Movie Biz: Doug Liman Is in Final Talks to Direct Channing Tatum in Gambit

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Doug Liman Is in Final Talks to Direct Channing Tatum in Gambit

The production of Gambit has had a rocky gestation, struggling to find a director before landing on Planet of the Apes' Rupert Wyatt, who would go on to drop out. Then, it looked as though their star Channing Tatum might drop out, too (but don't worry! He's still in!).

Now THR reports that Doug Liman is in final talks to take the reins. He knows his way around an action film (also, troubled productions) having made The Bourne Identity, The Edge of Tomorrow, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. So, let's woo Rogue and get this show on the road, eh, mon ami?

 

[ViCiouS]

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[Drayonis]

Movie has FAIL all over it.

 

[lexdiamonnyc]

this will be worse that both Wolverine movies, Catwoman, and Green Lantern combined!!

 

[dtownsfinest]

You know i'm not even the type to shit on a casting or a movie before its even made.....but eveyrone know sdamn well this will not only flop but it will be terrible. Channing Tatum and his people should be smarter then this. They know this will be bad for his career. No one wants to see a Gambit movie headlined by Channing Tatum.

Best movie/role I ever seen Tatum in was Public Enemies when he was in there for 4 seconds and didn't say a word and was killed off screen. His best role to date.

 

[dtownsfinest]

Movie has FAIL all over it.

Why can't they see this though? Is it arrogance? Stubbornness? Or just clueless? It has to be clueless.

 

[knightmelodic]

Is this a Marvel project?

 

[DAHITMAN]

Is this a Marvel project?

no its a fox production

 

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[Rollie_Fingaz]

Gambit is a supporting character, not a lead. He shouldn't have a standalone movie, he should be firing off one liners at Rogue in an X-Men movie.

 

[knightmelodic]

no its a fox production

Well, that being the case it'll probably flop big time. I think only Marvel has the ability to take fringe characters and make a successful movie(s) about them.

 

[playahaitian]

Gambit is a supporting character, not a lead. He shouldn't have a standalone movie, he should be firing off one liners at Rogue in an X-Men movie.

you COULD do it if you followed the whole assassins guild story line.

 

[tical]

Love Gambit! Not a fan at ALL of Channing Tatum..

 

[Flawless]

Love Gambit! Not a fan at ALL of Channing Tatum..

is it his bad acting or that he only mumbles his lines?

 

[crackheadlou]

Movie has FAIL all over it.

I second that.

 

[lukas james]

I keep hoping that this gets cancelled.
It's not that I don't like Gambit, because I do.
I'm just afraid Fox is going to rush thru the backstory and make a piece of shit that nobody wants to see.
Directors keep dropping off the project before anything even gets going. That is not a good sign.
That means either there's a script already and it sucks, OR the studio is micromanaging directors again due to the Fantastic Four fiasco and directors don't want to deal with that shit.

 

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Another starring role cast in “Gambit”! -Big Eyes
Published at: Nov. 21, 2017, 3:12 p.m. CST by Big Eyes

Big Eyes here, on a gambit!

What’s shaking, geeks? We got some more tasty info on the upcoming “Gambit” flick, a female lead has been cast! Emmy award winner Lizzy Caplan will be taking on the role of… who knows, they’re barely giving us anything else beyond that. Not even a hint at the plot (Boo!). Caplan is known for her work in “The Interview”, “Mean Girls” and a handful of other cool flicks. Seems like she hangs with James Franco a lot in the movies.

What we did already know about “Gambit” was that Channing Tatum has been cast in the lead male role as Gambit himself. Gore Verbinski is directing, and Reid Carolin is penning the script.

If you guys recall my previous “Gambit” announcement (It’s okay if you don’t!), I was kinda fangirling it up hoping that Rogue was going to be in this movie. Caplan is, in my opinion, “too small” to be Rogue. In the same way, I find Channing Tatum “too big” for the role of Gambit. These are my views, but I’m always open to seeing just how that has been set to play out. Either way, at the very least I expect that they give us a decent Gambit origin story!

“Gambit” is currently set to release in 2019.

 

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Channing Tatum Shares Behind the Scenes Training Video of Him Preparing to Play Gambit in DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE — GeekTyrant

It was such a dream come true for Channing Tatum to finally get the chance to play the Marvel character Gambit in this summer’s blockbuster, Deadpool & Wolverine . It was a long time coming, after developing the character and trying to get a solo film off the ground over the past deca

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