Tatum was set to star, and at one point was expected to appear as the character in X-Men: Apocalypse, but this never panned out.
Though the project has been moving at a slow pace for years, fans shouldn’t give up on Gambit yet, according to Channing Tatum, the actor expected to star in the film since 2014.
Three X-Men films are set for release in 2018 alone, none of which are Gambit: Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and The New Mutants.
It was announced in 2014 that Gambit would be reintroduced into the X-Men franchise with a solo movie and a release date of October 7, 2016.