Gambit (Remy Etienne LeBeau) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. Drawn by artist Mike Collins, Gambit made his first appearances in The Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July 1990) and The Uncanny X-Men #266 (Aug. 1990).
Gambit belongs to a subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Gambit has the ability to mentally create, control, and manipulate pure kinetic energy to his desire. He is also incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in card throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a bō staff. Gambit is known to charge playing cards and other objects with kinetic energy, using them as explosive projectiles.
He was part of a thieves’ guild before becoming a member of the X-Men. Given his history, few X-Men trusted Gambit when he joined the group. There was consistently a source of stress between him and his on-again, off-again love interest and eventual wife Rogue. This was exacerbated when Gambit’s connections to villain Mister Sinister were revealed, although some of his team members accept that Gambit honestly seeks redemption. Often portrayed as a “ladies’ man,” Gambit has shown a more vulnerable side of himself over the years, especially when it comes to Rogue. Gambit remains fiercely proud of his Louisiana heritage and speaks in a Cajun accent.
Since his debut, Gambit has appeared in several solo series. As of 2013, there have been three attempts at an ongoing title starring the character. Gambit has also had two miniseries and starred prominently in Gambit & the X-Ternals, the X-Force replacement title during the Age of Apocalypse. He has been featured in several animated series and video games based on the X-Men. Gambit made his live-action debut in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, portrayed by Taylor Kitsch.
making it in Hollywood is knowing the fine art of negotiation. It’s knowing what you’re worth and moving all the puzzle pieces and interested parties around the industry chessboard so that it all plays to your favor, and Channing Tatum has done just that with “Gambit.” After a brief panic that he might leave the movie earlier this week, everything is back on track.
THR reports that yes, negotiations did hit a tough spot, but the movie was never in any actual danger, the smoke has cleared, and Tatum is locked for “Gambit.” Whether or not the negotiation news hitting the press was a sly tactic or ushered along the talks, perhaps we’ll never know, but it couldn’t have hurt Tatum. The conversations between the studio and the actor that needed to be worked out included his backend compensation and just how far his involvement with the ‘X-Men’ world will go (our guess is that 20th Century Fox wants to use the popular actor as much as possible going forward).
Either way, everything is ready to go for this to start shooting this fall with Rupert Wyatt directing and a release date set for October 7, 2016.
