YES! Now they can cast someone who actually looks like Gambit....

There is one God, an all powerful God that has been blessing us all week with random slayage.

@darkdetective27: Gonna wait and see lol

@lone_wolf_and_cub: Deathstroke, Brother Blood, HIVE, the Fearsome Five, Plasmus, Trigon, and pretty much any Teen Titans villain is also a Cyborg villain. And given that New Teen Titans OUTSOLD Uncanny X-Men even back when the X-Men were in their heyday AND that the Teen Titans animated series was so popular it was brought back in the form of Teen Titans Go, I'd say Cyborg does have at least a considerable popularity.

Also, Aquaman hasn't been a laughing stock for decades. Don't confuse your personal opinion of him for the general perception, especially since there's a bunch of excitement for his role in BVS.

@vinomonster: Yeah

@darkdetective27: @vinomonster: ya know I can actually see Tatum as Captain Marvel (not the dillweed teenager version from the New 52), he could totally play a kid in an adult's body and he has the build for it

Oh and how about they take the money, time, and effort they're wasting on this and make an ACTUAL X-MEN MOVIE

@machomustachio: Yeah I know at first I was no way Tatum could be Captain Marvel but then I thought yes I want Tatum as Captain Marvel. Yeah I mean $150 million for Gambit??? That is insane.

@sprior93: He looks the part, but I doubt they will have him as the lead of a $150 million movie.

Hurray!!

^^

Might be a good thing. Never really saw him as Gambit.

Is Gambit latino?

Good, I never was interested in this project.

He was a bad fit as gambit anyway.

It's just a rumor. Who's gonna believe it?

@zeeguy91: No people outside comic fans could name 1 villain from Teen Titans. Magneto>>>>>>>>>any Titan Villain. Hell I'll play your game. Let's list Gambits villains shall we, since technically he's part of the Xmen. Magneto, Apocalypse, Juggernaut, The Sentinels, Mystique, Mr. Sinister, Sabretooth, Onslaught, Dark Phoenix, Master Mold, Nimrod, Stryfe, Omega Red, Silver Samurai, The Brood, Gladiator and the Shiar Guard, etc etc. The Xmen have had 5 films, not too mention Wolverine 2 solos. Teen Titans has had 2 cartoons. Xmen have one of the most popular characters of all time trumping any character on Teen Titans, Wolverine. Cyborg isn't even the most popular Teen Titan so I'm not sure why you act like anyone truly cares about him. Let me know when he care carry his own series for a significant length of time and his movie takes in hundreds of millions of dollars. Xmen has far more popularity than Teen Titans. The fact you think otherwise is laughable. How many memorable runs besides Marv Wolfmans/George Perez could you even name? I couldn't name one. Xmen have and abundance of popular and memorable runs. Now Aquaman? One good run by Geoff Johns doesn't wash away the joke that is Aquaman. When people in other parts of media stop making jokes along with non comic fans and everyone starts taking him seriously maybe you'll have a point. Till then he'll remain the joke of the comic world.

it's bad enough this guy almost played Gambit, but can the article about how we dodged that bullet have something other than him punching out Gambit as it's picture?

over. my. dead. body.

How I feel about it. I don't think he would have great, though maybe over time he could grow into the role more. I think he would have been good, not horrible, or great, just good.

Also I really agree about the Guy Gardner thing. I can really picture it now.

1. Pretty much anyone who has ever seen the Teen Titans cartoon or Arrow could tell you who Deathstroke is. Thats a lot of people.

2. I never said "let's compare TT villains to X-villains." You said Cyborg had no villains, I listed a bunch of villains that Cyborg does have.

3. Okay, how many of those villains has Gambit fought personally?Cyborg has fought all of those characters I mentioned himself.

4. Uh, hello. Ever hear of Nightwing/Robin, who is universally known among almost everyone who has ever heard of Batman...which is everyone.

5. Since when does not being the most popular mean that nobody cares about you? Gambit is definitely not the most popular X-Men member. Hell, he isn't even a particularly important X-Men member. Does that mean nobody cares about him? Cuz it would by your logic.

6. I never said that I thought the TT was more popular. I'm not stupid. I am well aware that NOW X-Men is more popular, but back in the 80s it wasn't. And the Teen Titans are still a popular team, given the massive popularity of their cartoon in the aughts and now. The X-Men were essentially propelled through the 90s because they had a similarly popular cartoon.

7. When was the last time Gambit had a movie that took in hundreds of millions of dollars? Cuz I'm pretty sure it was never. Also, I guess you missed the hundreds of fans that campaigned for a solo Cyborg series, myself included, and finally got it.

8. Uh, I can name the Geoff Johns/Mike McKone run, which was named one of the best runs on any comic of the past decade. And, let's be honest, the list for X-Men runs thins once we get outside of Chris Claremont. In terms of runs that were truly notable, I can think of maybe Joss Whedon, Peter David, and Frank Miller. The modern X-Men comics, however, are a joke.

9. I have actually never heard anyone make an Aquaman joke. The only mainstream Aquaman jokes I've seen have come from Robot Chicken and Family Guy, but those shows have lampooned almost every comic character, from Batman to even the X-Men. And, besides, Aquaman could still probably kick Gambit's ass...pretty easily.

10. So, is this what you do whenever you hear things aren't going well in the world of Marvel-related media? Pick a random DC character to bash? Because, truth be told, its getting pretty old and its really just a sign of immaturity on your part.

Good news as far as I'm concerned.

The dude sucks.

@machomustachio: You mean besides the one they're already making? Pretty sure X-Men Apocalypse is an X-Men movie

@zeeguy91: Why so serious? I think you missed the part where I said I don't even care about Gambit nor do I even like him. But the notion of people acting surprised that he is getting a movie while characters like Aquaman and Cyborg are also getting films is ridiculous. They are not A-list characters and neither is Gambit. Not sure why thats so hard to understand. I don't hate DC by the way seeing that I own almost every DC film(yes even Green Lantern), their animated films and comics I also collect. So that argument holds no truth. Honestly I just like to make fun of Aquaman because people try so hard to argue against his history of being useless and lame. Stop taking things so serious these are fictional characters no need to get mad.

@zeeguy91:

And, let's be honest, the list for X-Men runs thins once we get outside of Chris Claremont. In terms of runs that were truly notable, I can think of maybe Joss Whedon, Peter David, and Frank Miller. The modern X-Men comics, however, are a joke.

Notable modern X-Men comics:

1. New X-Men
2. X-Statix
3. Astonishing X-Men
4. X-23: Innocence Lost/Target X
5. X-Factor
6. Messiah Complex
7. X-Men: Legacy
8. X-Men: Magneto Testament
9. X-Force
10. Old Man Logan
11. Second Coming
12. Uncanny X-Force
13. Magneto

That's a very solid list, especially compared to other big name franchises. Books like the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Justice League rarely have more than a few good runs per decade.

Weird that he was just doing photoshoots with the rest of the Foxverse actors and now he's pulled out.

Oh well he sucks anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You know being tied to the... umm watcha call-it... Justice League could, to many, be considered at least equal to being tied to the X-Men...

I don't think casting Channing Tatum is a foolproof recipe for success nor do I think Gambit is a necessary gamble. Especially not when you already have fricken Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Fassbender. It turns out Jennifer Lawrence isn't entirely done with the franchise, stating "There is hope. I don't want to not be asked"- and Fassy said he'd do more films too.

So why not give them solos? Or, better yet, why not do a Brotherhood movie for chrissakes? Sign Fassy, J-Law, and Evan Peters then cast Avalanche, Destiny, Toad, Mastermind, maybe Polaris with Scarlet Witch cameo (Fox legally can do that still)- basically a Brotherhood's greatest hits remix. Hell, continuity is already muffed up so throw Gambit in the mix and it'll be a party. It could be like Fox's answer to Suicide Squad!

Of course, they'll just probably throw in some other dolt to replace him and continue onward.

@lone_wolf_and_cub: I can't tell if your just trolling or you just don't know what the hell you are talking about when it comes to Aquaman.....

Taylor kitsch seems better than Tatum for gambit

Good he can't act his way out of a paper bag. Also gambit can't hold a comicbook by himself let alone a movie. Hope the project dies off

@comickidd77: true lol

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Tatum is a horrible actor so I'm glad if he doesn't do it.

But it's most likely a tactic so he can up his paycheck.

@lone_wolf_and_cub: Aquaman is leagues above Gambit, he has his own set of rouges, several solo books to take inspiration from is often one of the big 7. Cyborg while lesser still is popular and well recognized thanks to Teen Titans tv show and NEW 52 has made him another one of the Big 7.

Wow

Seems like a scumbag move considering he basically championed the project. Although not the biggest X-men fan, I hope that this isn't true, because the more superhero films the better (usually). Be really happy if he's binned this to play Shazam, because I really want that film to happen and I don't care too much who plays Captain Marvel.

@lone_wolf_and_cub: Being "tied" to a popular franchise doesn't necessarily mean you deserve your own movie. It's not like we're getting a Storm solo flick. Or Iceman. Or Banshee. DC is simply following in Marvel's footsteps with solo movies for key members of the Justice League before releasing a "team" movie. Aquaman has not been a joke in the comics for several years now. It's only certain media outlets which have been hanging on to this tired, old joke.

I actually like Gambit a lot but like others have said, the guy can't even maintain a comic series on his own. I just don't see the point of an entire movie devoted to this one character.

To be fair, Chris Pratt was a nobody till he was Starlord.

Since he showed up on the Superfriends and became a Teen Titan during the Wolfman/Pereze era? You know, that majorly popular Teen Titans concept... and now that he's a founder of the Justice League? Anybody that thinks Aquaman is lame has clearly never read any of his better comics. Doesn't matter if it's bare chested Aquaman or the version in the orange shirt... he's a heck of a lot more important to DC than Gambit is to Marvel.

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I'm kinda bummed about this news. While Gambit isn't a great character in the comics for very long without the X-Men, he still has potential. I think Tatum saw that potential. The only thing that I know of to make him start renegotiating would be the loss of creative control, or maybe DC or Disney/Marvel has another role for him more important than Gambit. IDK about him being Shazam, he was always my pick for Black Bolt though. DC needs to find their cinematic Hal Jordan, but IDK if Tatum is right for that either. Kyle Rayner maybe....

~KL~

I didnt know there was gunna be a 23 Jump Street, sweet!

As long as the movie still happens i don't care. Tatum was far from an ideal choice for Gambit. Come on Fox cast Matt Bomer already!

Good, I wasn't a big fan of him playing Gambit.

Can't keep a solo series going for very long? Neither can Ghost Rider, Punisher, Blade, and a host of other characters. That doesn't mean anything. Shoot, Ant-Man has never had a solo series, from what I can recall, and yet even he was given a solo film (which turned out to be great).

@noj: Even worse, he would horrendous as Guy.

Ah well.

Gambit should be played by Idris Elba...