Channing Tatum’s ‘Gambit’ Is Still Happening, Insists ‘X-Men’ Producer
By Angie Han/Jan. 13, 2017 12:00 pm EST
In recent months, there’s been speculation in some corners that Gambit might not happen at all. But Donner insists that’s not true. In an appearance at the TCAs, she stated that the project is still happening with Tatum.
Donner was at the TCAs to talk Legion, FX’s X-Men spinoff starring Dan Stevens as David Haller. Among other things, she confirmed that Tatum is still attached to star in a Gambit movie.
Channing Tatum is still attached to play Gambit in a standalone #XMen movie, Lauren Shuler Donner told press in the scrum #TCA17
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 12, 2017
At the fall TCAs, X-Men producer Simon Kinberg stressed that they were taking the time to get Gambit right.
Of course, just because Shuler says Gambit is still a go doesn’t mean it’s going to happen anytime soon — or ever. Projects fall apart in development all the time. But at the very least, it looks like we shouldn’t consider this one dead just yet.
Speaking of other X-Men projects that may or may not happen, Donner also addressed that “Deadpool and Wolverine” movie Ryan Reynolds wants to make. She’s not ruling it our, because what producer in her right mind is going to rule out the possibility of making a movie with two extremely popular characters starring two extremely popular actors? But she’s not committing to anything right now, either.
Donner says #XMen movies are all about characters coming together so she’d “hypothetically” love a movie one day w/ #Deadpool & #Wolverine
