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Edgar Wright on turning down Channing Tatum’s Gambit movie

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We all know the now-infamous story of Edgar Wright’s Marvel journey, with the filmmaker spending several years developing Ant-Man before abruptly exiting the project months out from production. But fans are just finding out that Wright almost helmed another Marvel project. Speaking to Slash Film, the Shaun of the Dead filmmaker talked about being approached […]

Marvel heroes are unleashed with NetEase Games variant covers

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Marvel has announced that it is set to celebrate its partnership with China’s NetEase Games with a series of variant covers throughout October which are inspired by the mobile collectible card game MARVEL Duel; check them out here…   The latest collaboration between Marvel Entertainment and NetEase Games, China’s leading internet and online game services […]

Gambit joins Sideshow’s X-Men Collection

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Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled its Gambit X-Men Collection maquette, The Ragin’ Cajun stands at around 21 inches tall and is available to pre-order now, priced at $592; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles The Gambit Maquette measures 21” tall as the ragin’ Cajun charges into battle over a giant […]

Exclusive: Simon Kinberg updates on The New Mutants, Multiple Man and Gambit after Disney’s Fox takeover

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg has confirmed that reshoots are still planned for spin-off The New Mutants and said the likes of Gambit and Multiple Man are not quite dead yet. Kinberg has been a part of the X-Men universe for well over a decade and has shepherded many of the biggest names in […]

Disney delays Avatar sequels and The New Mutants, pulls the plug on Gambit and announces new Star Wars trilogy

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Following the completion of the Fox takeover earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company has announced an updated release schedule through to 2027 (!), which includes several delays – Artemis Fowl, Indiana Jones 5 (again), The New Mutants (again) and the Avatar sequels (again) – as well as dates for three brand new Star Wars […]

Rupert Wyatt blames Fantastic Four failure for Gambit stalling

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Although officially it still has a release date of March 13th 2020, it seems very clear at this point that 20th Century Fox’s long-gestating X-Men spinoff Gambit is never going to see the light of day. First announced back in 2014, the Channing Tatum-headlined project has passed through the hands of multiple directors – Rupert […]

X-Men producer confirms Fox’s Marvel movies are on hold, The New Mutants in limbo

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As Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets draws ever closer towards completion, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner has confirmed the recent rumours that Fox’s various Marvel movie projects are now on hold. “It’s all in Disney’s playground and they get to decide,” said Shuler Donner when asked about the status of […]

Channing Tatum considering directing X-Men spinoff Gambit

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Since it was first announced way back in 2014, 20th Century Fox’s planned X-Men spinoff Gambit has proven to be a bit of a poisoned chalice for the superhero franchise. The project, which has Channing Tatum attached to play the card-throwing Cajun mutant Remy LeBeau, has passed through the hands of directors Rupert Wyatt (Rise […]

Fox reportedly pulls the plug on X-Force, Gambit, Doctor Doom and more ahead of Disney takeover

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As we are quickly approaching the conclusion of Disney’s Fox takeover, it should come as no surprise that we are slowly learning more as to what the deal will entail. One aspect that fans are eagerly awaiting is the introduction of some of Marvel’s most popular characters into the Marvel Cinematic Continuity. Alongside obvious heavy […]