For X2 (2003), director Bryan Singer asked stunt double James Bamford to film a short cameo appearance as the character Gambit. The scene was ultimately cut from the film, and Bamford believed that a better known actor … See more

In June 2015, Rupert Wyatt signed on to direct the film, with Tatum saying, "We finally found someone that I really do believe wants to … See more

In November 2016, Gambit was expected to begin development again with a new director after Tatum completed work on the film Logan Lucky (2017). The next January, Donner confirmed that Tatum was still attached to the project, and a month later Kinberg … See more

Tatum appeared as the character in the Marvel Studios MCU film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), wearing a comics-accurate costume and using Gambit's "indecipherable" … See more

Fox began "furiously" meeting with potential replacements for Wyatt in hopes of keeping the film's release date, including directors Doug Liman, Joe Cornish See more

Despite intending to keep the March filming start following Verbinski's departure, Fox removed the film from its production schedule by the end of January 2018. At that time, … See more