‘Gambit’ Shoots This Fall In New Orleans, Casting Call Reveals Character Descriptions
By Russ Fischer/July 24, 2015 4:15 pm EST
In addition, the site has a whole set of characters that were offered up by a casting call. Trouble is, it’s difficult to discern who these characters are, if in fact most are directly related to Marvel Comics characters. One thing that does come through here is that it seems the film might be incorporating the conflict between criminal guilds (thieves and assassins, in the comics) that is a big part of Gambit’s early history.
This is just a sampling; you can read more at the link above.
Given that the film will shoot under a code name, it isn’t unreasonable to guess that some of these character names might also be smokescreens. Or it could simply be that my memory of Gambit ephemera isn’t very good; the guy was far from one of my favorite characters.
Gambit is set for release on October 7, 2016.
