Remember what I said just the other day about the unfortunate buzz on Wolverine? Pictures like this one don’t help. This is Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, a character who was irritating and often superfluous even in the original comics, seen in one scene from Gavin Hood’s Wolverine. Coming Soon has the photo, scanned from the latest issue of Empire, which certainly captures Gambit at his bayou best. Trashy, skeevy, hopefully drunk.
It’s going to take a lot to sell me on the character, in part because I’ve never agreed that he contributes much to the X-Men stories in the first place, and also because I’ve yet to understand how he’s being shoehorned into Wolverine’s story; seems like a poorly-conceived bit of fan service and little more. The only upside is Kitsch, who has been entertaining in what little I’ve seen of Friday Night Lights.
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Oh dear. This doesn't look like The Gambit I know from the comics. This movie is going to S U C K.
I actually dig this look, I have always been a fan of Gambit. I just hope they don't just throw him aside in the movie and that he actually serves a purpose and the same goes for Deadpool.
I used to like Gambit when I was younger, but I do acknowledge his flimsiness as a character now that I am significantly wiser. He's got a cool Nahleans accent, plays Poker and is smooth with the ladies, but he doesn't do much else. Plus, his power is to charge objects with some sort of pink electricity. Pretty gay. I'm holding off all judgment on this Wolverine picture until I see it though.
The only question is will we get two spin-offs of a spin-off, or will we get a DEADPOOL movie first and then a GAMBIT spin-off of that.
Stole my Camaro, primer gray.
Took my suitcase, all my pay.
Ain’t got no taillights, grill full of fur.
How could you do this to a man so close to being cured?
Gambit, fanboy masturbatory material. Just like Venom.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/8/8a/Ultimate_X-Men_Annual_1.jpg/300px-Ultimate_X-Men_Annual_1.jpg
No one ever see this image? I mean it looks just like this cover
What? Gambit's Black Scelera eyes are his most distinctive physical feature.
And honestly, I don't think Gambit is that bad when he's given something to do other then be the charming guy that Rogue could never EVAR touch.
Kitsch started out as a very bad model-turned-actor when Friday Night Lights started, but he has become quite excellent. He isn't asked to do much, but he provides charm and humour with aplomb.
I agree completely. Gambit is probably my least favourite X-Character ever.
Pure ass.
The fact that he's in this movie just killed any interest I had in it.
Come a little closer, ZombieFever, I won't bite ya. One more lager and I might learn to like ya!
At least we are spared the headband-thing.
Hood is good, have faith.
Gambit was catalyst for the Mutant Massacre. Don't tell me he did nothing.
Where in the fuck is the " unfortunate buzz" coming from? I know people that have seen dailies and it's shaping up to be kick ass….quote the so called " unfortunate buzz" fuckface.
yeah, hood is good, but will rothman allow him to be good? this movie stinks of fox ass.
Gambit being sort of responsible for the Mutant Massacre was revealed about 10 years after the fact, and he hadn't even appeared in the comic yet. It was another twist on what was already a very well-known story. Gambit is a character who has outlived his gimmick. He was the shifty, mysterious guy with a secret, and then that secret was revealed, and there wasn't much left for him to do. I mean, they still kept him around of course, but the things that made him interesting were no longer there. Bishop also had the same problem. His storyline basically peaked with Onslaught, which revealed who the big X-Traitor was that he had to stop, and then he's been mostly treading water ever since.
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