Image courtesy of Marvel StudiosIn a surprising revelation that sheds new light on one of Marvel’s most notorious unmade films, Lizzy Caplan has disclosed that the canceled Gambit movie was conceived as a 1930s-style screwball romantic comedy featuring the popular X-Men character. Speaking in a recent interview with Business Insider, the actress pulled back the curtain on the ambitious vision for the long-abandoned project that would have starred Channing Tatum as the charismatic card-throwing mutant from New Orleans. According to Caplan, who had been cast in an undisclosed role, production had advanced significantly with a start date established and casting completed before the project was ultimately shelved in the aftermath of Disney’s industry-changing acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Gambit’s fascinating creative direction becomes even more intriguing now that Tatum has finally brought his passion project character to life with his scene-stealing appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine last year.During the interview, Caplan expressed surprise that the film never materialized despite its advanced development. “It was a really cool idea.
It’s kind of odd that it got scrapped. Those movies don’t seem to ever get scrapped, but it did,” she said. The actress also confirmed just how close the project came to reality, stating, “We got down the road, we were gonna shoot it.
I think there was a start date.” She further elaborated on her involvement, revealing, “I ha.
