Gambit type Movie genre Superhero

The card-slinging Remy LeBeau is still making his way to the big screen. After Channing Tatum was cast as Gambit in a solo movie for Fox’s X-Men franchise, the studio announced it would no longer open in theaters this year. While fans await a new release date, writer-producer Simon Kinberg says production is eyeing a spring 2017 start date.

That Hashtag Show caught up with Kinberg at the 2016 Saturn Awards on a number of superhero films. Kinberg said of Gambit, “We have a great script on that and hope to shoot that movie at the beginning — or spring — of next year.”

Kinberg also revealed that Deadpool 2 is looking to start shooting at the beginning of 2017, and he’s planning to start writing the next installment of the core X-Men films “real soon.” See his full statements in the video below.

Taylor Kitsch first played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but Tatum’s journey to take on the role has been plagued with delays.

Fox staked out a couple release dates for unannounced Marvel movies for March 2, 2018, and June 29, 2018.