I hope that Gambit doesn’t take ten years, but it takes a little honing to get that tone and that voice exactly right.
Simon Kinberg spoke to Slashfilm during the Television Critics Association summer press tour and explained why Gambit has taken so long to come together.
At his core, Gambit walks a tightrope between anti-hero and hero; he’s a womanizer, a scoundrel and an all-around badass.
For now we will just have to make do with all of the other badass anti-heroes in the X-Men universe.