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Léa Seydoux Said ‘Gambit’ Was An “Exotic” Role: The Script Was “Really Good”

May 28, 2022 2:53 pm

French actress Léa Seydoux is having a big moment right now at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Not only is she set to star in the latest film from director David Cronenberg, “Crimes Of The Future” (read our rev...

Writer/Director Reid Carolin Talks ‘Dog’ With Channing Tatum, ‘Gambit,’ & ‘Magic Mike 3’ [Deep Focus Podcast]

Rodrigo Perez

March 4, 2022 3:49 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

On this episode of the Deep Focus podcast, host and Playlist EIC, Rodrigo Perez talks to Reid Carolin, the co-director and co-writer of “Dog,” which he made with co-writer/co-director and star Channing Tatum. ...

Channing Tatum Still Wants A Shot To Play Gambit In The MCU & “Would Even Audition”

Christopher Marc

February 9, 2022 12:01 pm

News

At one time, Channing Tatum and filmmaking partner Reid Carolin attempted to make a superhero flick set within the world of the popular "X-Men" franchise focusing on Cajun team member, Gambit. The superhero fi...

Reid Carolin Says Channing Tatum’s ‘Gambit’ Was Only A Few Months Away From Filming When Disney “Scrapped It”

Charles Barfield

February 8, 2022 1:20 pm

News

Reid Carolin is set to make his directorial debut this month with "Dog," which he also co-wrote. But make no mistake, Carolin is no newcomer to Hollywood, having produced a number of films and even, at one poi...

Channing Tatum Was “Traumatized” After ‘Gambit’ Fell Apart & Says Script Was “Deadpool’-Esque

Charles Barfield

February 2, 2022 11:38 am

News

For years, the running joke of the ‘X-Men’ film universe was that “Gambit” was never going to get made. The film had a massive star attached, with Channing Tatum fully excited to take on the mutant hero, but t...

‘Gambit’: Simon Kinberg Says Mister Sinister Would Have Been The Villain In Channing Tatum’s ‘X-Men’ Film

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 12:50 pm

News

With the release of “The New Mutants” expected to finally be in August (though, we won’t believe it until it’s actually on a screen somewhere), the end of the Fox/X-Men film universe is near. And with that, fa...

‘X-Men’ Producer Simon Kinberg Refuses To Let The ‘Gambit’ Dream Die: “I Suspect, I Hope It Will Happen”

Charles Barfield

March 29, 2019 1:03 pm

News

The idea that Channing Tatum is still attempting to get his “X-Men” spin-off film, “Gambit,” made, even after years of development and the recent Disney/Fox merger, is a running joke amongst film fans. However,...

Rupert Wyatt Says His ‘X-Men’ Spin-Off ‘Gambit’ Would Have Been “‘Godfather’ With Mutants”

Charles Barfield

March 15, 2019 12:59 pm

News

As we mentioned recently when discussing why Rupert Wyatt’s “X-Men” spin-off film, “Gambit,” ultimately was never greenlit, it would appear that the upcoming Disney/Fox merger will put the Channing Tatum-starri...

Rupert Wyatt Says His ‘Gambit’ Film With Channing Tatum Fell Apart Because Of Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’

Charles Barfield

March 12, 2019 2:42 pm

News

The story of the production troubles surrounding Fox’s attempt to launch a “Gambit” film is probably more interesting than anything that the screenwriters could ever come up with in the actual superhero film. F...

‘X-Men’ Producer Says She’s “Hopeful” ‘New Mutants’ Receives A Theatrical Release; Says ‘Gambit’s Fate Is Now In Marvel’s Hands

Rodrigo Perez

February 4, 2019 8:41 pm

News

Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox will be complete later this year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from holding out hope for Fox’s “X-Men” and mutants universe. The reality though is rather grim, and Fox a...

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