*Spoilers, I guess?* If the cat wasn’t out of the bag, it sure was. So blame Ryan Reynolds for spoilers as he has confirmed every “Deadpool & Wolverine” came out there, including Channing Tatum as Gambit on his social media channels.

As many fans will know, Tatum was trying to make a name for himself as a Gambit for several years by playing the character for Marvel’s days at 20th Century Fox—hence the “Deadpool & Wolverine” cameo that facilitated this long-time dream.

Continue reading Channing Tatum Still Wants To Make A ‘Gambit’ Solo & Says It’s In “Kevin Feige’s Hands” at The Playlist.

There have been a number of big franchise films over the years, that have had a ton of stops and stars but would eventually get made and become really successful. Most recently, it happened with “Uncharted,” which went through a number of directors and years of delays before becoming a hit in 2022. And the best example is “Deadpool,” which was all but dead at Fox before finally getting made after test footage leaked and eventually would go on to be one of the biggest superhero franchises currently running.

Continue reading ‘Gambit’: Channing Tatum Admits It’s Time To “Spiritually, Emotionally, Kind Of Mentally” Let Go Of His ‘X-Men’ Spinoff Film at The Playlist.

French actress Léa Seydoux is having a big moment right now at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Not only is she set to star in the latest film from director David Cronenberg, “Crimes Of The Future” (read our review), but she is also the lead in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning” (read our review) But there is another project she is opening up about that she almost did.

Continue reading Léa Seydoux Said ‘Gambit’ Was An “Exotic” Role: The Script Was “Really Good” at The Playlist.

On this episode of the Deep Focus podcast, host and Playlist EIC, Rodrigo Perez talks to Reid Carolin, the co-director and co-writer of “Dog,” which he made with co-writer/co-director and star Channing Tatum. Tatum’s been absent from the live-action big screen for nearly four years— the actor needed a break after his divorce and was feeling disillusioned with the industry. But part of the reason he was gone for so long, in addition to his personal life, was trying to write, direct, produce and star in the 20th Century Fox, “X-Men” spin-off “Gambit.” The film was a big passion project to Tatum but eventually fell apart after Disney bought Fox and absorbed it into the greater Marvel brand.

Continue reading Writer/Director Reid Carolin Talks ‘Dog’ With Channing Tatum, ‘Gambit,’ & ‘Magic Mike 3’ [Deep Focus Podcast] at The Playlist.

At one time, Channing Tatum and filmmaking partner Reid Carolin attempted to make a superhero flick set within the world of the popular “X-Men” franchise focusing on Cajun team member, Gambit. The superhero film was expected to tackle the charming mutant’s origins in New Orleans during his time with the Guild of Thieves. “Gambit” had been aiming to be more of a comedic heist adventure rather than the regular comic book outings that end in a fury of city-leveling CGI action sequences.

Continue reading Channing Tatum Still Wants A Shot To Play Gambit In The MCU & “Would Even Audition” at The Playlist.

Reid Carolin is set to make his directorial debut this month with “Dog,” which he also co-wrote. But make no mistake, Carolin is no newcomer to Hollywood, having produced a number of films and even, at one point, was attached to co-direct the superhero film, “Gambit,” years ago.

Speaking to The Playlist Editor-in-Chief, Rodrigo Perez, about his upcoming film, “Dog” (the full interview coming soon), Reid Carolin took some time to go through the saga that was attempting to bring “Gambit” to life on the big screen.

Continue reading Reid Carolin Says Channing Tatum’s ‘Gambit’ Was Only A Few Months Away From Filming When Disney “Scrapped It” at The Playlist.

For years, the running joke of the ‘X-Men’ film universe was that “Gambit” was never going to get made. The film had a massive star attached, with Channing Tatum fully excited to take on the mutant hero, but the studio just couldn’t get the script right, and directors would come and go endlessly. Ultimately, when Fox was acquired by Disney, it appeared “Gambit” was truly dead.

Continue reading Channing Tatum Was “Traumatized” After ‘Gambit’ Fell Apart & Says Script Was “Deadpool’-Esque at The Playlist.

With the release of “The New Mutants” expected to finally be in August (though, we won’t believe it until it’s actually on a screen somewhere), the end of the Fox/X-Men film universe is near. And with that, fans will begin to look forward to whatever Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige have up their sleeve with the mutant superheroes. But before Feige was given control of the “X-Men” characters, Fox had some pretty ambitious plans, including the oft-delayed, much-discussed “Gambit” feature.

Continue reading ‘Gambit’: Simon Kinberg Says Mister Sinister Would Have Been The Villain In Channing Tatum’s ‘X-Men’ Film at The Playlist.

The idea that Channing Tatum is still attempting to get his “X-Men” spin-off film, “Gambit,” made, even after years of development and the recent Disney/Fox merger, is a running joke amongst film fans. However, every time we think it’s safe to throw “Gambit” in the trash can and attempt to erase it from our minds, someone pops up to remind us that the film is still ready to go and could be a reality…someday.

Continue reading ‘X-Men’ Producer Simon Kinberg Refuses To Let The ‘Gambit’ Dream Die: “I Suspect, I Hope It Will Happen” at The Playlist.

As we mentioned recently when discussing why Rupert Wyatt’s “X-Men” spin-off film, “Gambit,” ultimately was never greenlit, it would appear that the upcoming Disney/Fox merger will put the Channing Tatum-starring superhero film out of its misery. That being said, there are many fans that held out hope that the “Gambit” film would see the light of day. Well, thankfully, Collider spoke to Wyatt recently and he talked about what his film would have looked like.

Continue reading Rupert Wyatt Says His ‘X-Men’ Spin-Off ‘Gambit’ Would Have Been “‘Godfather’ With Mutants” at The Playlist.

The story of the production troubles surrounding Fox’s attempt to launch a “Gambit” film is probably more interesting than anything that the screenwriters could ever come up with in the actual superhero film. From directors coming and going, false starts, and numerous delayed release dates, it appears that the Cajun mutant is doomed to never appear on the big screen, except for that regrettable ‘X-Men: Origins’ appearance.

Continue reading Rupert Wyatt Says His ‘Gambit’ Film With Channing Tatum Fell Apart Because Of Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ at The Playlist.

Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox will be complete later this year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from holding out hope for Fox’s “X-Men” and mutants universe. The reality though is rather grim, and Fox and longtime “X-Men” producer Lauren Shuler Donner, who spoke at TCA today, realizes that it’s Marvel and Kevin Feige who will be taking control and she and Simon Kinberg are not likely to return.

Continue reading ‘X-Men’ Producer Says She’s “Hopeful” ‘New Mutants’ Receives A Theatrical Release; Says ‘Gambit’s Fate Is Now In Marvel’s Hands at The Playlist.

We are fast approaching the five-year anniversary of the first time we reported that Channing Tatum is in line to play the “X-Men” character Gambit in a solo film. Since then, the film project has gone through constant changes, gaining directors, losing directors, getting a scheduled release date, and then, of course, losing that release date. But through thick and thin, one thing has remained the same – Tatum.

Continue reading Channing Tatum Reportedly Interested In Directing The Long-Delayed ‘Gambit’ Film That Will Never Get Made at The Playlist.

What the hell is going on over at 20th Century Fox? The company is staring down a deadline: mid-2019, they will be owned by Disney and all their Marvel movies—the “X-Men” characters and universe—will live under the aegis of Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. Fox knows this, Disney’s Bob Iger has said so publicly and told all the Fox SVPs. It’s all on the table, and it’s essentially understood that once Fox becomes Disney, their Marvel world will get completely rebooted—everything will be thrown out, all the actors will be recast, they’ll be starting over from scratch (minus “Deadpool” and the universe, probably).

Continue reading ‘Gambit’: The Long-Delayed X-Men Spin-Off Gets A 2020 Release Date at The Playlist.

Who releases a new trailer for their upcoming movie, only five months away, only to delay its release date for six more months? Why, 20th Century Fox does. The clock might be ticking on the Fox/Disney merger—mid-2019, Fox should be owned by Disney company and they’ll be calling all the shots—but until then Fox is going about their business as usual.

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But in an extremely unusual, unfortunate-for-the-movie move, Fox, which just released the trailer for “Dark Phoenix,” their upcoming ‘X-Men‘ sequel, just pushed the release date again, for an unbelievable second time.

Continue reading Fox Pushes ‘X-Men Dark Phoenix’ To Summer 2019 Just Days After Its Trailer Debut at The Playlist.

For a minute, let’s pretend that Fox is actually going to make a “Gambit” film (which has been rumored to have an early 2019 start date on production). Let’s forget that producers can’t seem to keep a director on it to save their lives. Let’s also imagine a world where the film will go into production before the impending Disney/Fox merger that will happen in the first half of 2019.

Continue reading Simon Kinberg Says Upcoming ‘Gambit’ Film Is Going To Be A Romantic Comedy (Seriously) at The Playlist.

Believe it or not, it’s been over 4 years since we learned that Channing Tatum was going to play the titular character in the “X-Men” spin-off film “Gambit.” Since then, the project has gone through a handful of directors, a couple missed release dates, and a ton of uncertainty. At this point, the film is already the butt of jokes, with fans not believing the film will ever see the light of day.

Continue reading ‘X-Men’ Boss Simon Kinberg Says ‘Gambit’ Will Film This Year…For Real This Time at The Playlist.

Disney/Fox merger? What Disney/Fox merger? What looked so certain in December, is still under review, as lawyerly types sift through mountains of paperwork, and executives wait to see if the deal will get government approval. So, until more is known, Fox is pressing ahead with their mutant movie plans, Marvel be damned, and they’ve got a lot in the works.

We already know that Kitty Pryde and Doctor Doom movies are brewing, but there’s more cooking up.

Continue reading Fox Developing ‘Silver Surfer’ Movie, ‘New Mutants’ Reshoots Will Add Character at The Playlist.

With “Gambit” losing director Gore Verbinski, it has caused a volley of dominoes to fall at 20th Century Fox as they reshuffle their superhero deck of release dates.

The biggest casualty of sorts is “New Mutants,” which moves from a previously scheduled April 13th date all the way to the former “Gambit” slot of February 14, 2019. So does that mean trouble for the movie?

Continue reading ‘New Mutants’ Delayed To 2019 As Fox Shakes Up ‘Deadpool 2’ & ‘Gambit’ Release Dates at The Playlist.

…and another one bites the dust. If it wasn’t already, “Gambit” is becoming something of a joke on the 20th Century Fox lot. In the works for years, the film has already been through two directors (Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman), a missed release date in 2016, and had at least one overhaul of the script (thanks to the R-rated success of “Deadpool” and “Logan“).

Continue reading Gore Verbinski Exits Channing Tatum’s ‘Gambit’ at The Playlist.

Honestly, with so many delays and directors bouncing in and out, we figured “Gambit” was one of those superhero projects that would be talked to death, but never get made. Guess we’re wrong. The solo movie is casting up and the forever attached Channing Tatum now has a co-star.

Lizzy Caplan (“Masters Of Sex,” “Ill Behaviour,” “Now You See Me 2“) has signed up for the female lead role.

Continue reading Lizzy Caplan Joins ‘Gambit’ With Channing Tatum at The Playlist.

Channing Tatum’s “X-Men” spin-off “Gambit” has been laying around in limbo for over a year. Director after director has been attached, passed, considered and or bailed on the movie. Rupert Wyatt, the original filmmaker on board,  left the movie early on. Following his departure, several directors were courted for the movie and passed (Bennett Miller, J.C Chandor) and then the mutant movie landed on Doug Liman only for the helmer to drop the project very quickly (and much sooner than reported in the press).

Continue reading Channing Tatum’s ‘X-Men: Gambit’ Movie Finds Its Director at The Playlist.

While 20th Century Fox has plenty on their superhero plate including “Deadpool 2,” “New Mutants,” “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” and even a brewing “Dr. Doom” movie, their long in development “Gambit” remains at a standstill. The film has already been through a couple of directors — Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman — and while it still has Channing Tatum attached to star, it has obviously never gotten the greenlight.

Continue reading Channing Tatum Says ‘Gambit’ Being Reconfigured In Wake Of ‘Logan’ & ‘Deadpool’ at The Playlist.

Doug Liman has an itch to scratch, and it’s making a comic book movie, but he doesn’t just want to sign up for any ol’ Marvel or DC property. The genre-shifting director had long been attached to helm the spinoff “Gambit” for 20th Century Fox with Channing Tatum set to star (who presumably still is) but almost as soon as Liman was announced the project started to go cold.

Continue reading Doug Liman Talks Exiting ‘Gambit’ & How ‘Justice League Dark’ Will Be Different From Other “Bloated Comic Book Movies” at The Playlist.

You might think that with 20th Century Fox going through a bit of minor turmoil with “Deadpool 2” following the exit of director Tim Miller and composer Junkie XL, they might be reluctant to talk to the trades. However, the folks at The Hollywood Reporter got some people inside the walls to talk about the studio’s superhero slate and what they’ve got on the horizon.

Continue reading Fox Planning ‘Deadpool 3,’ Will Reboot ‘X-Men,’ But ‘Gambit’ On Hold at The Playlist.