Sequels "Gambit" starring Channing Tatum? - Part 2

[pr0xyt0xin]

Even though I am a huge Gambit fan, I wouldn't be upset at all if this movie gets scrapped. I've never been sold on Channing Tatum as Gambit. I understand that he apparently loves the character, but that doesn't mean he can play him convincingly. I would rather have no Gambit movie than have a poorly-cast one. We'll see what happens anyway.

100% agree. I hope someday we get a gambit movie, but better late than crap.

 

[psylockolussus]

that wasnt a bad thing. I liked Taylor Kitsch as Gambit and he was one of the only two good thing about that film

He had good chemistry with Hugh Jackman!

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Taylor Kitsch will never play Gambit again and Fox will not green light a Gambit movie starring him unless they want to lose money.

Fox should take the directors dropping out as a sign and place Gambit where he belongs; in an X-Men movie.

 

[psylockolussus]

Thats what people wanted since X2!

 

[TheVileOne]

I'm still loathe to believe Gambit can carry his own movie. I'm not saying he's a bad character, but it's still Gambit. Can you really build a two-hour movie around just that character? What's the angle there?

At least with Deadpool, you have the angle of it being an R-rated comedic take, semi-parody on the comic book superhero genre. Deadpool has a hook in that it's nothing like any of the other movies.

 

[Superhero 101]

Agreed Gambit doesn't have much to build around unless you show him being in the thieves guild but i think that material is pretty weak and if you use the Sinister storyline you need to have the X-men around

 

[Mike Murdock]

I'm still loathe to believe Gambit can carry his own movie. I'm not saying he's a bad character, but it's still Gambit. Can you really build a two-hour movie around just that character? What's the angle there?

He had his own solo series. The idea is to go for a more swave, James Bond type character having adventure and flirting with beautiful women.

Wolverine is too introspective and brooding. Deadpool is too comedic. Gambit would be more straight adventure.

 

[katie_girl09]

I'm still loathe to believe Gambit can carry his own movie. I'm not saying he's a bad character, but it's still Gambit. Can you really build a two-hour movie around just that character? What's the angle there?

At least with Deadpool, you have the angle of it being an R-rated comedic take, semi-parody on the comic book superhero genre. Deadpool has a hook in that it's nothing like any of the other movies.

I suppose being one of the best (if not THE BEST) of thieves in the Marvel Universe and being raised by a family of thieves that fights assassins for 1/2 of the New Orleans underworld doesn't make the angle sufficiently clear. I don't mean to be rude, but I've seen this argument over and over again and I think it's rubbish. When people say that Gambit can't carry his own movie, I just take that to mean that they know absolutely nothing about the character.

Agreed Gambit doesn't have much to build around unless you show him being in the thieves guild but i think that material is pretty weak and if you use the Sinister storyline you need to have the X-men around

You *do* know that Sinister has an obsession with Gambit that has nothing to do with him being an X-man, right? An obsession that started when Gambit was basically still a kid?

 

[psylockolussus]

I don't think its impossible for a good Gambit movie. That depends on the writer and the creative team. However, box-office success? Well, I don't know.

The X-Men universe is so large that they could make a lot of different movies - Starjammers, Big Hero 6, X-Factor Investigations, Excalibur, Longshot, Dazzler, Alpha Flight or a X-Men film set in an alternate universe - the question is would there be enough people to watch those films and make it a success and turn those into a good profit for Fox executives?

 

[Neptune]

He had his own solo series. The idea is to go for a more swave, James Bond type character having adventure and flirting with beautiful women.

Wolverine is too introspective and brooding. Deadpool is too comedic. Gambit would be more straight adventure.

Agreed. A Gambit movie would have a total different vibe, if done well. Some exotic heist adventure would be awesome but i still prefer him in a team movie. It's way easier for Fox too. Just introduce in some x-men movie, see how people react and take it from there.

 

[Havok83]

I don't think its impossible for a good Gambit movie. That depends on the writer and the creative team. However, box-office success? Well, I don't know.

The X-Men universe is so large that they could make a lot of different movies - Starjammers, Big Hero 6, X-Factor Investigations, Excalibur, Longshot, Dazzler, Alpha Flight or a X-Men film set in an alternate universe - the question is would there be enough people to watch those films and make it a success and turn those into a good profit for Fox executives?

Big Hero 6 is a Marvel property not Xmen/Fox

As for your question? I really don't think a lot of that is really marketable

 

[NotNickFury]

What Kevin Feige is for Marvel Studios and what Geoff Johns hopefully could be for the DCEU, Fox needs as far as the X-Men films to build out a world, but they don't have that.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I think Gambit could carry his own movie, but it just makes much more sense to me to have in a team movie first. Then spin him off by making a lower budget, heist movie with mutants in.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I have said it before, I will believe this movie will happen when it actually comes out. Gambit is a hard sell, even more so then Deadpool, as Deadpool really is his own thing. Gambit would be more typical superhero fare and thus will have to be damn good to get traction.

 

[Neptune]

But the same could be said about almost every superhero movie. A Gambit story isn't like a Deadpool story and that's fine. There's no extra pressure on Gambit, or at least there shouldn't be. Just get the right people for this, if Fox decides to still go forward.

 

[TeeKay]

This movie is not happening.

 

[x-er]

I'm still confused on what is happening.

 

[katie_girl09]

Taylor Kitsch will never play Gambit again and Fox will not green light a Gambit movie starring him unless they want to lose money.

It's interesting though. People bandy this logic around like it's fact. And Hollywood makes us believe that it's fact. But the reality is that studies suggest that the star of movies matters VERY little.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

It's interesting though. People bandy this logic around like it's fact. And Hollywood makes us believe that it's fact. But the reality is that studies suggest that the star of movies matters VERY little.

The star matters when it's a Gambit movie that nobody is asking for. Even with Tatum I don't see a Gambit movie breaking out because I don't see what the hook would be. And you better believe that there needs to be a hook. Apocalypse not even making 160mil domestically shows that there is too much comp from other comic book films for a comic book film to get away with not having a real hook. It's not enough anymore to just exist as a comic book movie. Of course that was never enough but things are going to get even tougher now.

 

[Flint Marko]

Gambit is only happening because an A-list leading man expressed an interest in playing the character, which is exactly why I've said since day one that this movie will never get made. Fox doesn't care about Gambit, they just want to crank out another Marvel movie. This will never happen, and if by some miracle it does, it's all but guaranteed to fail.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Gambit is only happening because an A-list leading man expressed an interest in playing the character, which is exactly why I've said since day one that this movie will never get made. Fox doesn't care about Gambit, they just want to crank out another Marvel movie. This will never happen, and if by some miracle it does, it's all but guaranteed to fail.

I honestly believe that Apocalypse's box office numbers made sure that Gambit either isn't happening or isn't happening in the next 5 years. No Apocalypse didn't flop but every other comic book movie is going to double it's gross in North America. Well not everyone, I don't think that Doctor Strange will do 300mil but I do think that it will outgross Apocalypse.

And I know somebody is going to say "what about Deadpool's massive success?" And my response to that is Gambit is not Deadpool. Very few people are clamoring for a Gambit solo movie. I do think that people want to see him in an X-Men movie though.

 

[GuestStar2004]

I honestly believe that Apocalypse's box office numbers made sure that Gambit either isn't happening or isn't happening in the next 5 years. No Apocalypse didn't flop but every other comic book movie is going to double it's gross in North America. Well not everyone, I don't think that Doctor Strange will do 300mil but I do think that it will outgross Apocalypse.

And I know somebody is going to say "what about Deadpool's massive success?" And my response to that is Gambit is not Deadpool. Very few people are clamoring for a Gambit solo movie. I do think that people want to see him in an X-Men movie though.

Apocalypse box office won't affect how fox sees Gambit, Gambit is a totally different beast altogether that will sit on its own and be judged by its own merits and marketing appeal, plus any issues gambit was having was way before apocalypse was even released.

 

[psylockolussus]

Good points! I See Spidey!

Right now, they should just include Gambit in a X-Men team movie set in the present!

 

[henzINNIT]

Gambit is only happening because an A-list leading man expressed an interest in playing the character, which is exactly why I've said since day one that this movie will never get made. Fox doesn't care about Gambit, they just want to crank out another Marvel movie. This will never happen, and if by some miracle it does, it's all but guaranteed to fail.

LSD is a Gambit fan I believe, but I agree with you on the whole. If it wasn't for Tatum, this film would be even deeper down in development hell. Worse still, unlike Reynolds' Deadpool, no-one has any passion for this lead in this role.

 

[x-er]

They should debut Gambit in Avengers vs. X Men!! It'd be mind-blowing. btw, gambit's in Marvel Contest of Champions (game app), it's a rare character and people seem to be excited about him! This character's definitely a must for the big screen.