Gambit in other media explained
This is a list of non-comics media appearances of Gambit.
Television
- Gambit appears in , voiced by Chris Potter for the first four seasons and by Tony Daniels in the fifth season.[1] This version is a member of the X-Men who feels insecure about whether his teammates trust him, a former member of the Guild of Thieves, and was previously in a romantic relationship with Bella Donna before forming one with Rogue over the course of the series.
- Gambit appears in X-Men '97, voiced by A.J. LoCascio.[2] In his most notable appearance in the episode "Remember It", he sacrifices himself to save Genosha from Sentinels.[3]
- Gambit appears in Spider-Man, voiced again by Chris Potter. This version is a member of the X-Men.
- Gambit makes a cameo appearance in the Fantastic Four episode "Nightmare in Green" as a member of the X-Men.
- Gambit appears in , voiced by Alessandro Juliani.[1] This version is a member of Magneto's Acolytes who slowly forms a relationship with Rogue after kidnapping and forcing her to help him rescue his father, Jean-Luc, from the Rippers. In a flash-forward depicted in the series finale, Gambit has defected to the X-Men.
- Gambit appears in Wolverine and the X-Men, voiced by Phil LaMarr.[1] [4] This version is a freelance thief and saboteur for hire with a strong Cajun accent.
Film
See main article: X-Men (film series).
- James Bamford was set to make a cameo appearance as Gambit in X2, but the scene was cut.[5] Despite this, Gambit's name appears on William Stryker's computer.
- Gambit appears in an early draft of as a new student of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and Iceman's rival for Rogue's affections. For this initial draft of the film, Channing Tatum auditioned for the role and Keanu Reeves was also considered. This version of the character appears in the film’s novelization. [6] The character’s implementation in the story changed once Brett Ratner replaced Bryan Singer as director, with the audio commentary accompanying the film’s home release stating Gambit was going to appear as a prisoner recruited into Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants, only to be cut prior to shooting. Josh Holloway was offered the role, but was forced to decline due to scheduling conflicts with Lost. Gregory Helms expressed intentions to read for the part.[7]
- Remy LeBeau / Gambit appears in , portrayed by Taylor Kitsch. This version was held captive by William Stryker for two years, during which he received the nickname "Gambit" from the guards he consistently beat at poker and possesses the ability to charge objects with more force instead of explosive energy. Additionally, his irises glow red only when he uses his powers - and lacks his comic book counterpart's black sclera, as the producers felt it was too distracting, and was inspired by the Ultimate Marvel incarnation, who was reinterpreted as a retired thief with a Southern/Cajun accent.[8] Following screen tests with Hugh Jackman, Josh Holloway, who had previously been offered the role for a cut appearance in X-Men: The Last Stand, was the initial choice for the role before his casting was overruled due to an unnamed studio executive’s desire for a younger actor in the part.[9] Prior to both Kitsch’s casting and the development of a Gambit solo film, Channing Tatum was also considered, having previously auditioned for Last Stand, but was unavailable due to his commitment to .
- Channing Tatum was intended to portray Remy LeBeau / Gambit in a titular solo film, with development progressing over several years. In 2014, Lauren Shuler Donner stated at the world premiere of that Tatum would portray Gambit in , followed by the solo film.[10] [11] In October 2014, Tatum revealed that the Gambit film is in development and that they were looking for a writer. In October 2014, Fox officially announced the film as Gambit, with a script from Joshua Zetumer, based on a story treatment by longtime X-Men scribe Chris Claremont. Additionally, Simon Kinberg, Donner, Tatum and Reid Carolin would co-produce the film.[12] The film was initially scheduled to be released in October 2016,[13] [14] with Tatum stating that it will be an origin story.[15] By June 2015, Rupert Wyatt signed onto the project as director.[16] By August 2016, Tatum stated that Gambit would not be in X-Men: Apocalypse.[17] [18] [19] By August 2015, Léa Seydoux had been cast to portray LeBeau's love interest and fellow mutant, Bella Donna Boudreaux.[20] [21] [22] The following month, Wyatt dropped out of production due to scheduling conflicts.[23] Kinberg stated a further month later that he hoped to start filming the following spring.[24] The film was re-slated for an October 2016 release date,[25] but had several delays as the studio wanted to get the script right and set a unique tone and the right voice.[26] [27] By July of the same year, Kinberg announced that the film's script was completed, with Doug Liman attached as director, after overseeing script re-writes, with filming slated to begin the following spring.[28] However, by August, Liman also left production due to scheduling conflicts.[29] Amidst further production delays and while on a press tour promoting the television series Legion, Donner confirmed that Tatum is still signed on to star in the film and is highly involved with the development process.[30] [31] By August 2017, the script was undergoing further rewrites, citing the successes of both Deadpool and Logan.[32] By October, it was announced that Gore Verbinski was hired as the film's new director. Later, the working title of Gambit was revealed to be Chess. On January 11, 2018, Verbinski departed, leaving the film without a director once more.[33] In May 2018, Kinberg stated that the final script had been completed and production will begin in the third quarter of 2018.[34] On September 27, 2018, Kinberg revealed to IGN that the film will be a romantic comedy.[35] The film was scheduled to be released on March 13, 2020.[36] On March 14, 2019, due to Disney's then-pending acquisition of Fox, Wyatt stated, "now Disney have the reins so I don't know what their plans are."[37] The film was officially shelved in May 2019.[38]
- Gambit appears in Deadpool & Wolverine, portrayed by Channing Tatum. Like the incarnation shown in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, this version's eyes glow red only when using his powers, and lack black sclera. [39]
Video games
- Gambit appears in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in X-Men (1993).
- Gambit appears as a playable character in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in .
- Gambit makes a cameo appearance in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, voiced again by Tony Daniels.
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Tony Daniels.
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Tony Daniels.
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Tony Daniels.[1]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Tony Daniels.[1]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Tony Daniels.[1]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in X-Men Legends, voiced by Scott MacDonald.
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Scott MacDonald.[1]
- Gambit makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced by Michael Dunn.[1] [40] Additionally, his Horsemen of Apocalypse form appears as an alternate skin.
- Gambit appears as a boss in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film tie-in game, voiced by Chris Edgerly.[1] This version sports a stronger Cajun accent than the film incarnation and employs several four-armed, blade-wielding, female mutants.
- Gambit appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced again by Phil LaMarr.
- Gambit appears in , voiced again by Phil LaMarr.[1] [41]
- Gambit makes a background appearance in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, voiced by Rick Pasqualone.[1]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in Marvel Heroes, voiced again by Rick Pasqualone.[1]
- Gambit makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Deadpool via a hallucination that the titular character has. Additionally, Mister Sinister employs several explosive clones of Gambit.
- Gambit appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced again by Phil LaMarr.[1] [42]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.[43]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in .
- Gambit appears as a playable character in , voiced again by Rick Pasqualone.[1] He is available as part of the "Rise of the Phoenix" DLC.
- Gambit appears in Marvel Snap.[44]
- Gambit appears as a playable character in Marvel Super War.[45]
- Gambit appears as an alternate skin in Fortnite.[46]
Miscellaneous
- Gambit appears in the novelization for X2, by Chris Claremont.
- Gambit appears in the novel X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy. This version is a member of a detachment of the X-Men who escaped Doctor Doom's efforts to alter reality with the Cosmic Cube due to their being inside the Starlight Citadel. While helping the X-Men investigate what happened, Gambit is infected with a techno-virus and sacrifices himself to destroy the base the team was imprisoned in. After the Red Skull gains control of the Cosmic Cube and creates his own ideal reality, the Starlight Citadel allows Gambit's soul to be reborn in the "local" version of himself, allowing him to rejoin the X-Men until Roma retrieves enough organic material from his original body to resurrect him.[47]
- Gambit appears in the novelization for as one of several new students of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters trained by Wolverine.
- Remy LeBeau appears in the Adi Shankar's Bootleg Universe short film Truth In Journalism, portrayed by JC Tremblay. This version is a French film student in the midst of directing a documentary on disgraced investigative journalist Eddie Brock's encounters with Bullseye and the Venom symbiote.[48] [49] [50]
- Gambit appears in Wolverine: The Lost Trail, voiced by Bill Heck.[51]
Notes and References
- Web site: Gambit Voices (X-Men) . Behind The Voice Actors . . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
- Web site: Felt . Klein . June 1, 2023 . Disney+ X-Men Reboot Confirms 11 Main Actors . August 14, 2023 . The Direct . en.
- Web site: Gallagher . Simon . April 14, 2024 . OK I Admit It, X-Men's Gambit Fate Is The Perfect Ending (No Matter How Much It Hurts) . July 26, 2024 . ScreenRant . en.
- Web site: Official Phil LaMarr Site – What's Up...? (News & Info) . . 2009-08-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100225195008/http://homepage.mac.com/phillamarr/Personal4.html . 2010-02-25 .
- News: Patrick Sauriol . X2's Gambit tells his story . Mania Movies . 2003-04-28 . 2007-11-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201062254/http://www.mania.com/38444.html . 2007-12-01 .
- Web site: Channing Tatum Offered "He-Man" Role(TEST STORY #2) . Flixster.com . 2007-10-21 . 2010-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725180822/http://www.flixster.com/news/2007/10/21/channing-tatum-offered-heman-roletest-story-2 . 2011-07-25 . dead .
- Web site: The one-time wrestling super hero speaks on his sidekicks, lending comics to the Undertaker and how he almost played Gambit o | Marvel.com News . Marvel.com . 2010-09-13.
- News: Gambit Cast In Wolverine Movie. empireonline.com. 2008-02-19. 2008-02-19.
- Web site: Josh Holloway Talks Colony Season 3 And Gambit Casting With Hugh Jackman At San Diego Comic Con . Youtube. Von Kallenbach. Gareth. July 21, 2017.
- Web site: Lauren Shuler Donner confirms Channing Tatum Gambit casting. Total Films. May 13, 2014. May 13, 2014.
- Web site: Channing Tatum to Play Gambit in X-Men Spinoff. The Hollywood Reporter. May 13, 2014. May 13, 2014.
- News: Channing Tatum's 'X-Men' Character 'Gambit' Spinoff Moving Forward. October 31, 2014. Deadline. October 31, 2014.
- Web site: Channing Tatum's 'Gambit' Gets 2016 Release Date, 'Fantastic Four' Sequel Moves Up . Sneider, Jeff . January 5, 2015 . January 6, 2015.
- channingtatum. Channing Tatum. 552276922890485760. 6 January 2015. How do you say October 7, 2016 in Cajun?.
- Web site: Exclusive: Channing Tatum Talks Standalone Gambit X-Men Film. Empire Magazine. Plumb. Ali. May 26, 2015.
- Web site: Gambit Exclusive: Rupert Wyatt To Direct Channing Tatum's X-Men Film. Entertainment Weekly. Stack. Tim. June 15, 2015. April 17, 2020. July 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731234230/http://ew.com/article/2015/06/15/gambit-exclusive-rupert-wyatt/. dead.
- Web site: I am Channing Tatum, AMA. • /r/IAmA. reddit.com. 17 June 2015. 24 August 2016.
- Web site: Channing Tatum Talks Gambit And If He'll Be In X-Men: Apocalypse. Comic Book. Jayson. Jay. June 17, 2015.
- Web site: TATUM SAYS, "GAMBIT LENDS HIMSELF TO A DIFFERENT STYLE OF SUPERHERO FILM". Comic Book Resource. Huver. Scott. June 24, 2015. June 25, 2015. April 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408164847/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/tatum-says-gambit-lends-himself-to-a-different-style-of-superhero-film. dead.
- Web site: Rebecca Ferguson, Lea Seydoux, Abbey Lee On 'Gambit' Short List. Deadline. Fleming. Mike Jr.. August 6, 2015.
- Web site: 'Mission: Impossible's Rebecca Ferguson Catches 'The Girl on The Train'. Deadline. Fleming. Mike Jr.. August 18, 2015.
- Web site: Lea Seydoux Gets 'Gambit' Lead Offer, Opposite Channing Tatum. Deadline. Fleming. Mike Jr.. August 24, 2015.
- Web site: 'Gambit' Solo Movie Loses Director Rupert Wyatt. Screen Crush. Hayes, Britt . September 16, 2015 . September 16, 2015.
- Web site: Gambit Movie Is a Sexy Heist Thriller with Channing Tatum. 16 November 2015. collider.com. 24 August 2016.
- BoxOffice. BoxOffice. 703824585028861953. 28 February 2016. Fox's GAMBIT is no longer scheduled for October 7, 2016 and is currently without a release date..
- Web site: X-Men, Fantastic Four and Marvel crossovers, what went wrong with FF and where the hell is Gambit? – The Simon Kinberg Interview. Flickering Myth. Davis. Oli. May 13, 2016.
- Web site: Exclusive: Simon Kinberg on His 'Star Wars' Movie and the Future of the 'X-Men' Universe [TCA 2016]]. Film Slash. Topel. Fred. August 5, 2016.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Simon Kinberg and Olivia Munn Talk X-Men, New Mutants, and Gambit – Saturn Awards 2016. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/DRKEABr4DI8 . 2021-12-20 . live. That Hashtag Show. 7 July 2016. 24 August 2016. YouTube.
- Web site: Doug Liman to Direct 'Dark Universe' for DC, Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE). Justin. Kroll. 24 August 2016. variety.com. 24 August 2016.
- Web site: Gambit: Channing Tatum Still Attached To Star. Screen Rant. Leadbeater. Alex. January 12, 2017.
- 819626387178823680. JarettSays. Channing Tatum is still attached to play Gambit in a standalone #XMen movie, Lauren Shuler Donner told press in the scrum #TCA17 . 12 January 2017.
- Web site: Exclusive: Channing Tatum confirms his Gambit movie is being re-written following the success of Deadpool & Logan. Hey U Guys. Lyus. Jon. August 22, 2017.
- Web site: Channing Tatum's Gambit movie loses director Gore Verbinski. Nick. Romano. 11 January 2018. ew.com. 11 January 2018.
- Web site: Carras . Christi . Producer Simon Kinberg Hopes to Start Filming Channing Tatum's Gambit This Summer . May 14, 2018 . Variety . May 30, 2018.
- Web site: GAMBIT MOVIE WILL BE A ROMANTIC COMEDY, SAYS PRODUCER. Brian. Barnett. September 27, 2018. IGN. September 27, 2018.
- Web site: 'Alita' Flies Out Of Christmas, 'Dark Phoenix' To Rise Summer, 'Deadpool 2' Re-release Hits Sked, 'Gambit' Now 2020 – Fox Date Changes. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. September 28, 2018. September 28, 2018.
- https://collider.com/gambit-movie-details-rupert-wyatt/ Rupert Wyatt Says His 'Godfather'-Inspired 'Gambit' Movie Was Set in the 70s
- Web site: 'Gambit' Is Dead; Disney Drops the X-Men Spinoff from the Schedule. Collider. Goldberg. Matt. May 7, 2019. May 7, 2019.
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- Web site: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Characters and Cast Revealed. Greg. Miller. 20 July 2013. ign.com. 24 August 2016.
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- Web site: MARVEL Super War- Marvel's first MOBA game on mobile. 网易,NetEase. Inc. www.marvelsuperwar.com.
- Web site: Wilkins . Matthew . July 2, 2024 . How to get Rogue and Gambit skins in Fortnite . July 26, 2024 . Sportskeeda.
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- Web site: Venom Truth in Journalism Short Film — Interview with Producer Adi Shankar [Updated]]. Frappier. Rob. Screen Rant. July 31, 2013. 2013-07-31.
- Web site: Adi Shankar Talks His Marvel Short Film "Truth in Journalism". Collura. Scott. IGN. August 6, 2013. 2013-08-06.
- Web site: Venom Strikes Again in "Truth in Journalism". Heilman. Dan. Studio Daily. November 14, 2013. 2013-11-14. 2022-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903203659/https://www.studiodaily.com/2013/11/venom-strikes-again-in-truth-in-journalism/. dead.
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