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Director Gore Verbinski exits Fox’s Gambit movie

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Well, just when you thought the Gambit movie was finally set to become a reality… Yes, that’s right – 20th Century Fox and Channing Tatum’s long-gestating X-Men spinoff movie has hit another major roadblock, with director Gore Verbinski exiting the project in what Deadline describes as an “amicable split” due to scheduling issues. Verbinski only […]

Doug Liman explains why he left the director’s chair on Gambit

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As the release for Doug Liman’s latestThe Wall (a war film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena) quickly approaches this weekend, the Edge of Tomorrow director has found himself explaining his reasons for walking away from the oft-delayed X-Men spinoff Gambit. Speaking to Collider, Liman stated: “I never formed a connection. Many of these movies, I don’t […]

Gore Verbinski in talks to direct Gambit, Daniel Craig rumoured for Mister Sinister role

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It looks like 20th Century Fox is ready to press ahead with its oft-delayed X-Men spinoff Gambit, with Deadline reporting that Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, A Cure For Wellness) is in talks to direct the solo movie. Should Verbinski sign on to the project, he would become its third director after Rupert Wyatt […]

Simon Kinberg talks Deadpool 2, Gambit and Legion

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During an interview with Slash Film, X-Verse “architect” Simon Kinberg has provided an update on several upcoming X-Men projects in Deadpool 2, Gambit and the Marvel-produced TV series Legion. “I think Deadpool 2 will comment on anything that’s happening in movies today especially in superhero movies,” said Kinberg. “The sort of glut or saturation of […]

Simon Kinberg on X-Men: The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Gambit and the future of the X-Men franchise

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from writer-producer Simon Kinberg about the possibility of 20th Century Fox producing another Fantastic Four movie, as well as rumours linking him to the director’s chair on X-Men: Supernova. Well, as the press tour for Logan continues, Kinberg has now been speaking more about the X-Men franchise, offering updates on X-Men: […]

Channing Tatum still attached to Fox’s Gambit movie

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Given that it was first announced way back in 2014, has already missed a couple of production starts and planned release dates, and passed through the hands of directors Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman, you’d be forgiven for thinking that 20th Century Fox had decided to give up on its plans for the Channing Tatum-headlined Gambit […]

Production on Gambit delayed once again

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Back in September, 20th Century Fox pushed Gambit back from its original production start date to this month, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the Channing Tatum-headlined X-Men spinoff has been delayed once again. The site reports that rewrites have pushed the project back to the end of this year, with director Doug […]

The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]

Doug Liman to direct Chaos Walking, still attached to Gambit

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Doug Liman is in talks to direct an adaptation of Patrick Ness’ post-apocalyptic young adult trilogy Chaos Walking, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The project, which has been scripted by Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation), previously had Robert Zemeckis (The Walk) attached to direct, and “takes place in a world where there are no women and all […]