First Look: Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in Wolverine

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 29, 2008

Wolverine

As you’ve already seen from our earlier posting, next month’s issue of Empire Magazine features an in-depth look at the upcoming prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman. As a tease, Empire included a quote from Hugh Jackman about the overall tone of the film when they revealed the cover. “There’s a scene in the first X-Men movie,” said Jackman, “where Wolverine’s introduced in a bar, fighting in a cage, and you felt that he did this every night of his life. If this movie is successful, you should feel that this guy can walk straight off the end of this film and into that bar.”

Along with Wolvie on the cover, the mag will also feature a first look at Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau, also known as Gambit. Check out the image scan from Empire below.

Fans will tell you that Gambit is one of those characters, along with Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds), that many hope to see get his own movie down the road. As a mutant, Gambit possesses the ability to manipulate kinetic energy. He is also skilled in card throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a bow. He is most widely known for being a professional thief and the love interest of Rogue, who was played by Anna Paquin in previous X-Men films. And while Rogue won’t have a role in Wolverine, sources have said that Gambit has plenty of screen time.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009.

Do you think that Taylor Kitsch looks the part of Gambit?

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Brent Peconi

I think he looks the part.. add a dark brown trench... yea hes gambit

Nish

Why wasn't Josh Holloway chosen as Gambit?

Nevernude

Ok guys, not to back Taylor Kitsch looking the part...(i dont quite think he does) but lets not beat him down yet. fanboys need to develop patience...lets see the movie, or at least the trailer, then judge.
Remember Heath Ledger as the joker and the fanboy backlash that began when he was chosen, but ultimately turned in a masterful performance?
i dont know if Taylor Kitsch has put in the same commitment and research into the part of Gambit, but i think the dude deserves a chance.

Cole_Abaius

He looks like the type of douche that would splash the pot. Also, he looks like the evil twin version of the older brother from Seventh Heaven.

Davebaxter1989

It also said in Empire that...

SPOILER

...Scott Summers aka cyclops has a cameo as a child with bandages round his eyes that wolverine comes into contact with.

Meli

Agreed, he deserves a chance, but I'm still skeptical. Not so much because of the actor chosen, but in how they'll protray the character. It bothers me that they're tossing Gambit in Wolverine's orgins story. Perhaps it'll make sense they way they do it, but I would rather he show up in a future X-movie cause we all know it'll eventually be made.

Nevernude

Agreed too. But remember, this is Hollywood and they can do whatever the f.... they want. I agree Gambit should not be in this movie but we have no say. Also, be aware Hollywood arent necessarily making these movies for us geeks..sure geeks will see em, but mainstream audience wont care whethere Gambit is in this movie or not.

Nish

Im sure there is a marvel comic where Gambit and Wolverine were in the same storyline before they joined the X-men. Im sure sabretooth was there as well. Whilst I doubt this film will follow this story, like the otheres they will borrow elements of the story from all the x-men incarnations. Also Gambit/Wolverine are probably everyone's favourite X-men and I'd be more than happy to see them together in a film as long as they good some good screen time together!

Arou101

I think I'm the only person who liked the movie-version of the Phoenix story. I'm completely against bringing in aliens into a story where it was never needed in the first place. Aliens are just corny to me, especially Marvel aliens.

I'm not saying the movie was good, it wasn't, but I'm just glad it wasn't made worse with some lame narrative about astral entities.

Meli

I wasn't expecting cannon for the Phoenix story the alien part wouldn't have worked for film. Still they sqaundered a perfectly good story. Scott became this worthless character without Jean, which was annoying and then they went and killed him. I also didn't like the way they presented Jean as this powerful mutant that Professor X felt the need to control it all felt very out of character. Till this day I've only ever watched X3 once I tried a second viewing and I simply cannot sit through it.

First Look: Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in Wolverine

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