The whole world of the Fox-Marvel movies is being torn asunder. Okay, that’s a little melodramatic, but there’s no doubt that even the movies that have release dates set are seemingly un-immune to the hammer of Disney. While unlikely, there are still people who think Dark Phoenix could get relegated to a streaming service, and The New Mutants is another movie supposedly getting looked at (though that latter film seems to have a greater chance of ending up getting a streaming release).

But those are the movies that have already been shot. The ones in the most danger of getting completely axed are ones that have been in development. You’ll recall movies like Multiple Man, Silver Surfer, and Gambit were all in the works at Fox for a number of months or years. The latter film is the one that has had the most traction in the past…so what are the odds of it coming to fruition on Disney’s watch? Speaking with Variety, Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg gave a minor update.

“All of the movies at Fox are being evaluated. I love the idea of Channing playing Gambit. I think we have a great script for it and I think it’s a role he was born to play. It’s a character I grew up loving and I know the fans love. So I suspect, I hope it will happen. There will be a lot of mixing and merging now and I’m all for it and excited to see.”

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Of course, there are plenty of fans who would love to see everything merged into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though I think there is still plenty of room for other superheroes to fall outside of that branding, as it gives creators more latitude for creativity. That being said, I still think Gambit doesn’t deserve a standalone movie. Better to use him in an X-Men film, in my opinion.

But what do you think of Kinberg’s comments? Let us know down below!

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SOURCE: Variety