Gambit (X-Men Spin-Off)

This is probably the superhero film I'm most likely to skip at the theater.

Agreed

The latest X-Men movie erased that portion of the Wolverine movie.

This isn't the cartoon, Ian. Movie Rogue is shagging up with Ice Man.

No. The guy who creates fire.

www.cinemablend.com/new/High-Profile-Directors-Apparently-Keep-Turning-Down-Channing-Tatum-Gambit-Movie-71704.html

High Profile Directors Apparently Keep Turning Down Channing Tatum's Gambit Movie

Poor Channing Tatum has been trying to get a Gambit movie made for quite some time. He’s ready to star as the Cajun mutant who is arguably the most popular of the X-Men among fans (second to Wolverine, of course). He has a script written by Josh Zetumer, who wrote the Robocop remake. He has producers in Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg, who are both experienced in working with 20th Century Fox’s Marvel properties. Now, if only he could find a director.

It’s not for lack of trying. According to multiple sources a slew of big names have been offered the director’s chair but they keep turning it down. According to Umberto Gonzales both Bennett Miller, who directed Tatum in Foxcatcher and Darren Aronofsky, who was once tapped to direct The Wolverine, have both passed on the job. In addition, the Meet the Movie Press podcast reports (via ScreenCrush) that both Gareth Evans of The Raid and J.C. Chandor, who wrote and directed A Most Violent Year, have also said no to the superhero gig.

The major problem with having no director at this point is that there is one other thing that the Gambit movie already has: a release date. Fox is planning to have this movie in theaters in October 2016, which means filming needs to start fairly soon if they’re going to hit that mark.

It’s tough to say why all these high-profile names are turning down the movie. Making a comic book movie is now the hottest thing in Hollywood, so you’d think somebody would be interested in getting involved. Channing Tatum is a fairly hot property who seems truly committed to making this movie good. On the other hand, Fox is not Marvel. While the X-Men features have seen a resurgence in popularity since First Class, the fact is that while Marvel has produced hit after hit, Fox’s superhero flicks have been much more hit and miss. While Days of Future Past was pretty good, X-Men: The Last Stand was not. The Wolverine generally received passing marks. It’s predecessor, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, not so much. Expectations are high for X-Men: Apocalypse. The Fantastic Four? Nevermind.

It does seem that there has been a more concerted effort on the part of Fox to treat their comic properties more seriously and to create an "X-Men Universe," which Gambit is set to be a part of. Not only did they finally decide to get behind a Deadpool movie, but they appear to be making the Deadpool movie that everybody wants.

Hopefully for Channing Tatum, past is prologue and he will be able to do as Ryan Reynolds did and finally bring his passion for this character to life. Who would you like to see directing the Gambit movie?

I'm not that big of a fan of Gambit. Unless the trailer for it blows me away more than likely I'll be redboxing this one.

Wyldstaar

Gambit was supposed to be released this year, but has now been pulled from the schedule. It does not have a new date. HOWEVER, Fox did reveal that Marvel movies will be released on October 6, 2017 and January 12, 2018, but would not say what those movies are.

Well, I don't think anyone seriously believed that Gambit was actually going to make it's 2016 release date.  Two X-Men movies in one year is a bit much.  Three would have been absurd.  With DC/WB getting serious with two per year and Marvel Studios boosting their schedule to three movies per year in 2018, there's no sense in further glutting the market.  Fox needs to pace themselves to one per year, if for no other reason than to make it easier for them to maintain the movie rights to the X-Men franchise.

Dude needs a hit.

This is the weirdest, most specific spam I've seen in the history of the boards.

So, congrats?