Gambit Archives

X-Men: 10 Mutants That Activated Their Powers Early

June 10, 2020

A long time ago the X-Men universe used to have a lot of rules on how mutants worked. Chief among them was when they got their powers. Typically, mutant abilities wouldn’t catalyze until after or around puberty...

Channing Tatum’s Gambit Movie Was Intended To Be Set Up by X-Men: Apocalypse!

Phillip Pratt

May 29, 2020

Movies

Some time ago I read the 2015 Gambit script in its entirety and then shared the gist of it with all of you. Because I’m nice like that. You can read it here. It was a story set in the past that traversed thr...

The Children of the X-Men Part 3: Rogue and Gambit

Phillip Pratt

May 13, 2020

Comic Books

Last time, we learned about the alternate reality children of the X-Men Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Havok. Today we’re moving to two X-Men with a bit more history and a lot of lore both inside and out of...

X-Men: Breaking Down The 2015 Gambit Movie Script

Phillip Pratt

April 20, 2020

Comic Books, Movies

Gambit – AKA Remy Etienne LeBeau – is a Marvel Comics character from the X-Men franchise. But you already knew that. He’s commonly recognized by his red and black eyes, and his brown trench coat over a black/fu...

Mister Sinister Should Be The X-Men’s ‘Big Bad’

Phillip Pratt

April 14, 2020

Comic Books, Movies

As more and more time passes, the likelihood of us getting a feature film entitled “X-Men” soon, diminishes. That’s not to say that Marvel is abandoning their X-aspirations – but perhaps going about it in a sli...

10 X-Men Characters That Are Better Spies Than Black Widow and Hawkeye

Phillip Pratt

April 14, 2020

Comic Books

Turning a soldier into a covert agent is no small deal. It takes months, even years, to teach the required skills to be an effective asset. Assassination, infiltration, information gathering – all skills necess...

X-Men: How Mutant Characters Including Gambit, Mister Sinister, and Magneto Could Join the MCU – Part 2

Phillip Pratt

April 11, 2020

Comic Books, Movies, Television

Welcome back, true believers! This is the second half of our discussion concerning how certain mutants could be integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you missed Part 1, we suggest you go back and re...

X-Men Rumor: Gambit Disney Plus Series Full Steam Ahead?

Phillip Pratt

April 6, 2020

Television

When fate deals you a bad hand – sometimes there’s just no getting around it. You just gotta go through it. Although it feels like a decade ago – it’s only been five years since we saw Channing Tatum flexing on...

X-Men Rumor: Gambit TV Series In Development – The 8 Best Gambit Stories To Get You Prepared

Phillip Pratt

February 25, 2020

Comic Books, Television

Believe it or not, despite the hiccups that ultimately led to Gambit’s potential solo movie being called off – there’s Hollywood talk out there of him getting his own TV show. When, and on what platform, has ye...

Marvel Comics Emasculates Popular X-Men Member Gambit In Tini Howard’s ‘Excalibur’

Phillip Pratt

February 14, 2020

Comic Books

I know at this point it just seems like I’m dogpiling on this poor Excalibur book. I railed about how irked I was with Rogue’s unjustified and sudden change of heart about children. I’m also sure I’ve taken lit...

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