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Kong: Skull Island director linked to Gambit movie

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Despite passing through the hands of several directors and pushing back numerous production starts and planned release dates, 20th Century Fox still hasn’t given up on its ambitions of a Gambit solo movie featuring Channing Tatum as the fan favourite mutant Remy LeBeau. The latest reports claim that Fox is looking to get cameras rolling […]

Fox’s Gambit movie now looking to start shooting in June

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20th Century Fox’s Gambit movie suffered its latest setback in a seemingly endless series of setbacks in January when it was announced that director Gore Verbinski (The Lone Ranger) had followed in the footsteps of both Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) by exiting the project. As […]

The Week in Spandex – Joker movies, Justice League rumours, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman, Avengers 4 set photos, Gambit update and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Joker, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Batman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]

Batgirl next for DC, The Mummy to open huge, new Avengers: Infinity War cast member and more – Daily News Roundup

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WHO’S THE GIRL? With the huge success of Wonder Woman seemingly getting the DCEU back on track, it’s been revealed that Warner Bros. are putting plans into place for their next outing to possibly go into production by the end of the year. One of those options is Justice League Dark – which currently doesn’t […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gambit producer explains the film becoming more of a “love story” rather than a heist movie

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Simon Kinberg, a producer on the Gambit solo movie, has spoken about the film changing genres and becoming a love story. Kinberg is a busy man these days. Aside from directing X-Men: Dark Phoenix, he has his hand in just about every other X-Men related property, including producing The New Mutants and Gambit. We learned […]

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 […]

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 […]