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Yeah... I have a problem with that casting, too. He's awful in almost every role he's played, and I can't see how he'll pull Gambit off, either. But, I'm also probably one of the few women out there that just doesn't get the appeal of Channing Tatum - *at all*.0
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Channing Tatum as Gambit in the new X-Men film? Fml...
He has to be better than the Gambit they had in the X-Men Org. Wolv.
ha ha ha
Though they could do better...
See, I didn't think he did a bad job.
I don't think the actor was the problem...they didn't flesh out the character enough...they were just like "Oh look, here's Gambit"...
Why the hell don't they just use him again?
I agree
Gambit is one of my all time, if not my all time favorite X-man. I was just so disappointed with how they made him in the movie. I honestly do not think Tatum will be an improvement on him. We need some bad *kitten*, good looking, devilish Cajan man! But it is sad, that when I try to think of someone to play him...nothing comes to mind
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Avengers was a let down too.
Honestly the only thing I haven't walked away from feeling like the fkered it all up was Iron Man- RDJ was the best thing to ever happen to Marvel. Seriously.
I would give Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and RDJ their own show and enjoy it tremendously. Though I will say-- I actually loved Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. I feel like they started to get him right after some serious missteps.Yeah... I have a problem with that casting, too. He's awful in almost every role he's played, and I can't see how he'll pull Gambit off, either. But, I'm also probably one of the few women out there that just doesn't get the appeal of Channing Tatum - *at all*.
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Probably because Channing is the new "it" guy right now and it will draw a crowd previously immune to the power of the superhero film. It's all about money for them, rarely do you find a director or do they allow for it to be about pleasing the fan base or staying true to the characters..I mean look at what they did to Fantastic Four. Good Casting...crappy writing..
yeah that was a pretty trashy movie- I was REALLY disappointed- I love Alba- but yeah- they bombed big time.
Avengers was a let down too.
Honestly the only thing I haven't walked away from feeling like the fkered it all up was Iron Man- RDJ was the best thing to ever happen to LIFE. Seriously. FIFY LOL
Perhaps my taste for movies has gone askew but over all movies in general just lack writing and good anything. Transformers has been an abysmal let down (# 3 I Never finished was so boring I feel asleep). Last batman was meh- 300 Rise of the Empire sucked donkey scholong too- I turned that off.
Only thing worth watching this last year I've seen was Prisoners with Huge Jackman- and that got no pomp and circumstance what so ever. Was disappointed by Gravity- Elisium- Oblivion- all awful.
Maybe my standards for movies are way to high.
he was mediocre at best- that movie could have been something- the books are amazing. TRUTH!!Wasn't it the same guy from John Carter too? There are two of them that look similar and I always get them mixed up...
Edgar Rice Borroughs is one hell of an author (anyone who hasn't read the Outlaw of Torn is missing out)... and that movie- was just. bad.
I was happy with the casting of Henry Cavill as Supes...He definitely has the look and had the attitude down, but they need to let someone with a brain really develop the screenplay...He could be awesome as Superman with the right screenplay...0 -
Channing Tatum as Gambit in the new X-Men film? Fml...
He has to be better than the Gambit they had in the X-Men Org. Wolv.
ha ha ha
Though they could do better...
See, I didn't think he did a bad job.
I don't think the actor was the problem...they didn't flesh out the character enough...they were just like "Oh look, here's Gambit"...
Why the hell don't they just use him again?
I agree
Gambit is one of my all time, if not my all time favorite X-man. I was just so disappointed with how they made him in the movie. I honestly do not think Tatum will be an improvement on him. We need some bad *kitten*, good looking, devilish Cajan man! But it is sad, that when I try to think of someone to play him...nothing comes to mind
THIS! And the chemistry between he and Rogue is Epic...there isn't anyone I can think of that could pull that off currently.0 -
Agreed. I liked Taylor Kitsch in the role.Channing Tatum as Gambit in the new X-Men film? Fml...
He has to be better than the Gambit they had in the X-Men Org. Wolv.
ha ha ha
Though they could do better...
See, I didn't think he did a bad job.0 -
I would give Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and RDJ their own show and enjoy it tremendously. Though I will say-- I actually loved Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. I feel like they started to get him right after some serious missteps.
YES- so true. I agree.
I hated Superman. Seriously- I was SO disappointed. Why?I was happy with the casting of Henry Cavill as Supes...He definitely has the look and had the attitude down, but they need to let someone with a brain really develop the screenplay...He could be awesome as Superman with the right screenplay...
I ADORE Cavill- I thought he was epic in the Tudors. That movie just felt stale- dissonant- and flat. He has so much potential- and let's be honest- he's smoking hot. He's got all the things needed.0 -
I would give Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and RDJ their own show and enjoy it tremendously. Though I will say-- I actually loved Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. I feel like they started to get him right after some serious missteps.
YES- so true. I agree.
I hated Superman. Seriously- I was SO disappointed. Why?I was happy with the casting of Henry Cavill as Supes...He definitely has the look and had the attitude down, but they need to let someone with a brain really develop the screenplay...He could be awesome as Superman with the right screenplay...
I ADORE Cavill- I thought he was epic in the Tudors. That movie just felt stale- dissonant- and flat. He has so much potential- and let's be honest- he's smoking hot. He's got all the things needed.
Exactly..smoking hot...and SUPER potential...again DC gives an epic chance to a crap writer..0 -
I would give Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and RDJ their own show and enjoy it tremendously. Though I will say-- I actually loved Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. I feel like they started to get him right after some serious missteps.
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I would give Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and RDJ their own show and enjoy it tremendously. Though I will say-- I actually loved Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. I feel like they started to get him right after some serious missteps.
I love that he just stepped up to the plate and stole all of those movies. Thor 2 was just distressingly awful, with the exception of him. And wtf happened to Natalie Portman in that movie? You could have replaced her with a giant chess pawn and it would have made more sense and been more engaging.0 -
^^ luzl- I wanted to love Thor also- but I felt it was a bit awkward.
I've never been a HUGE portman fan- something about her feels weird and forced.Exactly..smoking hot...and SUPER potential...again DC gives an epic chance to a crap writer..
seems normal at this point.
It's like they have run out of talent or something.
so lame.
back to hating people and spider man- what was her name- she sucked too- Kirsten Dunsts. So glad she's not around any more- she was rubbish as well.0 -
Speaking of Spiderman, amazing Spiderman 2 was awesome. So, so awesome.0
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Aside from Batman, I feel like DC should start considering just sticking to television shows. While it has its idiotic moments, they've done an overall good job with Green Arrow, and I'm actually excited to see how The Flash turns out.Exactly..smoking hot...and SUPER potential...again DC gives an epic chance to a crap writer..
seems normal at this point.
It's like they have run out of talent or something.
so lame.0 -
I don't mind Channing Tatum, but he is going to make a sh*tty gambit.
This...
No way this is going to work out good, so many other people suitable for the job and then they pick Channing...
They must have been drunk when selecting him
Or a horny, teenage girl...
I've always thought Sawyer from Lost would be the perfect selection.
I was just deep in thought trying to figure out who WOULD make a good Gambit and you nailed it. Sawyer is perfection for that role. Morons picked Tatum. Nothing against him but he's too pretty to be cool enough to be Gambit.
Was discussing this with the hubby his choice would be Christian Bale...and after chatting I agree he's got "that look"...Sawyer from lost...perhaps...
But there are a lot of times actors are cast in roles that they don't physically match...Wolverine is a great example...but nail it...I mean Hugh Jackman is Wolverine...even tho he is "tall"...
I never liked the thought of Tom Cruise as Lestat...felt it should have been Val Kilmer for physical appearance but Tom Cruise made a very convinicing lestat...
There are lots of others that have been mentioned as well that came out of know where and blew the audience away.
If nothing else Tatum as Gambit will give us something pretty to look at...going to see it on Tuesday...0 -
^^ luzl- I wanted to love Thor also- but I felt it was a bit awkward.
I've never been a HUGE portman fan- something about her feels weird and forced.Exactly..smoking hot...and SUPER potential...again DC gives an epic chance to a crap writer..
seems normal at this point.
It's like they have run out of talent or something.
so lame.
back to hating people and spider man- what was her name- she sucked too- Kirsten Dunsts. So glad she's not around any more- she was rubbish as well.
Hahahaha what movies DO you like?0 -
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I don't mind Channing Tatum, but he is going to make a sh*tty gambit.
This...
No way this is going to work out good, so many other people suitable for the job and then they pick Channing...
They must have been drunk when selecting him
Or a horny, teenage girl...
I've always thought Sawyer from Lost would be the perfect selection.
I was just deep in thought trying to figure out who WOULD make a good Gambit and you nailed it. Sawyer is perfection for that role. Morons picked Tatum. Nothing against him but he's too pretty to be cool enough to be Gambit.
Was discussing this with the hubby his choice would be Christian Bale...and after chatting I agree he's got "that look"...Sawyer from lost...perhaps...
But there are a lot of times actors are cast in roles that they don't physically match...Wolverine is a great example...but nail it...I mean Hugh Jackman is Wolverine...even tho he is "tall"...
I never liked the thought of Tom Cruise as Lestat...felt it should have been Val Kilmer for physical appearance but Tom Cruise made a very convinicing lestat...
There are lots of others that have been mentioned as well that came out of know where and blew the audience away.
If nothing else Tatum as Gambit will give us something pretty to look at...going to see it on Tuesday...
Oh, he isn't in this film. 2016 in "x-men: apocalypse" and his own spin-off movie0 -
^^ luzl- I wanted to love Thor also- but I felt it was a bit awkward.
I've never been a HUGE portman fan- something about her feels weird and forced.
I agree about Natalie Portman and Thor...again..right casting (Chris Hemsworth made a convicible Thor) crappy writing..0 -
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Awww! I like Zach Snyder! Suckerpunch FTW....
DON'T JUDGE ME!!!!0 -
Just gonna leave this right here...
Awww! I like Zach Snyder! Suckerpunch FTW....
DON'T JUDGE ME!!!!
Bwahahahaha!0 -
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Aside from Batman, I feel like DC should start considering just sticking to television shows. While it has its idiotic moments, they've done an overall good job with Green Arrow, and I'm actually excited to see how The Flash turns out.Exactly..smoking hot...and SUPER potential...again DC gives an epic chance to a crap writer..
seems normal at this point.
It's like they have run out of talent or something.
so lame.
What kills me is DC does great stuff with their animated movies. Though i wish they'd stick to the cast from Justice League to voice the characters instead of constantly getting new folks. Meanwhile Marvel's animated stuff is horrid.0 -
Honestly, I don't get the hate for this casting beyond the "lol, **** channing tatum!".
Is he the best actor in the world? God no. But he's gotten progressively better. And besides that, he's actually from NO, so we know he can do the accent justice. And he has the look.
I think this is one of those "wait and see" casting announcements. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, because the guy genuinely comes off like he's trying to go beyond the typical "look how sexy I am" style roles that he got saddled with.
I agree with this.
I remember people panning Heath Ledger as the Joker, and Michael Keaton as Batman, Tobey McGuire as Spider-man and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and so on and so on.
Those turned out okay.
As A HUGE Gambit fan, I'll try to articulate the displeasure...
From the very first X-Men movie, Gambit was teased as a character, but it never came to fruition. We saw some great casting decisions (Patrick Stewart, Alan Cumming) and some terribad casting decisions (Halle Berry), and we saw three movies pass with no Gambit. Which, really, is just as well-- did I really want the same people who turned the Phoenix storyline into a bad case of PMS casting Gambit? Not really.
But when they finally did it, they did a pretty meh job of it. They went primarily for look, got lazy with the writing, and overall, just did a pretty lackluster job giving him a debut. So I huddled back down and decided that if they couldn't do it right, I'd prefer they just not do it.
So now, they seem to have no particular plan for the character, and are snatching up an actor who has apparently begged for the role-- an actor who hasn't been a shining star in terms of acting talent, and whose roles have all gone along one particular line. Is it plausible he might do a decent job? Sure. But I find it hard to have hope for that, particularly because I straight-up dislike this dude. He's utterly unappealing to me, and while being unappealing, also manages to be completely overexposed because (I admit) tons of people seem to go nuts for him for some reason.
The last part of my hefty sigh is probably a little bit of nerd snobbery. If the people I know who love him are any indication (coworkers, former classmates), they would go just to squeal over Channing Tatum and the character loses any sense of the actual character and just becomes a vehicle for Channing Tatum. And if they pull out gratuitous shirtlessness, I'll probably be forced to heave my $12 popcorn at the screen.
All of this. I have a female friend who loves Channing Tatum but has never heard of Gambit until I expressed my feelings to her about this topic. Now, she wants to see the film. Not, because of the character, but because of who is playing it, even though he doesn't fit the role. It is becoming a popularity contest.
Which translates into dollars, which is the only reason these films get made. They sure aren't up for any Oscars.
I know we nerds like to claim ownership over the stories we fell in love with first, but we can't kid ourselves into thinking these movies are for us. They want as much mass appeal as possible. They're already counting on us to go to the movies. They need to work to draw in the middle aged housewives who've never read a comic and have no clue who Gambit is. But you tell them Magic Mike is in it and boom.
It may not be artistically sound, but we're talking about comic book movies. They're trying to sell popcorn here.
I know...this like the Hollywood version of X-Box One0 -
Channing Tatum as Gambit in the new X-Men film? Fml...
Channing Tatum as anyone is a good thing...
He would make a great Lennie from "Of Mice and Men". The role fits well within his range of acting.
Isn't that the one that gets shot in the back of the head? :laugh:0 -
Channing Tatum as Gambit in the new X-Men film? Fml...
Channing Tatum as anyone is a good thing...
He would make a great Lennie from "Of Mice and Men". The role fits well within his range of acting.
Isn't that the one that gets shot in the back of the head? :laugh:
Indeed it is
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I know we nerds like to claim ownership over the stories we fell in love with first, but we can't kid ourselves into thinking these movies are for us. They want as much mass appeal as possible. They're already counting on us to go to the movies. They need to work to draw in the middle aged housewives who've never read a comic and have no clue who Gambit is. But you tell them Magic Mike is in it and boom.
It may not be artistically sound, but we're talking about comic book movies. They're trying to sell popcorn here.
Oh, I know WHY they do it. I just don't have to like it.
This is like when Oprah had "East of Eden" on her book club and I walked into the bookstore to find copies of Steinbeck emblazoned with a "AS SEEN ON OPRAH" sticker. I get the why, but it still burns like a MFer.0 -
I don't mind Channing Tatum, but he is going to make a sh*tty gambit.
This...
No way this is going to work out good, so many other people suitable for the job and then they pick Channing...
They must have been drunk when selecting him
Or a horny, teenage girl...
I've always thought Sawyer from Lost would be the perfect selection.
I was just deep in thought trying to figure out who WOULD make a good Gambit and you nailed it. Sawyer is perfection for that role. Morons picked Tatum. Nothing against him but he's too pretty to be cool enough to be Gambit.
Was discussing this with the hubby his choice would be Christian Bale...and after chatting I agree he's got "that look"...Sawyer from lost...perhaps...
But there are a lot of times actors are cast in roles that they don't physically match...Wolverine is a great example...but nail it...I mean Hugh Jackman is Wolverine...even tho he is "tall"...
I never liked the thought of Tom Cruise as Lestat...felt it should have been Val Kilmer for physical appearance but Tom Cruise made a very convinicing lestat...
There are lots of others that have been mentioned as well that came out of know where and blew the audience away.
If nothing else Tatum as Gambit will give us something pretty to look at...going to see it on Tuesday...
Oh, he isn't in this film. 2016 in "x-men: apocalypse" and his own spin-off movie
*cries* there goes my eye candy...and it was in 3d...still going tho hubby insists...he is the "nerd" in this family...I just tag along for the action and shirtless Hugh Jackman...0 -
So I found a website called texts from Superheroes...and I'm sitting here giggling insanely in my cubicle...
I think I need to take Captain Morgan with me to the new Superman/Batman movie...LOL0 -
So I found a website called texts from Superheroes...and I'm sitting here giggling insanely in my cubicle...
I think I need to take Captain Morgan with me to the new Superman/Batman movie...LOL
And then...d*ck pics...0 -
Aside from Batman, I feel like DC should start considering just sticking to television shows. While it has its idiotic moments, they've done an overall good job with Green Arrow, and I'm actually excited to see how The Flash turns out.Exactly..smoking hot...and SUPER potential...again DC gives an epic chance to a crap writer..
seems normal at this point.
It's like they have run out of talent or something.
so lame.
My friend and I are 150% addicted to that show. Stephen Amell is amazing- in so many ways.
It's a little corny- sure- but it's a comic... someone said it was terrible- I just don't understand how. Plus- HE DOES HIS OWN WORKOUTS ON THAT SHOW!!!
I don't get celebrity crushes often- but I would do dirty dirty DIRTY things to that man.0
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