For those who have kept up with the X-Men franchise, we’ve all heard of the Gambit movie being delayed and active like a light switch. However, word has been finally said about the hold-up, as writer and producer Simon Kinberg was the one to approach the stand.
Kinberg, known for having his care in all of Fox’s Marvel-related properties, spoke to FlickeringMyth:
We just didn’t get the script to the place where we all thought the movie deserved. So we’re still working on the script. We’re very close, actually to being done with the script, and the hope is that Channing [Tatum, signed on to star in the film] has a couple of movies he has to shoot, but that we would shoot at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.”
As well, it seems he learned from the Deadpool film as to how to handle the project:
The most important thing is getting the tone and the voice right, [it]just wasn’t ready. We want to make sure we get it right.”
In the meantime, catch the newest X-Men film X-Men: Apocalypse, out this Friday!