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    “Gambit”: Production Suffers Another Loss

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments

    Things aren’t looking good for the Fox Studio X-Men spinoff Gambit.  The Channing Tatum starring (and produced) solo film featuring the popular X-Men comics character has been having no shortage of issues this year.

    Originally, it had been reported a few weeks ago that the film’s star and main financial backer (Tatum) had left the project, leaving it starless.  That of course was cleared up, the Magic Mike XXL star’s calendar was tight, but they’d managed to move things around a bit to allow to accommodate the breakneck theatrical release date of October 2016.

    As of today, Gambit is without a director. Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) exited the project today, after preliminary filming was pushed from November of 2015 to spring of 2016, citing previous contractual obligations were now in conflict with the movie.

    No word yet on who the replacement may be, or if the release date for the film will be pushed back.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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