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More WOLVERINE Casting News! This Time It’s Gambit!

as long as he flirts with anything by Datascream	Feb 19th, 2008 07:23:31 AM
that moves I'll be fine. that's what made the guy so much fun to watch. and well...the accent..you know.
Gambitas by CuervoJones	Feb 19th, 2008 07:26:25 AM
al ajillo.
If they made X-Men about 15 years ago by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 19th, 2008 07:28:38 AM
then Jean Claude Van Damme would have made a good Gambit. Martial arts moves, and a decent accent. He actually played a cajun character once. I forget the name of the movie, but it was actually one of his better ones. It was the one where Lance Henricksen was charging guys to hunt homeless people in New Orleans. The runners got a chance for $25,000. It was pretty decent. I think it was called Hard Luck or something like that. I'm too lazy to hit imdb right now.
My Momma Always Used to Say by kevinwillis.net	Feb 19th, 2008 07:28:58 AM
Gambit is as Gambit does. Yeah, that's all I got. Hope the film isn't too dense with bad guys. Using X-Men to spin-off more one-on-one stories seems like a great launching pad for a variety of mutant superheroes. But immediately going for a Batman formula of two-baddies against the one goodguy = 'meh', in my book. Sipderman 3? Anyone?
Yeah, I Signed the Blob Petition by kevinwillis.net	Feb 19th, 2008 07:31:53 AM
Why not? It couldn't be any worse that Kevin Smith in Live Free or Die Hard.
sawyer from lost by Mr_X	Feb 19th, 2008 07:35:31 AM
would be the right man for the right job
Gotta disagree with you Creepy by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 19th, 2008 07:36:37 AM
I didn't collect X-Men long, because I was blowing too much on comics, but I loved the whole thieves guild vs. assassins guild story arc involving Gambit. I hope you are aware that it isn't the cards that explode, but they're just his delivery method of choice.
Good suggestion Mr_X, but my only concern by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 19th, 2008 07:37:54 AM
is how agile he is. Sawyer can throw down to be sure, but I don't know if he's got the martial arts choreography in him.
harry as the blob by Mr_X	Feb 19th, 2008 07:38:28 AM
just you wait and see, harry is losing weight and he's gonna go through an exterme makeover and make all you fuckers regret the day you messed with the main man
Binks by Knuckleduster	Feb 19th, 2008 07:43:54 AM
You're thinking of John Woo's Hard Target, right? That movie's awesome! Especially Arnold Vosloo. "Randal, next time I cut me a steak."
Gotta be better than X-Men 3 by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 19th, 2008 07:48:41 AM
At least there's a talented filmmaker making this.
really? seriously? by BaltBeck	Feb 19th, 2008 07:50:50 AM
oh come on guys and gals. this is shaping up to me another Bat-cameo-fest ala Batman (Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Bane, Floronic Man, Batgirl) and now it'll be Deadpool, Gambit, Sabretooth, Silver Fox, Blob, and Stryker. I wanted to see a Wolverine movie that could pay homage to the 1982 limited series. Too many cameos will distract from the main character and his plot. Give us characters that can support the origins we really enjoyed! Give us Silver Samurai or Mariko Yashida or Sunfire (tell me seeing Logan get torched by Sunfire and then regenerate would not be coooool.) If you guys want gambit, chop up episodes of Friday Night Lights and add your own bad cajun dialect. The movie is beginning to BORE ME!
They better not drop the accent by WolfmanNards	Feb 19th, 2008 07:51:36 AM
He looks like gambit, alright, but they better not drop the fucking accent which has been a sad habit of the x-men films. They lead us to believe that either only americans turn into mutants, or only Americans' stories matter. Do they really think people would have walked out of the theater if Colossus had a Russian accent?
Knuckleduster, yeah now I remember what by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 19th, 2008 07:52:27 AM
made it great - John Woo. And Creepy Thin Man, I don't know if it will translater into live action or not. It sounded like you just have a distaste for Gambit in general.
Creepy Thin Man by WolfmanNards	Feb 19th, 2008 07:53:50 AM
You'll only watch this if it's R rated? The comic books, and cartoons are PG-PG13 at most. What the fuck do you mean ?
Remember "The Magnificent Seven"? by rev_skarekroe	Feb 19th, 2008 07:55:00 AM
When they explained Yul Brynner's Hungarian accent by saying he was Cajun? That was amusing. Has very little to do with Gambit, but still...
all i read is 'Not Josh Holloway' by Obscura	Feb 19th, 2008 07:55:19 AM
and that makes me sad! there really is no one more perfect for this role. though to be honest, im not even sure i want to see this movie.... Gambit is as big a personality as Wolverine, so having him in a wolverine movie automatically means they're not going to use him as well as he could be used on a more level playing field.
Josh Holloway For Gambit!! by magnius	Feb 19th, 2008 07:55:27 AM
Surely "Sawyer" from Lost would be the perfect Gambit?
lol Obscura by magnius	Feb 19th, 2008 07:56:34 AM
We must have posted that almost at the same time!!
Gambit's cool but.... by Lanceloco	Feb 19th, 2008 07:57:32 AM
The problem is, when exactly is this movie taking place? I mean, Wolverine had that adamantium put in him WAY before Gambit was even swimming around in his father's nutsack and the whole first movie SHOULD be based on Wolverine's history BEFORE all the x-men stuff. I mean there is sooo much to cover... Weapon X, WW2, Japan, Alpha Flight etc...Hell you could Make two prequels just on that, then you could re watch the x-men Movies (which are basically wolvie movies anyways) and make a wolvie movie post x-men to have the "Wolvie trilogy"
Shia LaBoeuf as Gambit by Iowa Snot Client	Feb 19th, 2008 07:58:07 AM
I miss the '90s-era animated series, once free with your purchase of two Neapolitan pizzas at Pizza Hut. Pizza and hot Rogue? Hell yeah.
and... by Lanceloco	Feb 19th, 2008 07:58:29 AM
then you Can have Gambit
A resounding.... meh, by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 08:00:41 AM
I always liked the Sawyer from Lost idea. But, in truth, even though I grew up with the late 80's to mid 90's X-Men Gambit never really grew on me, he was just too much like Longshot, who I didn't really like either. My only question is: if this movie is set back in the 70's/80's won;t that mean that that'll throw out the ability to use a correctly aged Gambit in any further X films years from now, or does he not age the way the rest of us do? Okay, that's two questions, but you get my drift. I have also seen renewed rumblings on other sites that point to Ryan Reynolds being back in this as a Deadpool cameo, that fucking rocks by the way. But it just needs to be a little cameo, maybe pass by him once strapped to a table have him say something glib and then have Wolvie pass by him strapped to the same table later during his escape only now his face is utterly fucked up and he expands on previous statement. Funny as hell and the fanboys would totally get it and you don't have another large character to anchor into a story that is getting pretty dense already. The trick would be keeping Reynolds as Deadpool for later, I'm not a huge Deadpool fan either, but you stick Reynolds in there as the guy and I would pay to see that.
Don't make him talk like he does in the comics. by scudd	Feb 19th, 2008 08:01:09 AM
Reading X-Men when I was growing up in NJ, I thought people in Louisiana actually talked like Gambit, with the broken half English/half French dialect. Now that I've lived in LA for 6 years, I can tell you it's not even remotely true. Please do your research, movie people, so you don't alienate an entire state of fans.
The comic books, and cartoons are PG-PG13 at most. by Iowa Snot Client	Feb 19th, 2008 08:02:47 AM
Speaking of the animated series, I always got a laugh out of how careful they were to show you that no one actually got hurt. Sure the tank explodes, but only after you see everyone jump out and run to safety. Which of course presents a conundrum when your star has razor claws and a bad temper. That's what made sentinels a treat...Wolvie could actually attack them.
Hopefully it'll be a brief appearance by Mr Writer	Feb 19th, 2008 08:07:17 AM
I don't mind the character although he was never a favourite, but he has nothing to do with Wolverine's past. I wonder if this means there will be scenes set in the present? Because if Gambit appears during the flashbacks to the early to mid 80s then he'd be in his 40s by the time Wolverine joins the X Men in the early 00s. I'm assuming most of these mutant cameos (such as Deadpool etc) will be part of the Weapon X team Stryker is assembling or mutants on the list that Sabretooth is killing off. I remember there was meant to be a scene with Creed killing Beak from the first version of the script. I suppose a young gambit could be among the mutants Sabretooth tries to kill. Maybe Wolverine intervenes. Le Beau would have to survive if he's signed a three-picture deal.
Good casting choice by Yeti	Feb 19th, 2008 08:07:41 AM
He sort of reminds me of Josh Holloway a little bit.
uh WolfmanNards by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 08:07:51 AM
As someone who comes from a Cajun background on my maternal grandmothers side and I see the cousins down there every few years... uh, last I checked they were Americans. They just have a little different cultural roots, but last I checked.... uh yeah
Gambit's connection to Wolverine mythology! by Mr Writer	Feb 19th, 2008 08:10:02 AM
I've just remembered something. Gambit may not have any link to Wolverine's past. But he does have a link to someone else from Wolverine...Sabretooth. Gambit and Sabretooth go back a long way in the comics and were also in the Marauders together. I wonder if Gambit will be some sort of an associate of Victor Creed who flips to the good guys mid movie?
Jason Biggs for Gambit! by TheBloop	Feb 19th, 2008 08:16:26 AM
That nose would make him a stud.
Van Damme as Gambit... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 19th, 2008 08:16:39 AM
I remember back in the day that he was the dream option to play the role....
only one man can play Gambit by Kloipy	Feb 19th, 2008 08:19:16 AM
Warwick Davis
One of Adam Sandler's only Funny SNL Bits: by Aquatarkusman	Feb 19th, 2008 08:22:28 AM
Cajun Man! Re-ject-SHAWN! Hu-mil-i-a-SHAWN! Mas-turb-a-SHAWN!
Gambit is French? by yodalovesyou	Feb 19th, 2008 08:26:04 AM
So it Should be Guillame de Canet?
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool? by ChrisVenom	Feb 19th, 2008 08:30:12 AM
When did that happen?
Van Damme by Sammy Jankis	Feb 19th, 2008 08:30:13 AM
Van Damme could NOT do a cajun accent. And that movie referenced where he played a cajun was absolutely atrocious. I actually remember laughing out loud in the theater when he retreated to that farm in the swamp, walked out on the porch, and looked up at the mountain capped with snow in the background. Louisiana's highest point is 535 feet above sea level, is covered in forest and is in the far northern part of the state. Maybe you have to live in Louisiana to have the believability of that film blown for you in that moment. Or maybe you've already realized you're sitting in a Van Damme movie.
this not being set in Japan = by Shigeru	Feb 19th, 2008 08:30:45 AM
FAILURE
WolfmanNards, you son of a bitch... by Wolfman Nards	Feb 19th, 2008 08:31:30 AM
I swear to god, get one original bone in your worthless shriveled body and make your own login name. By ripping off MINE you make me look like an ass all day long plus I keep thinking someone hacked mine. You're a fucking tool box. Die in a fire.
ChrisVenom it just a rumor so far by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 08:39:38 AM
But a damn nice bit of casting if it ends up being true.
Does anyone know how...??? by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 08:45:41 AM
Van Damme got that clunking knot on his forehead and why it will not go away. Every time I see the guy (which is usually for 2 seconds as I flip channels; register that, "oh shit, its Van Damme," and then turn it) that damn knot distracts me.
Bad casting, bad character . . . by Nice Marmot	Feb 19th, 2008 08:45:54 AM
I could go on and on about how much I hate Gambit, but I'm too outnumbered here. But I know the character enough to hate this casting. As for the movie, they had me at Wolverine solo movie, Gavin Hood, and Liev Shcrieber. They've lost me w/ every single announcement since. I so fear they're making all the same decisions that went into X3, throwing little bones to the fanboys along w/ a piece of crap movie. Hey, there's Jamie Maddrox, Hey there's Moira, Hey there's Arclight, Hey what a horrible story to cap off this franchise. Who knows, maybe I'll be proven wrong. I remember thinking Batman Begins looked retarded. . .
3 PICTURE DEAL!!! WHY!???!!!! by messi	Feb 19th, 2008 08:46:57 AM
Fucking revert the rights back to Marvel already.
So they cast someone who looks like Josh Holloway? by DerLanghaarige	Feb 19th, 2008 08:48:49 AM
At least on that photo.
Wats dat mon ami? by Dreadlock Holmes	Feb 19th, 2008 08:50:48 AM
Gambit don't like da hate on da internets.
Since nobody's said it... by BlackBauer0320	Feb 19th, 2008 08:50:58 AM
RIGGINS!!!!!!!! For anyone that hasn't seen Friday Night Lights, this guy knows how to play the hilariously smart ass flirt. He is the most entertaining character on the show. This is a solid bit of casting.
maybe I'm the only one really happy about this by freydis	Feb 19th, 2008 08:51:45 AM
but that doesn't make me less happy. I watched X-Men 1-3 pitifully closely hoping Gambit had a background cameo or something.
Old man or not by norrinrad	Feb 19th, 2008 08:54:04 AM
Van Damme is still the only man I want to see playing Gambit.
Is Wolverine Still Making An Appearance ... by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 19th, 2008 08:54:56 AM
... in the Wolverine movie? Or will he just be in the background, like Where's Waldo & His Adamantium Claws?
FatherMcGruder by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 08:58:16 AM
I think he's slated to appear in the third act for about 15 seconds and contactually so because you know they have to justify Jackman's paycheck and all.
Haven't seen the show by the beef	Feb 19th, 2008 09:00:52 AM
so I can't judge. Ever since I saw The Count of Monte Cristo I thought Guy Pearce would make a solid Gambit. He's probably too old for what they were going for though.
I'm wth you, Mori by PantherMatt	Feb 19th, 2008 09:07:07 AM
Gambit and Venom: two highly popular characters that I couldn't give two craps about. At least he's better than Longshot!
The Lost guy would have been great for Gambit by mistergreen	Feb 19th, 2008 09:09:11 AM
But I guess they're looking for a teen-age type to fit in with the rest of the cast.
THAT'S ALL, BUBS by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 19th, 2008 09:09:58 AM
Like Porky Pig. Oh wait, this isn't Warners, is it?
Warwick Davis for Sabertooth! by TheBloop	Feb 19th, 2008 09:11:23 AM
The man can just nail the part of 7 foot tall psycho killer, I'm tell ya.
SAWYER!!!! by Leafy McPlantsalot	Feb 19th, 2008 09:15:40 AM
WTF? I love FNL. Riggins is one of my favorites. But if i was a betting man i would say that kid could only play riggins. the idea of him having a cajun accent... anyway, Sawyer from lost would have been perfect. by making him smaller and younger it feels like they are going the cyclops route from the original movie. whatever.
Please don't respond to WolfmanNards comments by Wolfman Nards	Feb 19th, 2008 09:17:45 AM
It's not me... It's Wolfman_Nards. If you don't see the space than you're reading the comments of the jack ass who is playing some fucking game. Anyways... this movie could be good. There. I've said it.
I still say by Purgatori	Feb 19th, 2008 09:21:04 AM
Vincent Ventresca was born to be Gambit. Look at the hair man! http://imaniacs.org/vince/dari en8.jpg
Shia LEBOOOOF as Gambit! by Unlabled	Feb 19th, 2008 09:21:23 AM
Ok, I know, tired ass joke
2 castings: 1 hit 1 miss by Unlabled	Feb 19th, 2008 09:22:01 AM
I like Reynolds for Deadpool but this model guy for Gambit isn't that good an actor
TheBloop, RE: Warwick by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 19th, 2008 09:24:38 AM
I'm pretty sure he's already been cast as one of Gambit's playing cards.
Gamibit's Accent by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 19th, 2008 09:30:13 AM
Doesn't matter who they cast, they're going to tap the re-animated corpse of chef Justin Wilson to do voice-over. "Thass dat Blob, de fat man, I gehr-oooon-TEE!"
This doesn't make sense to me by lonecow	Feb 19th, 2008 09:53:19 AM
The reason they always said they kept Gambit out of X-Men was because they mixed his character up with Wolverine, so Wolverine became more of a ladies man. So they go and put Gambit in a Wolverine movie??? Rogue better be in this.
Long ago I hoped Harry Connick Jr. for Gambit by Dasher	Feb 19th, 2008 10:05:36 AM
He would have given the role some Cajun authenticity, but he's too old for it now.
Sucks. VINCENT CASSEL IS GAMBIT by wilsonfisk89	Feb 19th, 2008 10:12:24 AM
No, he's not 21 years old, but he is a shoe-in for this role, and would kick serious ass. Fuck this bullshit teenage casting. Cassel is Gambit!
Shigeru, on the subject of Japan... by digitalcos	Feb 19th, 2008 10:20:21 AM
Take a close look at the silhouette in the background of the USA TODAY pic. I'm suspecting that's Japanesse architecture. http://tinyurl .com/yw4gv7
Oh, and Scudd... by digitalcos	Feb 19th, 2008 10:20:57 AM
How does six years in LA familiarize you with Louisiana accents?
I'm with Josh Holloway all the way by JacksParasites	Feb 19th, 2008 10:21:56 AM
Sawyer was born to play Gambit
Seriously, what's not to like? by TheLastCleric	Feb 19th, 2008 10:24:03 AM
The character is an interesting anti-hero type with an incredibly cool mutant power. I always thought he was a fan favorite but whatever.
This is the guy who throws bicycle cards at bad guys, right? by ArcadianDS	Feb 19th, 2008 10:27:14 AM
A superpower I never really thought was cool. "The First National Bank is being robbed! Somebody help us!" "Dont worry, miss. I got a deck of cards on me. I'll show them a game of 52 pickup that will make them tremble in fear."
How Avril Lavigne for X-23? by Prof. Pop-Cult	Feb 19th, 2008 10:28:29 AM
Just kidding. But in many of the recent depictions of X-23 in the comics, it's obvious she's been modeled after a young Avril.
Brittany Spears at Dazzler by TheBloop	Feb 19th, 2008 10:36:45 AM
Heard that was something Ratner wanted to do. For that alone, he should be trapped in a room with Rosie 'O after she has been on Blassy's 30 day Oat Bran Prune Juice challenge/
FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLor d by TheBloop	Feb 19th, 2008 10:38:30 AM
how about Jason Biggs as Bishops. Beak gotta eat.
Why? by staticneuron	Feb 19th, 2008 10:42:59 AM
What does gambit ave to do with the origin of wolverine? Or maybe this movie is taking a different approach.
why include gambit by palewook	Feb 19th, 2008 10:53:36 AM
makes no sense
Why include? by Burgundy82	Feb 19th, 2008 11:13:26 AM
What does Gambit have to do with Woverine.. makes no sense. Maybe this movie is taking a different approach?
digitalcos LA is the postal Abbreviation for Louisiana by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 11:24:28 AM

I guess they have to save money somewhere by BadMrWonka	Feb 19th, 2008 11:27:36 AM
this tool will probably do it for 10 bucks and a candy bar. make a mental note, studios...not EVERYONE on a well-reviewed TV show is necessarily a good actor...
Please people, lets all think before we type by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 11:28:08 AM

Why not added more mutants? by zooch	Feb 19th, 2008 11:31:52 AM
Who says the supporting cast has to be humans? You ever read the comics? Mutants everywhere. Even in Wolverine comics.
so it's set in the 70s...so gambit is in his 50/60s by x-men tim by lex romero	Feb 19th, 2008 11:32:17 AM
Hhmm this seems awkward if they ever get around to making an x4. Though with the amount of other mutants they seem to be putting in wolverine it's starting to feel like another xmen film! And tbh wolverine took up so much screen time the x-men films pretty much were a wolverine film, plus mutant sidekicks.
Holy fuck Mori, dont you like ANYTHING?! by Mike_D	Feb 19th, 2008 11:41:42 AM
Jeesh.
Actually Lex, the movie takes place over years not just the 70s. by Mike_D	Feb 19th, 2008 11:42:32 AM
so think 80s time.
Holloway too built... by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Feb 19th, 2008 11:42:45 AM
especially next to Jackman. Gambit needs to be a skinny but ripped dude. I say this kid looks the part.
and Renalds for Deadpool... by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Feb 19th, 2008 11:43:59 AM
is genius.
did i spell any name right? by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Feb 19th, 2008 11:44:56 AM
whateves.
Taylor Kitsch is great for Gambit by zooch	Feb 19th, 2008 11:45:24 AM
Josh Halloway doesn't want to play Gambit, he already turned it down when they wanted to cast him for X-Men 3. Taylor looks the part. He's no skinny wimp; they don't call him Big Tim Riggins on FNL for nothing, he's 6' and muscular.
Thanks nerosday. by digitalcos	Feb 19th, 2008 11:47:36 AM
I guess I look kinda dumb now. I'll go sit in the corner and play quitely.
that´s a Kitsch casting by pipergates	Feb 19th, 2008 11:47:41 AM
i think Gambit, though a flashy mtv kind of persona, can be a cool character in the hands of a gifted director like Hood.
I have to admit by SlickyVonBoner	Feb 19th, 2008 12:06:32 PM
Josh Holloway would be perfect, though I always thought Gambit was kind of a silly character
Steve Buscemi as Gambit! by donwillymo	Feb 19th, 2008 12:10:19 PM
Why am I Mr. Pink!?
Holloway didn't want this shit. by Shermdawg	Feb 19th, 2008 12:13:21 PM
He was offered the role in X3 and turned it down for being too similar to Sawyer. And with their treatment of Rogue, what would be the point in bringing him in? Unless they were gonna pair him up with Berry. Ugh.
blech... by force_fed	Feb 19th, 2008 12:17:16 PM
i attended the NHL all star game this year and kitsch was one of the "celebrity" hosts of the skills competition. he has the personality of chopped liver. i know that might not have much to do with his performance here, but i swear i think he might be one of the blandest young "talents" ever to grace either screen.
RE: Wolfman Nards by blackhole4140	Feb 19th, 2008 12:19:18 PM
Man, I used to pay attention to your comments. After what you said about Gambit not being American, I will ignore all future postings. It's like you're a different person, man.
Kitsch on Friday Night Lights... by Lenny Nero	Feb 19th, 2008 12:20:15 PM
...is the kind of guy who'll beat the shit out of you and fuck your girlfriend, but you'll still end up liking him.
Gambit's kinda fallen out of favor since he's a sorta bad guy ag by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 19th, 2008 12:23:17 PM

again, I meant to say by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 19th, 2008 12:24:47 PM

xiphos by BadMrWonka	Feb 19th, 2008 12:32:45 PM
I just don't really like the kid as an actor on FNL all that much. but it's partly that I thought his character was the thinnest.
Josh Holloway from lost for solid snake by Krigan	Feb 19th, 2008 12:33:19 PM
Holloway would have been a fine choice for gambit but I also think he would be great as the lead in a metal gear movie.
anyone else think Justin Theroux? by BadMrWonka	Feb 19th, 2008 12:34:08 PM
if he grew his hair out a little. he's perfectly skinny/buff, can do the sly smile thing, and is great with accents.
Once again, this isn by ZeroCorpse	Feb 19th, 2008 12:35:32 PM

Once again, this isn't 616 Marvel by ZeroCorpse	Feb 19th, 2008 12:39:37 PM
This is the Marvel movie universe, or one of them, and in this one it's perfectly OK for Wolverine to have some connection to Remy in the past. So in this dimension, Gambit is an ugly, small-faced jocky-looking guy. Hey, in one Marvel universe, Gambit is half Atlantean, so this should be better than that, at least.
i'm excited but BEEE CARREEFFULLL by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 19th, 2008 12:52:02 PM
mutant overload mutant overload....x2 was amazing and the only superhero movie that has done something with that big of a scope right...pleasee quantity is not quality.. I want to see all these characters but It's difficult to have my cake and eat it to... i'm excited/scared ...the castings have been great though
I'm pretty sure by Darkocity	Feb 19th, 2008 12:54:09 PM
I read somewhere that when Xmen3 was in production under Vaughn Josh Holloway was already approached to play him; but he declined because he was worried about typecasting along with Sawyer. Fuck that, swallow ur Texas pride and do it man! Sorry to say though, but we all know whatever they deliver will be Sub-par, filmwise anyway. Gavin Hood is promising though.
No offense ment digitalcos... by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 01:04:55 PM
It just sounded like you were kinda calling Scudd out and we southerners are protective of our adopted Yankees. Like pets. Their little accents are so cute you just wanat to pinch 'em. Just kidding Scudd.
the only typecasting this will result in by ArcadianDS	Feb 19th, 2008 01:05:48 PM
"That Josh Holloway is the 'cant act to save his life' type of actor."
And before you northerners jump on me. by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 01:09:30 PM
The accent and check pinching thing is just an inside joke, my wife is from Boston and her family say that about my accent. And I know I'll get called out in a posting later by someone with no sense of humor if I don't explain now.
Be careful what you wish for... by Ray Garraty #47	Feb 19th, 2008 01:14:20 PM
There has never been a successful cajun accent in the history of modern cinema. Never. They need to adhere to a "less is more" philosophy, or the performance will be a joke. Remember, the character himself was created by people who had no idea what a real acadian would talk like, making him a stereotype already. You already have to suspend disbelief during a superhero movie, do you really want to listen to a "Dennis Quaid in Everybody's All-American or Wilford Brimley in Hard Target" performance by a guy wearing purple and black body armor while wearing a leather trenchcoat? For two hours?
Xiphos by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 19th, 2008 01:24:14 PM
In recent X-Men comics, Gambit ends up with the X-Men's enemies the Marauders, who've kidnapped a mutant baby. It's a long story, but Gambit's got a long history with the Marauders, going all the way back to 1984 and the Mutant Massacre. All X-fans will know all about this.
Xiphos by Ray Garraty #47	Feb 19th, 2008 01:25:12 PM
Ha! (Unless you're a wizard.) One solution: Rob Schneider reprises his role from "The Waterboy", in leather trenchcoat, purple and black body armor, black headband, purple contacts, with a glowing deck of cards. Constant references to swamps, alligators, and french bon mots. Box Office Gold.
If you haven't seen FNL... by jimmy_009	Feb 19th, 2008 01:26:40 PM
...then let me tell you, this is good casting. I have a feeling 10 years from now people will look back on FNL and say "Damn, a lot of big actors came out of that show." Hopefully they start casting the guy that plays Matt Saresen (sp) and Minka Kelly.
Thought this movie was set way in the past by George Newman	Feb 19th, 2008 01:27:05 PM
oh well
Ray Garraty #47 by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 01:27:28 PM
I know accents are strange especially Cajun, the overall New Orleans sounds oddly like a Brooklyn accent, Cajun is a muted amalgam of Justin Williams or whatever the old chef's name was and New Orleans mixed with what’s left of the old southern accent which with folks from my generation now sounds almost mid western after being diluted by all the sounds of people that have moved here now, I laugh when I see real southerners act like Reece Witherspoon and Holly Hunter and seeing them speak "normally" for most roles but when they're cast as southerners they are made or asked to speak the way we sounded three or four generations ago. I guess the same is true of people like Mark Wahlberg when he's asked to lay on an especially heavy South Boston accent. Matthew McConaughey is one of the few southern guys out there who just says screw it this is how I sound and goes with it. And when its too difficult to take the time to get it right Hollywood just goes with a steroetype.
This is honestly, remarkably, perfect casting. by Freakemovie	Feb 19th, 2008 01:28:32 PM
I just finished a Friday Night Lights marathon a few days ago, and Taylor Kitsch is the perfect Gambit. He looks the part, sounds the part (yeah, I know a Texas accent isn't the same as a Cajun accent, but he'll get there), and is young enough to grow into the role but not too young to be lame. He's also got the really hot/ladies man thing down. I'm pretty sure he turned me a little bit gay. (For the record, Josh Holloway would've been pretty sweet but honestly he always struck me as too lanky and slightly too old.)
Never loved Gambit either. Great powerful, jerk character by George Newman	Feb 19th, 2008 01:33:05 PM
I always found him to be obnoxious. Not my type of guy, and writers never could never find a way to depict him consistently. ANd I'm not talking about the good/bad dynamic. I'm talking about is he a stupid bayou hick, or a brilliant, mysteriously educated man. That's where the thief aspect comes into play, i guess, but writers like CLAREMONT just couldnt get it right. A while back when Claremont came back to do X-MEN, he made Gambit leader of one of the teams. And he got them out of really sticky situations, usually employing an cunning intellect that surely wasn't his. It's inconsistent, but i dont think I'd like the guy either way.
Nerosday by Ray Garraty #47	Feb 19th, 2008 01:33:08 PM
You nailed it. I can't add much to what you posted. I am a 36-year-old New Orleanian and people who aren't great at placing my accent usually think I'm from New York, until they see my name...which is very French. And I can't imitate a cajun accent to save my life, seeing as I don't know too many cajun people. If Louisianans can't do it, how can you expect some guy from Cali to do it right?
Chris Clairmont is mainly responsible... by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 01:38:56 PM
for the way people think of Gambit's vocal style, he was the writer of X-Men during the early years of the character. He always had a habbit of really hamming up accents like Nightcrawler's German, Rogue's Mississippi/Southern, and Colossus' Russian. It was just a comic/fast way to let the reader know quick and dirty where everyone was from in a few quick lines of dialogue. Saddly it became a comic staple.
Mr Sinister by tehgreekhammer	Feb 19th, 2008 01:41:10 PM
Could be responsile for Gambit not aging thru the years, if they ever wanted to bring Gambit into todays Xmen movie. But Im with the guy who said the thing about the 616 Marvel universe.
Too many crossovers and badguys? Call the WAAAHmbulance! by Immortal_Fish	Feb 19th, 2008 01:48:37 PM
Have any of you ever actually read an X-Men comic? Hell, the Batman Begins adaptation, which so many here laud as the greatest comic adaptation ever (personally, I dissent) features not one, not two, but THREE villains. Enough with the cries of "too many (insert plural pronoun here)!" It can and has already been done to your satisfaction.
X Men - The Silly Mutants with one minute by skywalkerfamily	Feb 19th, 2008 01:53:58 PM
of screen time.
Great casting. by Rev. Slappy	Feb 19th, 2008 01:54:43 PM
Riggins will be very good in this role.
Gambit was a sign of the horrible 90s by reflecto	Feb 19th, 2008 01:54:49 PM
CHARGE DE CARD THROW DE CARD MON AMI!!! Get fucked, you bastard. I am so glad he's not a major part of the X-Men anymore. He ruined Rogue. And he'll likely ruin this film.
Gérard Depardieu as Gambit! by livahd	Feb 19th, 2008 01:55:51 PM
at least zombie ain't directing
"WOLVERINE AND FRIENDS" by Mullah Omar	Feb 19th, 2008 02:10:36 PM
The more characters they add, the more it seems like Wolverine will end up as a cameo in his own film. This sounds like it's becoming the start of a second X-Men trilogy.
Immortal Fish... by Grendel745	Feb 19th, 2008 02:15:00 PM
Personally its not the amount of characters, its the rather dubious ties to a Wolverine movie. Sabertooth and Stryker are a given, especially Victor Creed. He's the closest thing to an arch-nemesis Wolvie has. A villain that's all his, not based on him being an X-Men. Deadpool I can see, given the Weapon X program and the fact (unless its been retconned) that his healing factor came from something extracted from Wolverine. Gambit and Blob however sound like nothing more then "hey we need some more mutants in here."
How is Sabertooth explained, is X1 cannon? by wilsonfisk89	Feb 19th, 2008 02:15:25 PM
Lame ass sabertooth from one, with no previous connection to Logan...
VINCENT CASSEL FOR GAMBIT by wilsonfisk89	Feb 19th, 2008 02:15:55 PM
again
most Marvel charcters... by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Feb 19th, 2008 02:18:12 PM
are stereotypes. at least the ones that are supposed to have some sort of ethnic background. LeBeau, as cajun as you could get. Wagner, very very German. And Rasputin. If we ever get a Cuban x-man his last name will be Castro. wait, what was Skin's real name...
that was relevant... by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Feb 19th, 2008 02:20:46 PM
back when i started writing it, before i got distracted. my bad.
Trek v Wolvie @ BO May '09 by the podosphere	Feb 19th, 2008 02:20:54 PM
Am not concerned because summer of '07 proved Hollywood could toss out Spiderman v Shrek v Pirates and all three did just fine.
Digitalcos, I meant LA is in Louisiana by scudd	Feb 19th, 2008 02:21:24 PM
Not Los Angeles. Sorry if I wasn't clear. Louisiana just seems to be one of those states that can't escape 100-year old stereotypes in Hollywood films.
Immortal_Fish thats true, but... by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 02:28:36 PM
but the difference between Batman Begins and X3 was that those villains each played a role within the confines of the story. Falcone was an underworld boss who's complicity Ra's Al Ghul needed to effectively mixed the drug shipments into, and Scarecrow was a greed focused facilitator who's placement at Arkham and its geographic placement and isolation over the narrows allowed for the correct place to distribute the chemicals into the water supply unnoticed Basically he was killing Gotham with its own corruption and greed. In X3 did we really need Mystique, Pyro, Juggernaut, Callisto, Multiple Man, Lawnmower Man, Waterhose Man, Flea, Lizard Man, Phat, Psylocke, Arclight, Kid Omega, Glob Herman, Omega Mutie.... and Magneto. Now laugh, but that list came off of IMDB, and every single one of those characters got screen time in a 90-minute movie. You can't compare Batman's 3 to the last X-Men's dozen plus named and screen timed baddies and say that 3 was too much. It was just a way better movie. Too many faces and names and tie-ins always equals Rattner-like cluster F#@$. I think Wolverine will be good, but there really doesn't need to be that many characters chewing scenery at one time, fanboys be damned. And I dare you to find a good X-Men story, single issue or two, now not a plot line that has more than two dozen baddies in it.
Grendel745 better point half the length by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 02:29:57 PM

It mystifies me how anyone could be excited for this by IndustryKiller!	Feb 19th, 2008 02:30:14 PM
Especially givent hat it's in the cannon of the bland (X1) to awful (X3) X-Men film with an actor who had almost completely lost sight of the character by the last part of the franchise. Not to mention the insane amount of random characters showing up for seemingly no reason. I guess it's just impossible to disappoint some people.
van damme by GavinVanDraven	Feb 19th, 2008 02:31:14 PM
would be perfect casting. fuck this teen bullshit. why cant a mutant be a grown up? and what the fuck would gambit be doing in wolverine's origin story? or deadpool for that matter....
Finally We're Getting Gambit by That 70s Venom	Feb 19th, 2008 02:32:44 PM
I'm just glad we're finally getting Gambit on the big screen. That dude looks sort of like him so I'm satisfied so far, but we'll have to wait and see how he pulls it off.
Why not just do X-Men 4? by mooseaka	Feb 19th, 2008 02:32:53 PM
Sorry, but if you are going to introduce a whole bunch of new mutants, why not just do X-Men 4, or better yet, just do "X-Men Return" and pretend 3 never happened just like Superman did. We already spent half of X-Men 2 learning about Wolverine's past, and frankly, I've seen enough "Origin" superhero movies in the past decade, that I just want someone with a brain to make a movie about someone harnessing their already-understood powers and just having a fun movie. Enough "Wow, I think I'm special" movies already. They are clearly the easiest movies to write because everyone is doing it. Show me a good sequel that builds on the original (i.e. X-Men 2) and then I'm impressed.
Nerds love this stuff by Emperor_was_a_jerk	Feb 19th, 2008 02:33:04 PM
Lot's of opinions about a movie that has not even been made.
Wolverine needs to be a smaller movie by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 02:38:58 PM
Stryker, good. Creed, the real Creed very good, Silver Fox yep need her. Deadpool, not needed, but he would have been there. Couple Hundred disposable guards to be brutally mauled in Wolverine’s escape, go for it. Dozens of other mutants.... really?
the "House of M " principle by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 02:47:51 PM
A few years ago Marvel had so many mutant characters they had to literally decimate the mutant population by coming up with a crap story about how 90% were de-powered. If the comic company has decades to expand on these characters and even they go; "oh shit, this cast is too big!" One would think that Fox would get that and step back a bit. It'd help their production budgets to do a go action based character peice instead of going nuts trying to show 800 mutants a movie. I don't think most fans would mind either after seeing the toxic waste dump that was Last Stand.
X3 Actually Got Wolvie Right... by TheLastCleric	Feb 19th, 2008 02:51:23 PM
That scene in the forest where he battles(and kills) several of Magneto's mutants was the closest anybody has gotten to showing Wolvie really busting heads like he does in the comics. Singer came close with X2 when the soldiers attacked the mansion but even those scenes seemed subdued. I don't have a problem with the cameos personally, since they most likely will be just that but I'd love to see a bloodier, nastier version of Wolverine. The real bummer is that Jackman has the chops to deliver a fully realized Wolvie, he just needs a studio with some balls and a director with some vision to make it happen.
Anybody calling for Van Damme isn't a fan of anything. by Pops Freshemeyer	Feb 19th, 2008 02:57:39 PM
Unless you're calling for Cletus Van Damme.
never heard anyone in La that sounds like Gambit by BMacSmith	Feb 19th, 2008 03:10:06 PM
kinda like Rogue saying "ya'll" when talking to one person.
What I want to see by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 03:12:24 PM
I'd just love to see a movie that shows wolvie's dark side. In the comics you must remember this was a man that volunteered to be turned into a killer who was THAT guy. Who was the guy who's animal rage manifested because this indomitable sense of honor clashed so violently with what he was and what he was doing. If they can show me that Wolverine, that Logan, not so much of this James Howlett new wolvie stuff, I'll be a really happy fan boy. I want to see a movie that explains the deconstruction of a human and how they pull themselves back together and recreate their persona from a blank slate. Asking too much from a comic movie?
I dig Gambit. by Brians Life	Feb 19th, 2008 03:19:38 PM
I didn't get into X-Men until the Jim Lee X-Men of the 90's. Most of the NEW characters (Bishop, Cable, etc) sucked....but Gambit seemed like the diamond in the rough. Plus he's got a damn cool (if gimmicky) power. From what I hear this Wolverine movie jumps around alot in time....hoping they don't fuck this up like x3. Is there consensus yet...that movie was garbage. Hey, I'm fair...so was Spidey 3 AND Superman Returns.
BMac.... by Brians Life	Feb 19th, 2008 03:21:12 PM
...are you goin by the cartoon voice? That was a terrible cajun dialect. My first time in New Orleans I was dissapointed that not EVERYONE says "mon amie" at the end of every sentence.
Thank you BMacSmith by nerosday	Feb 19th, 2008 03:25:30 PM
People always think we say y'all to everybody, but it’s a colloquialism, an improper/ informal conjugation for "you all" in plural. In GA we only say it when we are talking to more than one person. Its like my wife's bunch saying "you guys". "What do y'all want for diner?" "Where did y'all go on vacation this summer?" It usually aimed family units, usually with a question. Sorry I teach English and History... I'll shut up now.
I love it when Moriarty says he's "on-record" about something... by DG	Feb 19th, 2008 04:12:09 PM
..'cos yeah, Drew, we keep track of that sort of stuff. Bet Gavin Hood's thrilled as well that the co-writer of 'Pro-Life' has "high hopes" for him.
Can you please just tell us the information instead of giving us by wintocha67	Feb 19th, 2008 04:16:43 PM
I'm so tired of your website. If it's not some preposterously obscure reference to some comic book from the 70's, it's dead links.
DG...THAT was funny. by Brians Life	Feb 19th, 2008 04:21:41 PM
Thanks for the laugh. Let's not forget the AICN tv show.
Oh, brilliant by pointjoe	Feb 19th, 2008 04:24:05 PM
The only way this will be any good is if these characters are barely in it...or as flashbacks. Have to agree with the comment about doing the limited series from '82. That makes the most sense, but that's why we won't see it...oh, well. Warp factor suck Mr. Sulu...
There isn't going to be an X4. I hate FOX. by The Founder	Feb 19th, 2008 04:33:49 PM
FOX isn't going to do an x4 cause it's now to costly for them. They are going to use Wolverine and just throw some more mutants into the mix, while gutting the entire xteam. Wolverine does not need a horde of thrown in that shou;dv'e been in the xmen films. Why would Gambit even be in the wolverine movie? i can agree that wolverine needs to be maller scale and yes he can deal with mutants who were always knwn to have a past connection with him, but gambit? I get guys like Sabretooth, silverfox, and some others, but throwing in mutants like Gambit, Blob, and not out the realm of possibilty mutants like Emma Frost and the hellfire club, Mr Sinister, Apcalypse, Havok, Polaris and who ever else is just ridicuals cause they were never known to be in Wolverine's past.So Fox is going to rewrite history to the characters again. Do they ever ever learn? Me thinks not.
I'm more exciting about the casting of... by BLIND ALBINO PENGUINS	Feb 19th, 2008 04:34:57 PM
Stryker. Danny Huston is a good choce, I believe. He was brilliant in The Proposition and a great Marlowe in 30 Days Of Night.
Didn't they learn anything from X3? by Havokscry	Feb 19th, 2008 04:39:10 PM
Why don't they throw as many characters as possible so they don't have to worry about character development? Gambit doesn't fit in a Wolverine movie. While they're at it, why not throw Black Panther and Ant-man in so they can plug those forthcoming movies.
I have no problem with the casting for Gambit. by The Founder	Feb 19th, 2008 04:43:15 PM
I do feel he doesn't need to be in a stand alone Wolverine film. why have him but no rogue? That has always been part of the character in the comics. Gambit and rogue was the only thing that made Gambit somewhat interesting to me. i never found him to be a standalone intersting character. Gambit's popualrity has been his connecting to the Xteam and specifically rogue. What's his point in a Wolverine movie. i would ranther see mutants that are more interesting and popular then Gambit put in wolverine and who could actually serve a purpose. Fox always prove to be out of step and understand the concept of the Xuniverse. For god's sake they did an incomplete Phoenix story for starters, but to make matters worse they didn't even have psyclops as part of the story. They don't get it.
Kids are gonna be happy by Aethyrr	Feb 19th, 2008 05:01:41 PM
..just like the Venom fan kids were happy last year. See? It all comes together
Sawyer was busy I take it? by Lemming	Feb 19th, 2008 05:04:14 PM
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jack Black as The Blob! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 19th, 2008 05:06:54 PM
No CGI needed.
Different FNL, Lucas Black! by mpiehler	Feb 19th, 2008 05:15:30 PM
It should have been Lucas Black!
They should do a Dazzler cameo.... by Han Cholo	Feb 19th, 2008 05:16:24 PM
Wolverine's at a concert with Dazzler in the background. She helps him capture some baddies or something. That would be dope.
Shoulda got Michael Vartan by Drath	Feb 19th, 2008 05:16:45 PM
He'd effect a good creole accent and he'd be a good foil for Jackman's Wolverine...or are they even looking for that after fucking it up with Cyclops?
Holloway as Gambit = Crispin Glover as Joker by oisin5199	Feb 19th, 2008 05:17:11 PM
In other words, fanboy bullshit that was never going to happen. I just don't get it when people say that Holloway would be perfect for Gambit. He's too old, too beefy, too white trashy. Gambit is young and slick and Cajun. And people keep repeating this rumor that he was offered the role for X3, but as far as I know, Gambit was never in the script, it was just wishful thinking. If anyone has evidence that the offer was ever actually made, I'd like to see it. I've never seen FNL, but when I googled this new guy, he certainly has the look and the body down, and most things that I've heard about the show involve kudos for the acting. The look and style is the hardest part to cast (I originally liked the rumor that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was under consideration), but I think they got it. I'm very curious how all these characters fit together. The only one I'm concerned about is Blob. They already did that visual joke for X3, which was sort of a Blob reference (combined with that one X-Force character who could change his weight). And the Blob feels like much more Silver Age X-Men. Like if they ever did that X-Men reboot with the original group (Cyke, Jean, Beast, Iceman, Angel), he'd be a good villain candidate. Otherwise, he's a bit silly for this supposed gritty raw 90s Wolverine. Sabretooth, Deadpool and Gambit can fit in that world easily. Blob? Not so much.
SCREW YOU I love Gambit! by Rufferto	Feb 19th, 2008 05:24:24 PM
That doesn't mean I'll watch this. Fox really murdered this franchise and to me, it wasn't even that great to begin with. I remember being optimistic after watching the improvements of the second one that it will get better. Then the third one turned it all into shit. That ridiculous Juggernaut with the leather fetish alone was enough for me to steer clear of it in the theaters. Why did they put an out there magical character into something they claim was supposed to be more "realistic". It's proof that realism is an excuse to do all the things that in fact make the least sense and people continue to buy it.
Also in the first X-men movie by Rufferto	Feb 19th, 2008 05:44:51 PM
Sabretooth didn't have a character and he had nothing to do with Wolverine except maybe that they fought at the end. So now because that was a huge mistake to give Magneto the only background to the X-men or making him one of the few casted evil mutants who can act they have to go back on the lame premise and say he suddenly has history with Wolverine. It's about the same thing with fish face Mystique. She should of had a history with Rogue that could of easily been written into the first movie. She was the one after all that tricked Rogue into leaving the X-men. BUT no. We can't have that. It would take screen time away from things like Oscar award winning Halle berry delivering great lines like her toad and lightning speech. Kind of think of it, the majority of the X-men had no history. There was so much that could of been used but the focus was too much on Wolverine to do so. WOLVERINE and some other mutants.
That's what X-men should of been called by Rufferto	Feb 19th, 2008 05:46:48 PM

I don't mind these characters in cameo roles by Detective_Fingerling	Feb 19th, 2008 05:47:56 PM
just not in supporting main character/main villain roles like Venom and Sandman. They were more like long cameos rather than supporting roles. I hope the Blob part is more like the first fight with Sabretooth in X1 in the snow. It'll be cool to have Wolvie fight a known villain as a ramp up to his fight with Victor Creed.
Looks ok for the part by br1947	Feb 19th, 2008 06:05:04 PM
I'd still rather have Josh Holloway or a much younger Val Kilmer (think Tombstone).
There a million cool stories to film... by Prossor	Feb 19th, 2008 06:17:22 PM
and the studios are making this movie, a spinoff of a shitty S&M series? All of these will be ripe for mst3k in a few years, actually they already are. I pray for more guilds to strike!!!!!
I can deal with this, but by Dylan2e	Feb 19th, 2008 06:21:20 PM
Now the Black Eyed Peas guy is in it? That strikes me as incredibly lame. I just hope it's a very small part.
Gambit by GingerBallz	Feb 19th, 2008 06:24:53 PM
I grew up ga-ga for Gambit. He was my favorite superhero AND X-Man growing up. While I could see him fitting into a Wolvie storyline (he was sort of the only other X-Man (male) that gained Logan's respect, and Gambit did make a number of cameos in Wolvie's solo series as a partner in crime (remember when they went to Japan?)), I would have rather held him off to reboot the X-Men series. He could have been the perfect new lead as we've had our share of Wolvie and everyone else is dead. I hope he's kind of on the fence the entire movie until the end, not siding with good or bad, just looking out for himself, thieving when necessary. I think it would be really cool if in his first appearance in the film, Remy and Logan fought, then Remy got away, only to come back and help Logan later. He probably won't have that big of a role, but that's how I would have put him in an X-Men movie.
Has a rapper EVER been a good actor? by Dylan2e	Feb 19th, 2008 06:25:56 PM
I can't think of any. But I guess "Will.i.am." couldn't let his bandmate "Taboo" get all the glory in the next Street Fighter flick.
And... by GingerBallz	Feb 19th, 2008 06:28:20 PM
He could have been great in an X-Men 4 as the student who finally gave Logan his match. They could have butted heads constantly, helping Logan to grow into a "teacher" while having to deal with a flashy, cocky, yet talented pupil. Would have been an interesting relationship...hope that's how they pull it off in this one. Also, I have to admit, I really wanted to play Gambit. Been training physically a lot, would just have to grow my hair out. I've got da accent down an' every-ting, no?
Is Minka Kelly... by Lenny Nero	Feb 19th, 2008 06:31:52 PM
...still banging John Mayer?
Ice T, Ice Cube, Will Smith, Eminem... by TheGhostWhoLurks	Feb 19th, 2008 06:35:29 PM
When they've done dramatic roles have all been good actors. 99.9& of the posturing rappers do is acting anyway... they've had YEARS of practicing convincing people that they're something they're really not.
99.9% by TheGhostWhoLurks	Feb 19th, 2008 06:36:06 PM
Pardon my fumble-fingers... :P
Gambit is crap by Pariah74	Feb 19th, 2008 06:54:24 PM
Seriously. A hero who flings cards, wears a trench coat, and has fingerless gloves? That was cool in 1991. Now it's just stupid. Might as well give him a mullet and some big guns and a cigar. If you like Gambit the odds are pretty high that you probably think bands like AC/DC, Quiet Riot, and Poison "totally rawk, dude!" And you probably own a du-rag with skulls on it. Douche.
Pariah74 by GingerBallz	Feb 19th, 2008 07:04:57 PM
I'm just curious, because I am a big Gambit fan, and sort-of an AC/DC fan, who do you like? Both as a superhero character or band? If you say anything like "The Killers, The Strokes, any Emo band, Linkin Park, Godsmack", or anything like that, we'll find out who the real douche is. I like Gambit because he is a complicated character with an interesting back story and fills a void in the lack of comedy, charm, fun, and relationships in the X-Men franchise.
Just for the record... by GingerBallz	Feb 19th, 2008 07:05:52 PM
I do think Quiet Riot and Poison totally suck, as do most other cock rock bands. (Except of course, for Skid Row)
Also... by GingerBallz	Feb 19th, 2008 07:07:25 PM
I don't know about this casting for Gambit... I'd prefer someone just a little darker. Gambit always had a dark charm about him that was really cool.
The dude looks very young........ by travis-dane	Feb 19th, 2008 07:11:50 PM
can he fly?
Gambit is a fan favorite by messi	Feb 19th, 2008 07:22:49 PM
He's incredibly popular. Some people just like to bitch. I can get people complaining about other characters but Gambit is cool man. And he flings powered up cards.
Sawyer from Lost should be Gambit by themanwhojaped	Feb 19th, 2008 07:33:03 PM
Sawyer from Lost should be Gambit. They wouldn't even need to change his look much! He's perfect!
Is the "young X-men" project still happenin'? by Shermdawg	Feb 19th, 2008 07:33:04 PM

Sawyer from Lost should be Wolverine. by Shermdawg	Feb 19th, 2008 07:35:54 PM
Holloway or Thomas Jane would be better than Jackman.
Why Deadpool? Here's why. by Briannicus	Feb 19th, 2008 07:40:17 PM
Deadpool is the product of the Canadian government's paramilitary Weapon X program, although his place of birth is unknown. After Weapon X cured his terminal cancer by implementing a regenerative "healing factor" extracted from Wolverine, Deadpool is left disfigured and mentally unstable
wolverine by orange cinema	Feb 19th, 2008 07:41:15 PM
i totally agree: i hope with all these characters & casting that wolverine doesn't get the spider-man 3 treatment. Hood is great, lets hope he can wrangle in this ensemble.
Xiphos is sensitive... by Pariah74	Feb 19th, 2008 07:46:59 PM
He knew I was talking about him even though he was busy combing his mullet and checking out his Chinese pictograph tattoo that says "dog breath"
Street Fighter CASTING by SaluteYourShorts	Feb 19th, 2008 08:06:16 PM
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/n ews/zap-kreukkleinduncanstreet fightercasting,0,2042692.story
Brian's Life: i was talking about the comic by BMacSmith	Feb 19th, 2008 08:24:45 PM
but the same with the cartoon. no one in New Orleans talks like that. Even cajuns dont sound like that.
wolvrine by huggerorange	Feb 19th, 2008 08:27:29 PM
why do they have the need to stick other xmen in WOLVERINEs movie!!?? Theres no need to clutter the movie up with xmen characters they couldnt fit into the other movies,Ive heard of 5 or 6 now-hopefully these are just other mutants that wolverine will meet along the way and not a huge part of the story...and if not, take in the lesson from spiderman 3!!
sigh by The Grug	Feb 19th, 2008 08:47:19 PM
I dunno, I always saw Vincent Cassel as Gambit - he would've been perfect. Plus the bloke they've chosen is kinda funny looking.
Wow- Obama wins Wisconsin big time and no TB comments?! by SkinJob69	Feb 19th, 2008 08:48:55 PM
'Cause I think THAT is cool news.
Lost's Holloway was offered Gambit... by theoyboy	Feb 19th, 2008 08:53:09 PM
JoBlo.com reporting that Josh Holloway was offered but turned it down because the character was too close to the Sawyer persona.
Holloway for Kratos by KongMonkey	Feb 19th, 2008 08:58:39 PM
He's got the glare and could get the build. Plus it will work like 300 did financially, appealing to both genders. Dudes will go to see the excessive bloodshed and graphic evisceration of various denisons from Greek mythology, and the chicks will see it just to watch the Lost dude run around in a loin cloth. Movie would make a some bucks.
He looks right from the photo by CherryValance	Feb 19th, 2008 09:05:20 PM
but I don't know who he is. Since Josh didn't want it, I have no problem with it. The only other person I had thought of was McConaughey.
One of the Black Eyes Peas just got cast in this... by blindambition238	Feb 19th, 2008 09:21:20 PM
... as another Weapon-X operative according to joblo.com. It would be ironic if Wolverine, who took up all the screentime in X-Men films gets shafted in a Wolverine film.
tell me about this gambit character by occula	Feb 19th, 2008 09:22:59 PM
because unless you want to repeatedly punch him in the throat, josh holloway is not your man for the job. perhaps i am in a female minority here, but sawyer makes me want to take a bath, and not in the sexy-times way.
Occula... by blindambition238	Feb 19th, 2008 09:26:51 PM
... then you already have a pretty good idea of who Gambit is.
ah! by occula	Feb 19th, 2008 09:29:16 PM
well, then maybe he WOULD have been right! i dunno, i'd rather just see wolverine run around for 2 hours beating people up than messing around with all these other x-men types. again, i may be in a female minority here.
Oh yea... by blindambition238	Feb 19th, 2008 09:36:30 PM
His trademark costume for the past 15 plus years has been a pink breastplate under a leather trenchcoat and big ass metal kneepads.`So`hes actually more awesome than you knew.
OMG THEY CAN'T MAKE A MOVIE THAT HASN'T BEEN A COMIC STORY!!!111 by DonnyUnitas	Feb 19th, 2008 09:37:40 PM
TAHT WILL RUUUIN IT! perhaps the reasons they're doing it their own way is because the comic stores are too vast and, yet, lacking in depth. I'll be there opening day. I can't wait to see what they do with it.
Hope Wolverine wears the yellow and black costume! by sonnyfern	Feb 19th, 2008 09:55:45 PM
Am I the only person in the world who actually wants to see that?
Fidel Castro chooses retirement, and here's why by Pipple	Feb 19th, 2008 10:02:31 PM
Sawyer as gambit? Inspired. Well this guy better be horny and cool.
i loves r-ratings by occula	Feb 19th, 2008 10:14:40 PM
it's not the staff to the headpiece of ra, is it? that would be a nice tie-in.
hm by occula	Feb 19th, 2008 10:29:52 PM
you mean, essentially, his staff is a cattle prod? that's quite a superpower. condescending sniff
EEEEE!!! GAMMMM-BEEET!!! by billis3811	Feb 19th, 2008 10:30:16 PM
who the fuck is Gambit?
Gambit is the Best X-Man. Period. by mithrandir16	Feb 19th, 2008 10:38:30 PM
I cannot fucking wait for this. They put every mutatant they could think of in X3, but not the best. Of course, what would you expect from the Rattman? Can't wait to see some exploding cards!
Yeesh. by Green Arrow	Feb 19th, 2008 10:38:51 PM
Couldn't they get someone more fitting to the role of Gambit, like Andy Dick??
GAMBIT WAS THE COOLEST OF THE X-MEN by vaudeville villain	Feb 19th, 2008 11:00:04 PM
he'd just as soon fuck rogue as he would help fight crime (or whatever it was that the x-men fought...)
Xiphos by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 19th, 2008 11:50:46 PM
Gambit can be seen with the Marauders recently in the "Messiah Complex" story that just crossed over in the X-books. I'm a little behind on the story, so I don't know how it ends yet.
if I was Gambit by dudemandude	Feb 19th, 2008 11:51:17 PM
I would lick my own balls. thank you.
I dont hate Gambit, but I really can't comprehend why hes a favo by blindambition238	Feb 20th, 2008 12:09:13 AM
He sort of like the male version of Psylocke: they're both basically there to sex up the scenery on the team and add some faux 'attitude' with their neato visuals, but pretty much are dispensable to the core X-men mythos are barely 2 dimensional in characterizations. I think he's been uninvolved in most of the X-Men's best stories save for the Mutant Massacre and has been unable to move past being anything more than Rogue's boyfriend when they do try to use him. When hes not with her hes either moaning about her, or trying to get her back, which makes him seem more whipped than a player. The biggest risk they took with him was turning him into Apocalypse's main horseman, but even then he was just doing it to protect Rogue. Then immediately after in Messiah Complex he became a traitor working for Sinister, but shock horror, it later turned out he was just trying to fulfill a prophecy that would save Rogue's life. Ok, I'm ranting now so I'll just give Gambit fans the benefit of a doubt that he can rock and ask them to recommend any stories that I may have missed that could enlighten me.
DEADPOOL VS SQUIRREL GIRL by DOGSOUP	Feb 20th, 2008 12:36:08 AM
Movie-tize THAT bitches!
Shut the frack up, kid! by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 20th, 2008 01:51:10 AM
You've ruined this thread already.
What is a BITHC ? by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 20th, 2008 02:04:22 AM
I quote: "MORIARTY WOULD BE HARRY KNOWLES BITHC". I don't get it. Maybe it's me. Do you know this guy GabrielGray? AFAIR, he likes to wank or something. Anyway, prepare to be banned from this board soon.
buh-bye! by ironic_name	Feb 20th, 2008 02:05:38 AM

Why do idiots always have to by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 20th, 2008 02:12:33 AM
type in caps? I don't get it...
Have you ever by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 20th, 2008 02:26:13 AM
been had?
Can someone please ban this little kid? by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 20th, 2008 02:29:46 AM
Thanks.
hmmm diseased gorilla?!? by Prossor	Feb 20th, 2008 02:40:59 AM
man thats sum fucked up shiznit! why would someone do this? I doubt there'd be some nutritional value in it, plus the diseased part afterward, you'd probably need to go to the doctor.
EAT SHIT FROM A DISEASED GORILLA. by ironic_name	Feb 20th, 2008 03:06:08 AM
we can't ban him, that line is too good.
Will.I.Am from BEP is Wraith In Wolverine by DOGSOUP	Feb 20th, 2008 03:28:21 AM
He's going to ask Logan where he gets his luscious lumps from....
Nerosday Re: Wolvie as a killer by ChadMaul	Feb 20th, 2008 05:10:26 AM
From what I remember from the Weapon X comics, published in '91, Logan was selected because of his physical abilities, stamina etc. It was only when they pumped him full of adamantium that they discovered he was a mutant. This series, which was about 4 issues, may not be cannon. That's the story I want to see, not Wolvie & friends (Creed & Deadpool excluded as they are part of the weapon X program).
WolfmanNards vs Wolfman Nards by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 20th, 2008 06:04:52 AM
Hey Harry, and other monitors, block out the poser, and keep the original we've all come to know and love.
Ten years ago I would have liked to seen by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 20th, 2008 06:06:53 AM
Bishop played by Wesley Snipes. Now how about Mr. Echo (because I know I'll spell the actor's real name wrong)
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM? by Pipple	Feb 20th, 2008 07:02:31 AM
UM DA JOGUNAWWT BIITCH.
I would've gone a different direction by Jazner	Feb 20th, 2008 07:42:58 AM
Honestly, I've always thought Val Kilmer could've been an awesome Gambit. That said, he may be a little old nowadays. So with that in mind, the guy who SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAST is Josh Holloway.....you know him as 'Sawyer' on ABC's 'Lost'
Gambit by Rad	Feb 20th, 2008 08:15:51 AM
Problem! This is set 15 years before X-Men 1. Gambit will be about forty years old in X-Men time line. Hope Rogue likes older men.
Kilmer as the Blog nowadays.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 20th, 2008 08:29:22 AM
Iceman needs to hit the gym.
Wolverine movie SHOULD be... by firewhale	Feb 20th, 2008 10:46:48 AM
...PRE-Adamantium, WWII-era, B&W (lots of black blood), directed by Jim Jarmusch. Cameo or major part by Nick Fury. Timy cameo (maybe only a mention in conversation) of Cap. NO LIEFIELD ERA CHARACTERS. I would sell a kidney to see that movie...
Gambit is not a stupid character. by Darksider	Feb 20th, 2008 11:24:39 AM
He pulls off the mystery man/outsider thing for real as opposed to the Wolverine fake "mystery man" thing when you've been reading about him for years. I think that Wolvie fans hated that the new kid on the block was a real loose cannon on the team so Wolvie kind of lost his status a bit. Gambit's powers, background, the way he dressed, just about everything was different. He was very interesting at the introduction. Now if one wants to go by the caricature of the trench coat wearing, French speaking asshole, then Wolverine is probably in less interesting as the fake Canadian, "Nothing can kill me! I heal fast!", "I'm a mystery man!", "Lemme claw stuff!" shit for the past 30 years. Wolverine is not my favorite character at all, but I think there is a potential movie there. Besides, you could argue that X1 - X3 was about Wolverine anyway. Also, there are so many X -Men characters that haven't been used, it would be nice to see them even for a little in a Wolverine movie.
harry has chosen fidel's creepy brother larry, heres why.. by ironic_name	Feb 20th, 2008 01:08:54 PM

I voted for his Other brother Larry. by ArcadianDS	Feb 20th, 2008 01:41:57 PM
neither one of them ever speak so I'm not sure how this vote makes a difference. oh that's right - communist dictatorships dont have elections - they have transfers of power.
Why can't I get excited about this movie? by kevred	Feb 20th, 2008 10:09:48 PM
I like Wolverine. I like Jackman, I like Jackman as Wolverine. Yet nothing about this movie interests me, and every new thing I hear about it makes it seem duller and more pointless. It seems like a confused hodge-podge of actual Wolverine backstory, elements of the film version, and lots of random, pointless marketing muck. Gambit's never interested me--it seems like such a tired, dated character. Hope I'm wrong, but I just don't have a good feeling about it. It's got a vibe like a Blade sequel or Daredevil. Eh.
Right on, Experiment 626! by kevred	Feb 20th, 2008 10:13:25 PM
Art Adams rocks. Gambit, and Jim Lee, are second-rate pretenders. I just realized what Gambit reminds me of--Van Damme in Hard Target. Trenchcoat-wearing cajun with bad hair. But that was a lot more fun than Gambit, Wilford Brimley and all.
HI by Prossor	Sep 26th, 2008 11:33:07 PM
YOS DAG SAWSUP
Hello by Orcus	Oct 2nd, 2008 08:17:45 AM
Bit late are we?
the halls of cobwebs by Prossor	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:42:04 AM
we are in
Such are the archive by Orcus	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:57:53 PM
Orcus has to lie low.....
FAMMIT! Archives by Orcus	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:58:18 PM
Forgot the damn S

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