We’ve been hearing rumors of a Gambit movie coming for a little bit. With minimal references to him thus far in the X-Men universe, my hope level has never been that high, which is a shame, because I really love Gambit. But now we are getting a Gambit movie, being directed by Doug Liman who recently directed Edge of Tomorrow, or as it should be and now is known as Live, Die, Repeat. Gambit is going to be played by Channing Tatum, which I think should end up being a good casting.

http://comicbook.com/2016/01/11/channing-tatums-gambit-starts-filming-in-new-orleans-this-march/

Channing Tatum’s Gambit will begin filming in Hollywood South this March, according to WGNO.

The X-Men solo film was supposed to begin filming in November 2015, but those plans were put on hold when director Rupert Wyatt unexpectedly exited the project in September. After a couple months, 20th Century Fox hired Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) to helm the project.

Gambit was initially scheduled to open October 7, 2016, but will probably be pushed back to 2017.