Who might this be.....

[narrows101]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes/4252878a24815.html

Chase is currently on a break from filming Saving Grace. He has been shooting Ugly Betty, in which he has a small part, and also Criminal Minds, where he plays a serial killer.

He is also in negotiations for a part in the Hugh Jackman movie Wolverine, which will be filmed in New Zealand.

"It's very confidential and top-secret. I think they're casting under alias names but for now, he's called Mr Yellow.

"He's about 30 years old, a charming southern guy on the surface but he's got some ulterior motives going on underneath. By the end of the film, he's probably not going to be such a nice guy."

He has an official website:

http://www.baileychase.com

 

[the a1ant]

Hudson

 

[narrows101]

Realize I only know the X-Men from what I see in the movies since I never read the comics, but I saw "southern" and I thought of Gambit since isn't he from New Orleans?

 

[the a1ant]

Looking at the description again, he really does sound like Gambit. You might be right, narrows. This will be crazy if we actually get Gambit in a Wolverine film.

 

[AtlastheChamp]

Guys, not only does it sound lilke Gambit, but if it is Gambit, that sounds like the PERFECT arc for him.

"He's about 30 years old, a charming southern guy on the surface but he's got some ulterior motives going on underneath. By the end of the film, he's probably not going to be such a nice guy."

I always hoped if they put Gambit in a film they wouldn't jump straight for the fan-favorite nature of his character, but the original intention of a mysterious man walking with some heavy sins, who may be allied with you... or may be up against you.

That's HOT.
Atlas
www.creativeatlas.com

 

[Savage]

I was a actually thinking Wraith with this one and I would like it to be Wraith more than Gambit because...well...I'm a Gambit + Rogue fanboy.

 

[Congo Jack]

I was thinking James MacDonald Hudson and they might explore the Hudson involved in creation of Weapon X angle that was suggested in the comics. From the description given by the actor it would appear to be a really villainous role.

I really hope it's not anybody that's been suggested so far though - Hudson, Gambit or Wraith.

 

[narrows101]

http://www.superheroflix.com/news/41/25341.php

Bailey Chase to Play Gambit in Wolverine?

Is Bailey Chase in talks to play the role of Gambit in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine? He may very well be, according to the New Zealand Sunday Star-Times, who got the news from him in an article discussing his role on Saving Grace.

Chase revealed that he was in negotiations for a role in the film, but was cagey about the details. "It's very confidential and top-secret. I think they're casting under alias names but for now, he's called Mr Yellow."

Chase describes the character as "He's about 30 years old, a charming southern guy on the surface but he's got some ulterior motives going on underneath. By the end of the film, he's probably not going to be such a nice guy."

From that description, it sounds possible that "Mr. Yellow" could end up being Gambit, the Cajun thief turned member of the X-Men.

Chase is best known for his role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where he played the role of Graham, good friend to Buffy's boyfriend, Riley.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

If It is Gambit, then it seems he'd have a rather large part in the film.

 

[Savage]

You know what? With Iceman and Angel as freakin' kids, I don't give a **** anymore. Their ages are all out of whack in the movies anyway. Bring on old man Gambit.

 

[Logan's Runt]

Ugh.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

You know what? With Iceman and Angel as freakin' kids, I don't give a **** anymore. Their ages are all out of whack in the movies anyway. Bring on old man Gambit.

Age isn't as much of an issue as placement is.

 

[gap5ewl]

i don't care anymore if there is a 30 year old gambit in a prequel to the x-men movie then whatever good.

 

[Canemacar]

i don't care anymore if there is a 30 year old gambit in a prequel to the x-men movie then whatever good.

Gambit is that old in the comics too you know....

 

[Congo Jack]

Gambit is that old in the comics too you know....

But this is suppossed to be set around 15 years before the events of X-Men The Movie. Gambit is hardly 45 in the comics. I know you're a pretty big Gambit fan from your posts on ComiXfan, Canemacar, what's your view on Gambit being in this in what's probably a big role?

 

[the a1ant]

I don't want to see Gambit because of just that - his age in the timeline of the X-Men world. I'm sure at some point we're going to get X-Men films that take place in the present/near future and it'd be better to save Gambit for a future team film (which will eventually happen again) where he can be his proper age. But then again the movie-verse has varied a lot from the comics, so...

 

[Savage]

He'll be the new lead in the next X-trilogy and will be marketed as "That guy that Wolverine knew" and he'll form a romantic relationship with Storm. Just watch.

 

[X-Maniac]

Not keen on Gambit in the Wolverine movie. Gambit fits so well into my X4 script so I think he belongs there!

 

[Canemacar]

But this is suppossed to be set around 15 years before the events of X-Men The Movie. Gambit is hardly 45 in the comics. I know you're a pretty big Gambit fan from your posts on ComiXfan, Canemacar, what's your view on Gambit being in this in what's probably a big role?

Honestly? I love it. Gambit being a teeniebopper in the team movie is a guaranteed way of ruining the character with a bad love-triangle with Rogue and Iceman. At least with a 45 year old, he will be his own character.

 

[narrows101]

Chud.com's take:

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=13082

THE BAILEY CHASE GAMBIT
12.28.07
By Devin Faraci
Contributing sources: Cinematical

[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Bailey Chase, one of the empty eyed hunks who appeared as members of the top secret military group The Initiative in a number of episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer* is running around dropping hints that he's going to be playing Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. We narrowly averted having to deal with the second worst X character (first is a tie between Omega Red, Maggot, Stacy X, Shatterstar, etc etc etc) in X-Men 3, but we may have to put up with his card tossing, gumbo bull**** in the Wolvie spin-off film.

Chase spilled the beans to some New Zealand paper while shilling his role in the Holly Hunter TV show Saving Grace:"[/FONT]It's very confidential and top-secret. I think they're casting under alias names but for now, he's called Mr Yellow... He's about 30 years old, a charming southern guy on the surface but he's got some ulterior motives going on underneath. By the end of the film, he's probably not going to be such a nice guy."

Except for the fact that his character may not be such a nice guy, that could be a description of Gambit. I'm going to run all this by some of my sources and see what they have to say - I don't even know if Gambit is actually in the latest (and strikelocked) draft of the script.
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*I'm a big Buffy fan and I still had to look this dude up.[/FONT]

 

[Sun_Down]

Sure sounds like Gambit, especially since they want to keep it secret.

Personally, I don't care if we ever see Gambit on film so this is as good as anything IMO.

 

[TheVelvetOnion]

Its funny i used to call Gambit Mr Yellow, my early readings of him is when he had his x-men uniform gold and blue, although yellow, he looked yellow

 

[JP]

So that would make Gambit 45 in the current movie timeline?

 

[Loganbabe]

"Second worst x character"...LOL!
A good definition of Gambit!
I just hope they'll keep him away from "Wolverine"...

 

[X-Maniac]

Well, on the 'plus' side, it does stop us getting a Rogue/Iceman/Gambit love triangle.