movies. Not movies about mutant super heroes...
xfactor
xfactor - 3/15/2019, 6:03 AM
Next!
batmbl
batmbl - 3/15/2019, 6:05 AM
And this is a perfect reason why this was unnecessary and would have muddled the FoX-Men timeline even more. Why set it in the 70's and we've never seen him in the regular team movies in those decades since? In many ways I was looking forward to see if Channing could actually do the accent justice, but I think visually he fits the role and the implementation of the accent would either make or break it for me.
Origame
Origame - 3/15/2019, 6:50 AM
@batmbl - it sounds like he was just gonna be a small time criminal here
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 3/15/2019, 9:10 AM
@Origame - Which is basically what he was originally.

It sounds to me like the Godfather stuff would have been the Thieves Guild. The Godfather would have been the leader of the Guild and Gambit would have been one of their "soldiers" pulling heists for the guild.

The Assassins Guild would have been like a warring mafia family from Godfather. Only, obviously not a mafia family.

This is more than likely where all the Godfather comparisons are coming from. And it makes sense. It's pretty much straight out of the comics, so I don't know why everyone is acting like this is horrible. It's actually very faithful sounding for a Gambit origin film that shows his past.
Origame
Origame - 3/15/2019, 12:53 PM
@CorndogBurglar - yeah. I really dont get why everyones getting so emotional over. Godfathers a good movie and there's a basis for it in the comics.
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 3/15/2019, 2:00 PM
@batmbl - He said “70’s up until the present day” so I reckon it would have had the back story from when Apocalypse dropped him on he thieves guild doorstep up to now. Which would have been awesome.

Also, I’ve always backed Travis Fimmel as Gambit. Would be perfect.
batmbl
batmbl - 3/15/2019, 2:14 PM
@Tasmaniac - My problem is is how do explain this film but him never showing up in any X-Men movies for 40 plus years in the new timeline since DOFP? That's my beef not the possibility of the story, just the lets do a period based piece with no connectivity especially with Apocalypse movie.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 3/15/2019, 9:29 PM
@Tasmaniac - I'm not saying Fox was ever one to stick with continuity in their X-Men films, but what you are saying about them showing Apocalypse dropping him at the Thieves Guild doorstep makes no sense.

Apocalypse didn't wake up until the 80's in X-Men Apocalypse.
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 3/16/2019, 3:18 AM
@CorndogBurglar @batmbl

The X-men movies have always been loose with their time frames, a few years here or there doesn’t seem to matter. What I was meaning is that the the story could start in the late 70’s focusing on Remy’s father, and then then baby being dropped off. Then his story growing up in the family and becoming an adult, then he could have slotted into the X-Men in a future film.

Why would they need to explain why he hasn’t been in any of the other movies? Gambit doesn’t need to connect to the X-Men or the previous movies in any way to justify being in that universe. Just being a mutant is enough. Showing up after Jackman leaving would have been a perfect replacement for the team’s antihero.
JohnCastillo
JohnCastillo - 3/15/2019, 6:09 AM
Ya'll are tripping this sounds great. It doesn't have much to do with the overall X-Men franchise by the sounds of it but as a standalone, it sounds like it would have been a solid film. Mutant gangs, Godfather,70s? I would've seen it for sure. The romantic comedy version doesn't sound as interesting though.
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 3/15/2019, 6:10 AM
That's cool, man but we're good.
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 3/15/2019, 6:10 AM
I'm so glad Gambit didn't get made. The movie sounds terrible.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/15/2019, 6:16 AM
This sounds WAY WORSE THAN WHAT I EXPECTED

Wow!
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 3/15/2019, 6:36 AM
@BlackBeltJones - since this was already a sinking ship he should've went balls deep and go for the nu son run at least :/ that's when gambit is a o-mega level mutant .
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/15/2019, 7:14 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - no turning back at that point. [frick] it lol
Kumkani
Kumkani - 3/15/2019, 6:17 AM
Not a particularly bad concept actually. It might have been cool to explore that sort of thing. Could have made for a different X-Men film. I don't trust FOX executing that idea though.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 3/15/2019, 6:19 AM
yeah ... putting Gambit in 70's would mean that he was never part o the X-Men. Unless there was a plan to put him in post Dark Phoenix scenario or directly in Dark Phoenix in some sort of cameo. Post Dark Phoenix scenario could also mean that he did not age that much because he's a mutant.


Just loud thinking.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 3/15/2019, 6:21 AM
Anyway ... New Mutants for streaming service, Dark Phoenix in cinemas.
Then Marvel can reboot the franchise. No smoking Wolverine though. Disney policy.
DukeTogo13
DukeTogo13 - 3/15/2019, 7:10 AM
@PossiblyACipher -
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 3/15/2019, 7:15 AM
@DukeTogo13 - Scott had so many demons lol lol
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 3/15/2019, 7:51 AM
@jerryblake - I get the no-smoking policy. And I generally support it (there's no legitimate reason why a movie studio should use cigars as a symbolic representation of "i-don't-give-a-[frick]-cool" in the 21st century like it's still the 1970's).

But I am going to miss Logan and Ben's stogie habit.
KWilly
KWilly - 3/15/2019, 6:24 AM
And to think... This wasn’t even the worst idea FOX had in mind.

I’m looking at you Multiple Man and Kitty Pryde.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 3/15/2019, 6:25 AM
Wasn't this meant to be a romantic comedy? I can see why this never got made.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 3/15/2019, 7:21 AM
@WakandanQueen - Yeah, it was supposed to heavily feature Bella Donna Boudreaux as his love interest, and they were probably going to steal something together.
AC1
AC1 - 3/15/2019, 6:26 AM
The idea of a mutant-centric gang movie set in and around New Orleans sounds like an awesome angle, but I'm not sure it needs a 70s setting when they could just go modern day with it instead.
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