'Gambit' may be looking at Doug Liman of 'The Bourne Identity', 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith', 'Edge of Tomorrow' fame to direct the X-Men spin-off. Liman will act as replacement director for Rupert Wyatt who exited the project. Lea Seydoux, rumored to play Bella Donna Boudreaux, remains secretive about the upcoming film's current status.
According to Coming Soon, Doug Liman is eyed to helm the upcoming 'Gambit' film starring Channing Tatum in the lead role. The upcoming live-action adaptation of the X-Men character of the same name is set to begin principal photography in New Orleans by next spring. It was reported that Tatum has approached Liman to direct the upcoming film after the latter finished filming 'Mena' with Tom Cruise.
The 50-year old filmmaker worked on several blockbuster hits during the course of his career including the recent 'Edge of Tomorrow' with Cruise and Emily Blunt. He also directed 2010's 'Fair Game', 2008's 'Jumper', 2005's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' and 2002's 'The Bourne Identity'.
The action-adventure film is currently without a director after Rupert Wyatt exited the project. According to Screen Rant, Wyatt was previously set to helm the standalone superhero film when he suddenly dropped it due to disagreements with 20th Century Fox over how the adaptation should go. It was reported that the studio thought Wyatt's vision was "too ambitious" since they were struggling for full control over the final output.
Meanwhile, French actress Lea Seydoux of 'Spectre' and 'Blue Is The Warmest Color' fame is set to star alongside Tatum as Bella Donna Bordeaux. According to Cinema Blend, she remained mum when asked about the current status of the upcoming superhero film. She merely shrugged and said, "For the moment it's... I have nothing to say!"
'Gambit' is slated to debut in cinemas on October 7, 2016 despite not having an official schedule for the beginning of production as of the present. The upcoming film in the X-Men franchise will be a standalone film for the comic book character created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. Gambit is a mutant with superhuman abilities of manipulating kinetic energy.
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