I hope that Gambit doesn’t take 10 years but it takes a little honing to get that tone and that voice exactly right.
It follows their biggest comic book movie hit ever, Deadpool, which grossed nearly $800 million dollars, on a meager $50 million dollar production budget.
After setting the template for how to adapt a superhero story with X-Men and X2 in 2000 and 2003, the franchise faltered with a series of disappointing releases.
Hopefully, Kinberg and company have an approach to Gambit that will make the wait worth it for eager superhero fans.