Fans begged for a solo movie for Gambit, which was confirmed to be in development in 2014. Simon Kinberg Confirms Planned Mister Sinister Debut in Canceled Gambit Movie, Three Ways Kevin Feige Can Bring the X-Men Into the MCU, How Tom Holland Saved Spider-Man in Disney and Sony Dust-Up: He Got Drunk, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Optioned For Adaptation Ahead Of Release, Journey to Star Wars: Spark Of The Resistance Fails to Catch Fire, The Batman Casting News: Matt Reeves Eyeing Jonah Hill and Jeffrey Wright for Key Roles. Remember the Gambit movie? “The Essex Corp is something that you see in a tag at the end of Apocalypse. World of Warcraft nerd with a fierce affinity for well-crafted RPGs (Bioshock, Mass Effect, #RIPWildStar). Doug Liman was the last director to be attached to the film before he hammered the last nail in its coffin with an unforgiving, “It’s done.” But as recently as 2016, Gambit wasn’t done. The film was originally put on hold after all the development concerns. But Mister Sinister was going to be part of the Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum.”. Mister Sinister is essentially a human-turned-mutant after some genetic manipulation. In a recent IGN Watch From Home event, Kinberg got to talking about the plans for Mister Sinister. Logo Concept by: Illumination Ink. Channing Tatum was all set to star as the Cajun mutant (even getting an atrocious haircut for the role) in a buzzy X-Men solo spin-off movie that went through numerous directors and writers before falling into oblivion after the Disney-Fox merger. Though, as we all know, that didn’t happen. Becoming the immortal Mister Sinister, he is perhaps the greatest geneticist in the world; capable of cloning, creating, enhancing, and controlling mutant abilities,” according to Comic Vine. . I have no idea what the plan is. To make him even cooler, he’s also a pretty skilled fighter.

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He adopts the moniker “Mister Sinister,” identifying with the last words of his wife. Before Disney’s acquisition of Fox, the film’s release date had been finalized as March 13, 2020. So, he’s certainly been privy to all the inside X-Men scopes. Operating under the alias Dr. Milbury, Sinister first met the cajun X-Man in 1891, as Remy LeBeau and the shapeshifting Courier were timetraveling to help the Thieves Guild. So, Tatum was signed to play the character in 2014. Meghan Hale is a graduate student living right outside of Toronto, Canada. Although development hell seems to have claimed the long-hyped Gambit film (featuring Channing Tatum as the titular mutant hero), we now know one villain who was set to appear. The involvement of Weapon X lead many believe the post-credits scene was related to 2017’s Logan, but the Essex Corp. does indeed have ties to Mister Sinister. Channing Tatum was cast in the lead role, and the film was set for release in October of 2016. Kinberg made the revelation during a watch party of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Their relationship quickly turns messy. Plot details released by Splash Report in 2017 confirm the classic villain’s presence in the film: “Gambit is hired to do a job in Paris to steal something from the Louvre Museum . If I'm not playing WoW with my husband (aka the guy who got me into all this), I'm usually goofing off with our dog Oliver or watching Let's Plays of the horror games I'm too chicken to touch. [Mister] Sinister.”. During the IGN event, Kinberg explained that he has no idea what the future plans are for Gambit or Mister Sinister, as they’re now owned by Marvel. Many, many moons ago, I did a Comic Book Legends Revealed where I revealed that Gambit was originally intended as a villain, and that he was always connected to Mister Sinister. The charismatic “Ragin’ Cajun” made his first live-action appearance in 2009’s widely panned X-Men Origins: Wolverine, portrayed by Taylor Kitsch. Josh Zetumer wrote the story, but it was never translated onto the big screen. According to Kinberg, the franchise first hinted at the presence of the supervillain in Apocalypse. Honestly, it’s all par for the course for a movie that was so long embattled as Gambit was. Bearded Mr. Sinister gives me Keanu vibes, so I did a quick rework pic.twitter.com/TMOJMKNJUx. Mister Sinister, also known as Nathaniel Essex, was set up in the end credits of X-Men: Apocalypse, according to producer Simon Kinberg . The involvement of Weapon X lead many believe the post-credits scene was related to 2017’s Logan, but the Essex Corp. does indeed have ties to Mister Sinister. Comic Years is the go-to source on news, discussion, Although development hell seems to have claimed the long-hyped Gambit film (featuring Channing Tatum as the titular mutant hero), we now know one villain who was set to appear. Sequel May Have a Trio of Villains, First Look Of Tom Holland as Nathan Drake Revealed, Kevin Costner Plays Coy On Whether Jonathan Kent Appears In The Snyder Cut, Ghost-Maker Makes His Long Awaited Debut As Batman’s Newest Villain, [EXCLUSIVE] Henry Cavill Signs New Superman Film Deal, [EXCLUSIVE] HBO Max Wants Affleck, Leto, and Manganiello for an Original Batman Project, [EXCLUSIVE] Ben Affleck Signs on for HBO Max and More Films as Batman, Ben Affleck Possibly Returning as Batman for Future Zack Snyder Projects, The Troublesome History: Zack Snyder, Geoff Johns, and the Fall of the DCEU. Gambit was originally going to be a clone of Cyclops created by Mister Sinister. Though, it also means that there is plenty of hope for the franchise. Mister Sinister was supposed to be in the Channing Tatum Gambit movie May 28, 2020 by: Gaius Bolling Once upon a time, Channing Tatum was supposed to lead a standalone GAMBIT film.

The Essex Corp is something that you see in a tag at the end of Apocalypse. Kinberg revealed that the end credits sequence from X-Men: Apocalypse was supposed to set up Mister Sinister, a notorious gene-splicing villain who has frequently clashed with the X-Men: “We had a tease of it at the end of Apocalypse. All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. She is currently working on her first screenplay, as well as a horror novel, with the goal of publishing it while Stephen King is still around to read it. During a watch-along even of X-Men: Days of Future Past with with IGN, Kinberg dropped some trivia about the future plans for 20th Century Fox’s now-dead X-Men franchise. I have no idea what the plan is. However, this character is one that truly becomes a supervillain due to his skills at manipulation. Let us know in the comments! I'm always down to try a quirky game with a good story or captivating atmosphere. Mister Sinister, Marvel. The movie found itself in developmental hell and went through a series of directors that kept getting changed. Marvel had originally sold the rights to the X-Men back in 1993, and this new merger means that they’re back. Copyright © 2020 The Cultured Nerd. STATUS: False Enough for a False. However, this character is one that truly becomes a supervillain due to his skills at manipulation. RELATED: James Mangold Shares Previsualization Video of Logan Casino Scene. We had talked about doing something with him, and I won’t get into the specifics of it since it’s no longer a 20th Century Fox property and now it’s part of the MCU.

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Affiliate links used when available. We’ve all been excited by the news of upcoming films only to be disappointed when the film never ends up being made. She has always been the go-to gal for talking about anything film related and has a frustratingly long list of movie trivia up her sleeve. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 in 1990. So, we haven’t lost hope that both Gambit and Mister Sinister will appear on the big screen someday. The end of the film sees a tag for The Essex Corp. Mister Sinister’s “real” name is Nathaniel Essex, hinting that the character may make an introduction in a later film. Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy. Posted on Friday, May 29th, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui. Could the Avengers eventually share the screen with the X-Men? Marvel’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox may seem like a bad thing since films were canceled. He also added that the role was never cast, despite rumors of Jon Hamm signing on for the role. The character was brought to life in X-Men Origins: Wolverine by Taylor Kitsch, but it didn’t go over well enough to warrant an immediate solo film for the character.

Unfortunately, despite good intentions, movies get canceled all the time or find themselves stuck in development for so long that nobody cares anymore. X-Men: Apocalypse writer and Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg revealed that the nonsensical end-credits scene in Apocalypse were actually planting the seeds for a future Gambit film, teasing the film’s original intended villain, Mister Sinister. Kinberg also revealed that Mister Sinister was never cast. “We had a tease of it at the end of Apocalypse,” he said.

Though, he did confirm that the character was supposed to be a part of the now-canceled Gambit film. It’s a possibility. X-Men titles have … not been doing so hot lately, to put it lightly.

Kinberg clarifies that no one was ever cast in the role of Mister Sinister, so you can put to bed those rumors that Jon Hamm would appear as the villain in New Mutants. What would you like to see out of a Gambit or Mister Sinister film?

During a watch party of the acclaimed 2014 installment of the superhero franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Kinberg revealed that the special scene in the credits of X-Men: Apocalypse was originally setting up the introduction of iconic villain Mr. Sinister for the Gambit solo film. Unfortunately, Gambit was officially shelved in May 2019.