One of the producers of the X-Men franchise has confirmed that the Channing Tatum-led Gambit movie is still alive.
News that Disney might be purchasing 20th Century Fox and therefore acquiring their X-Men and other Marvel-related properties has, of course, excited a lot of fans. But it has also cast some doubt on the Fox Marvel movies currently in the works.
One such film is Gambit, set to be starring Channing Tatum. The movie’s situation is nebulous to say the least, suffering from director changes and the Disney/Fox deal hasn’t made things any clearer.
Well, according to X-Men producer Simon Kinberg, the film is still alive, which he explained to EW: “We haven’t had any discussions yet about what the Disney acquisition of Fox would look like for the Marvel properties because I think legally they’re not allowed to talk about it until it’s done. So no we haven’t talked about it all. We’re just moving forward as we move forward. Once Drew Goddard’s ready we’ll get into X-Force and, believe it or not, we’re still trying to get Gambit up and running. The hope is to keep moving forward until we hear otherwise. To me, I have no idea what to expect but I think it could be really exciting.”
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It’s certainly a murky situation and can’t be easy for those involved that aren’t in the know. But fans of Gambit will certainly be happy to hear that Fox is still looking to get the picture off the ground.
