Doug Liman is no longer going to direct Channing Tatum’s Gambit.
The director behind Mr. and Mrs. Smith has left the upcoming Gambit feature film, which was only a few months away from going into production.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Doug Liman has left the movie but is still planning on starting production in January.
So what is the director going to do now? According to Variety, Liman has left Fox to work for Warner Bros. According to reports, Doug Liman will direct Dark Universe for DC. Details surrounding the new movie have not been released. However, Dark Universe sounds like a Justice League spinoff featuring John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Zatanna and Etrigan the Demon.
It’s important to keep in mind that production behind Gambit has had a long and difficult history. Two years ago, it was revealed that Bennett Miller, Darren Aronofsky, Gareth Evans and J. C. Chandor were all offered by Tatum to direct the spin-off but turned down the chance to direct. Then last summer, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rupert Wyatt will direct the film.
However, that was short lived because the movie’s leading actress, Abbey Lee, and director, Rupert Wyatt ,dropped out of the movie due to scheduling conflicts. But, there were rumors that the movie’s director wanted to recast Channing Tatum and were holding auditions for another actor to play Gambit.
Filming was going to start in March 2016, but production is delayed till late 2016. Now production won’t start until January, if producers are able to find a director in time.
This movie sounds like it will never hit theaters nevertheless start filming.
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