Director Rupert Wyatt has left the X-Men spin-off Gambit, just a couple of weeks before shooting was originally set to commence. Gambit, which will star Channing Tatum in the lead role, was set to go before the cameras next month, but according to reports, its start date has been pushed to next Spring.
We’re hearing that various script issues are a reason for the delay.
Here’s was Wyatt said in statement.
I was very much looking forward to working with my friend Channing and the team at Fox, but regrettably a push in the start date now conflicts with another project. I thank them for the opportunity, and I know that Gambit will make a terrific film.
The film was set for an October, 2016 release, but that now looks doubtful. A replacement director will need to be sought immediately for prep to push on. Josh Zetumer wrote the script, based on a treatment by Gambit co-creator Chris Claremont. Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg as producers, with Tatum and future Bond star Lea Seydoux already cast in the leads.
