{"id":67884,"date":"2014-11-01T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T12:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=67884"},"modified":"2014-11-01T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T12:46:46","slug":"x-men-gambit-movie-confirms-writer-comic-book-credibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/x-men-gambit-movie-confirms-writer-comic-book-credibility\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Men Gambit movie confirms writer &#038; comic-book credibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_67885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67885\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Gambit-movie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67885\" alt=\"Gambit in his classic 90s comic-book garb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Gambit-movie.jpg\" width=\"616\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Gambit-movie.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Gambit-movie-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gambit in his classic 90s comic-book garb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2014\/10\/channing-tatum-gambit-marvel-comics-x-men-josh-zetumer-1201268949\/\"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>, 20th Century Fox have brought&#xA0;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/books\/robocop-the-definitive-history-exclusive-images\/\"><em><strong>RoboCop<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>remake writer Josh Zetumer onto the Channing Tatum fronted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/x-mens-quicksilver-could-star-in-the-tv-show\/\"><em><strong>X-Men<\/strong><\/em> spin-off<\/a> movie based around ragin&#x2019; Cajun mutant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/x-men-gambit-movie-channing-tatum-drops-new-details\/\"><em><strong>Gambit<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The production is also going right back to the source, with the site reporting that the movie is to be based on a treatment written by definitive <em><strong>X-Men<\/strong><\/em> comic writer Chris Claremont (whose storylines inspired <em><strong>X-Men 2<\/strong><\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/reviews\/the-wolverine-film-review\/\"><em><strong>The Wolverine<\/strong><\/em><\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/wolverine-1-was-originally-one-big-fight-with-sabretooth\/\"><em><strong> X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/reviews\/x-men-days-of-future-past-film-review\/\"><em><strong>X-Men: Days Of Future Past<\/strong><\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Claremont co-created Gambit alongside artist Jim Lee in 1990, so he knows what he&#x2019;s doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em>&#xA0;is in cinemas on&#xA0;27 May 2016. 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