‘Gambit’ Release Date Now Set For 2019
In case you forgot about thatGambitmovie, here’s a reminder: they’re still making it! And now it has a new official release date. The long-delayedX-Menspin-off will now hit theaters in February of 2019. Unless they decide to move it again. Details on theGambitrelease date are below.
After several false starts, theGambitspin-off movie seems to finally be back on track. Recently it was reported thatPirates of theCaribbeandirectorGore Verbinskiwas in talks to helm the film after previously attached directors Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman both departed the project. While Verbinski still hasn’t been confirmed yet, a new release date has.
Gambitwill now hit theatersFebruary 14, 2019, just in time for Valentine’s Day, makingGambitthe most romanticX-Menspin-off of all. Of course, it’s worth nothing thatGambithas had other release dates before. The film has been in some stage of development since at least 2007, when it was expected to spin-off fromX-Men Origins: Wolverine, where Gambit was played by Taylor Kitsch. Perhaps realizing Kitsch wasn’t the person to lead a big new spin-off, 20th Century Fox eventually enticedMagic Mike’sChanning Tatuminto the title role. Tatum in turn went to filmmakers like Bennett Miller, Darren Aronofsky, Gareth Evans, and J.C. Chandor, with the hopes of landing one of them to helm the film, but none wanted the job.Rise of the Planet of the Apesdirector Rupert Wyatt wasunable to deliverthe film that 20th Century Fox wanted, and he walked. After Wyatt bailed,The Bourne IdentityfilmmakerDoug Limantook the job, but he, too, departed due to behind-the-scenes issues, later saying:
Gambitwas originally planned for a October 7, 2016release date, but the behind the scenes issues with ever-changing filmmakers obviously delayed that. Now the project seems to be picking up steam again. The new release date hints that Verbinski, or at least someone, is very close to signing on to helm the film. Of course, there’s always a chance whomever is hired to direct will also walk, and the date will be changed once more, and this whole dance will start up all over again.
