20th Century Fox has brought on Rupert Wyatt as the director for the Gambit film adaptation.
The movie studio has set the release date for October 07, 2016. Channing Tatum will play the titular role and serve as a producer on this project.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Gambit (a.k.a. Remy Etienne LeBeau) “has the ability to charge objects with energy (his favorite being playing cards), rendering them explosive.” This mutant character originates from the X-Men comic books. (via The Indiewire Blog)