As Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox surges on, rumours of the old planned expansion of the X-Men franchise being dead in the water might be a little premature.
A random new report from Deadline about Channing Tatum changing talent agencies has mentioned that not only is the very, very, very, very long-in-gestation Gambit solo film still alive, but that the actor – who has been attached to star as the card-flicking mutant for years – may be entirely done with waiting for it to get off the ground.
Channing Tatum – actor, dancer, noted CAPSLOCK user … and big budget comic book movie director? Why not!
The Gambit film has been wallowing in development hell for aeons. January 2018 brought news that Pirates Of The Caribbean director Gore Verbinski had dropped out of the running to take over the reins. Before that, Edge Of Tomorrow man Doug Liman ditched the idea of helming it. And before that, Rupert Wyatt (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes) bailed on Fox’s X-Men project.
So really, what has Tatum got to lose by taking it on himself at this point? We shall see, but until anything is officially announced and cameras are rolling, we won’t hold our breath for Gambit.