Taylor Kitch who played the Ragin’ Not-So-Cajun in X-Men Origins: Wolverine is stoked about the possibility of returning to his character in the Wolverine sequel.
Rotten Tomatoes caught up with the Canadian actor of Friday Night Lights fame at the Cannes Film Festival and discussed what’s next for the mutant character he portrays. RT asked him about the possibility of him returning in the Wolverine sequel which Taylor surprisingly heard nothing about. He laughingly responded:
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“Man, good on Hugh for doing that to his body again… I hadn’t heard that was going to happen! You have my brain going now about what I’d love to do with Gambit!”
As for his character and what he’d like to do going forward:
“I’m just excited to go deeper into Gambit. It’s a flattering thing when people say that the only sh***y part about the character is we didn’t see enough of him. If that’s the case, bring it on. I want to go deep into Gambit.”
While Gambit certainly needed some more screen time in the movie, that’s not exactly the only [crappy] part of the character. If you’ve seen the movie, you probably noticed that Gambit’s trademark accent went from dark with a hint of Cajun, to just a southern teenager accent in the plane scene, to nearly no accent at all in his final scene in the movie.
“I have the tools now to do some larger fights and I’d be really excited to get a chance to do that, too. I have so many ideas in my mind right now!”
Taylor underwent plenty of physical training to use and fight with his staff, so he’s physically ready. If there’s to be more movies feature my favorite X-character, I want to see done with a little more attention to detail, especially the voice.
If Wolverine 2 is expected to follow Hugh Jackman’s character on his adventures in Japan, I don’t really see Gambit playing a part of that. Could he have a cameo in the confirmed Deadpool spinoff or X-Men: First Class? According to producer Lauren Shuler-Donner, Gambit won’t be one of the First Class roster members and her reasoning is that he wasn’t part of Xavier’s first class… but neither will half of the characters they choose so that’s weird.
The Deadpool spinoff was announced pretty quickly after Wolverine debuted to a strong opening weekend despite very poor reviews. That was expected and in an earlier post, I stated that Ryan Reynolds’ solo film would likely be the first to be confirmed as it is the most bankable. Taylor Kitsch doesn’t yet have the star power to lead his own big budget X-Film so we can expect to continue seeing him play smaller roles in other characters’ movies – Problem is, it doesn’t fit with them.
I love the Gambit character and I love Taylor’s passion about the character. If he dedicates himself to voice training like he does the physical stuff, we could be in for a treat.
Where do you think we’ll see Gambit next?
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
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Sorry. Nope.
No more of this “Gambit”
Move along, please.
AWESOME, Gambit is definitely my favorite character of x-men…so I would love to see more of hime in the sequel.
Really? your still complaining about is accent? He didnt have that much screen time but he played him the way he should be played(cocky and arrogant) and your gonna complain about his accent?
Yeah, I definitely want to see more of Kitsch’s Gambit, Taylor is really passionate about him, and I thought the accent was fine, I didn’t like the cartoon accent to begin with, so I was pleased it wasn’t laughable.
More Gambit ASAP!
not a spin-off, if FOX can’t make a proper movie about their cash cow Wolverine what can we expect for gambit, they’d ruin him. He was great in the movie but he had like 7 minutes on screen, we need more GAMBIT in another Xmen movie, hire Singer to direct Wolverine II and bring Gambit BACK!
I’ve sort of given up on the whole X-Men thing, I’m more focused on the Avengers.
Boo to Him as Gambit, and his crappy Meet The Robinson’s Bowler Guy hat.
Gambit is also one of my favorites… I didn’t read the comics but I watched the Sat morning cartoon and his accent is WHY he’s one of my favs so yeah…. I’m gonna complain. I was very disappointed.
The reboot in 20 years will do Gambit justice.
Yes, Oscar
Three separate scenes with three separate voices is something to complain about when that’s all we’ve seen (and heard) of him and when that’s all we have to go on, moving forward…
Since his accent is his one of his most notable attributes from the comics and cartoons – it’s pretty important.
I thought the accent was just fine and I am GLAD that it wasn’t a heavy Cajun accent. I actually want to understand what someone is saying in a movie. Honestly, I think some people look for ANYTHING to nitpick about in a movie.
I also thought Wolverine was pretty damn good. I really enjoyed the film and I would love to see Wolverine 2. I thought the movie was a lot of fun and the 2nd best of all the X-men films thus far. Yes, I thought it was better than the first X-men film.
I can’t see Fox doing a Gambit movie. I don’t think he’s a big enough character in the Marvel Universe for that. He’s not a “B” character like Iron Man that with the proper story can hold his own movie. He’s an ancillary character in X-men and should be left as such. Would I like to see him in another X-men flick? Sure.
Sounds to me like he wants another movie so he can keep working..not like he really knows anything of the Gambit character or history..SO Rob his accent was a problem but Sabertooth’s size wasn’t? There were plenty of other changes from the comics mythos but FOX put up the 150 million to make it and another 50 million to market it so until I can afford to throw that kind of money around I will take this movie for what it was… an action flick with some flaws..but It’s better than 10-15 years ago when the only movies being made based on comics were Blade and Batman.
Well I don’t have a favorite X-Men character really since I’m not a huge fan, the first two movies were good and this latest Wolverine movie was ok…..ish. But the Deadpool character and the Gambit character seem like cool guys who can kick some ass so solo movies for them would be somewhat interesting to me, I’d probably go watch it in theaters but if not then definitely rent it.
I say somewhat because like I said I’m not a huge fan of X-Men, if the movie is good like the first two then I’ll watch it but I won’t be waiting on pins and needles. Now Batman is another story…:D
I’m also a big Gambit fan and I agree with Rob Keyes. If he works on his accent, he should still be perfect for the character in a later installment. I somehow feel like the people making the Wolverine movie didn’t put enough effort in it, so it kind of spread out to everybody’s performances. Liev Schreiber was the only one portraying a mutant who I thought did a truly outstanding job in that movie. There’s a lot of room for improvement.
@ greenknight
Liev’s size was certainly noticeable but that’s the beauty of great acting… he still came off as a even better version of Sabretooth to me than Tyler Mane did, which I wasn’t expecting at all.
When you get down to it, you could be picky about how Hugh Jackman’s too tall to be Wolverine, too. But he’s redefined the character in his own fashion… and in a positive way. He’s only added to Wolverine’s already tremendous popularity.
I forgot to finish off my last point… but Taylor Kitch in comparison, at least to Liev and Hugh, didn’t really “live up” to the Gambit character of the comics. Liev and Hugh personified the characters but Taylor didn’t… yet. He has potential.
I think the fact that monsieur Kitsch is Canadian is what bothers me the most about his ever so shoddy accent. I don’t know where in Canada he’s from, but we’re a bilingual country. French class is mandatory up to grade 10 here. I know that french Canadian is a far cry from Cajun, but it’s a step toward the french pronunciation of certain words that would have made all the difference in his performance. It’s not that hard to do, read Gambit lines in the comics, they usually write his accent phonetically so you get a feel for his dialect. It doesn’t have to be so thick that you can’t understand it, but a little french twist on a word here and there can go a long way.
…but this is coming from an actors point of view, something that doesnt belong in movies these days.
If they can approve a Deadpool movie, I don’t see why a Gambit one wouldn’t be possible. The only difference is Ryan Reynolds is a more known and bankable actor. Of all the characters they stuffed into four movies, I don’t see what the problem with getting him on screen is. He is one of the more popular ones.
@ greenknight333,
Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth was really well done. He came off a strong and brutal villain and as a larger and more menacing opponent than Wolverine did (despite Jackman’s height).
Similar to Jackman being a foot taller than his character, he still plays the character right which is what matters.
Height isn’t the same as their most important attributes.
Gambit’s notable attributes are his Cajun accent (hence his nickname), his outfit, staff and cards.
What if the Green Lantern isn’t green in his movie? It’s almost like the Ragin’ Cajun not being Cajun, lol
Why do you think they put Gambit in the film?
It was to throw in as many of the popular characters from the comics/cartoon as possible for the fans of those. So if that’s why they’re including him (when he has no real reason or purpose of being there, especially in that timeline), then why wouldn’t they do that right?
The real issue however that I see being skipped over in my article, is that his voice and mannerisms literally change from scene to scene. If you see the movie again, look out for that.
The movie has a ton of problems and it got terrible reviews with bad word-of-mouth. While I liked it personally, the one upside to the film for everyone should be the cool additional characters they included for the fans – ‘cept, that didn’t do that very well either.
Phil makes great points on this too.
i liked the first half of the film. gambit was a weak character for me.and deadpool’s optic blast, well, i hated it. and im not even a deadpool fan… so i can just imagine what the fans went through during that scene.
rob, i did notice the change in accent, gambit was still pretty “okay”. then everything went hollywood during the second half. boooooo
I have to agree with Rob. As much as I love Gambit, it’s not whether Kitsch got the accent right or wrong that bothers me, its that the accent doesn’t stay the same throughout the movie.
Had he stuck with one accent, even if it wasn’t the deep cajun one, I’d probably be fine with it. If the guy doesn’t know how to keep an accent the same from scene to scene, than I definitely don’t want him in a sequel where he might get more screentime, and therefore the changing accent might jump out more.
In the Gambit spinoff first he needs to burn that hat, then get a decent accent or new actor who can handle a somewhat Cajun accent, and then get the adamantium staff.
I would personally love to see josh holloway aka sawyer as gambit. He would def kick ass in the part and has the accent and build to play the rajun cajun
Make the GAMBIT movie already!! Seven minutes wasn’t enough!!
Green Lantern not green?
See Sinestro, Star Saphire(Zamarons), Atrocitus,Agent Orange,Saint Walker and Indigo..
Just being cheeky Rob but it’s been done to death , er actually to all colors in the spectrum..
I get your point..you wanted the accent…I wanted a good movie..
Heh, gotta admit there was one instance where you almost thought Hal Jordan was going to be the newest and only Pink Lantern.
@Rob
Gambit is my second favorite character after Wolverine. I thought that Taylor Kitch brought a lot to the character and I noticed that they didn’t give him a lot of dialog or long sentences where his lack of an accent would really stand out. I’m pretty sure they knew he wasn’t ready but they wanted him there and it was great to see him.
I agree with you, he needs voice training for that character or else how he dresses, where he lives, how he makes his living will become a parody of the real Gambit. I’m glad he wasn’t wearing that head gear though.
@moneyshot
Josh Holloway would be great but this Gambit needs to get a little older first and I’d like to see more Taylor in that role. As far as facial features go, his was a great match.
Did I miss any comments about Deadpool having more powers in the movie than he did in the comic? And unlike the comic, I hope that they’ll let Ryan Reynold keep his hair when he’s “out of uniform”.
@Rob…
I don’t remember them calling Gambit the Ragin’ Cajun in the movie at any point. I could be mistaken though. If not, it’s not the first time that Fox has taken liberties with a well established character.
@Andy
Who had time to call Gambit that? Everyone was to busy kicking each others asses.
The change of accents is a tricky thing.
It can be Taylor’s weakness, true, but can just as easily be an editing thing. It’s his first time performing Gambit and Gambit even being on screen, s I’m sure he was experimenting with different accents. Could just as easily happen that while editing, somebody just combined those different accents without taking notice because really, the focus was making Hugh look good more then anything (not that Hugh is hard on the eye because he definitely isn’t).
I honestly think that had the role been bigger, more attention would be paid to this and therefore the accent would’ve been evened out. But that’s just me, I like to believe in good in people.
@ greenknight333,
Just to be clear, lol – We ALL wanted a good movie.
We didn’t get one, but we should of at least got to see our favorites on screen, we didn’t get that done properly either.
ok…so i read this and i just can’t see were you think gambit as a accent in the comic…the word are the same until certain word but other then that he doesn’t really have an accent…so then i got to thinking maybe your one of these people that just watched the show and think that exactly the way the comic is (which it’s not) their way off, so the accent thing to me was pretty good. i how he played the part was how i always pictured gambit so i want that movie, it could be so bad ass and how he loves the character, i think he would try and say as close to how that character should be played and it would be so sweet.
Gambit was cool in the movie, but I think that we need another, more powerful and demmanding actor to play him on teh big screen…I see him popping somewhere alomg the X-men universe of movies though in teh future
I am looking forward to, and hoping for a Gambit spin-off. I think it would be a great opportunity for Liev Schreiber to further his role in the “de-evolution of Sabertooth” that takes place in between the events from X-Men Origins: Wolverine to the first X-Men film (Tyler Mane’s Sabertooth character). I also think that a Gambit spin-off could be what’s needed as X-Men 4 is being prepared (since X4 won’t happen until after “First Class,” a Gambit spin-off can put a focus back on the modern group of X-Men that we were left with by the end of “The Last Stand.” If X4 takes place sans Wolverine (or if he has a reduced role), then this can be filmed sooner than later (with Wolverine 2 and potentially 3 on the horizon, a Wolverine-involved X-Men sequel might never take place).
Gambit’s involvement would team him up with the core of Colossus, Rogue, Ice-Man, Shadowcat, Beast, Storm, and perhaps the return of Emma Frost. Perhaps Wolverine can bring him back himself as he did become his first actual acquaintance post-memory loss.
For those questioning the character’s age, Origins: Wolverine’s Gambit wouldn’t be much older than the X-Men franchise’s Cyclops or Emma Frost would be.
Ideally, this would be a great opportunity. But unfortunately, it will likely never see the light of day.
actually how the heck is Taylor Kitsch suppose to do a cajun accent with the what .. 3 lines he had.. (or 10 minutes of face time whichever way you want to put it)
I was obsessed for about 1-2 years waiting for the orings movie to come out…I would have seen it if he weren’t in it, but totehr than wolverine.. Gambit is the ONLY other x-man I knew of w/o reading the comics… (no idea how I even knew of the 2)
But with the diologe he was given they didn’t write in any Gambit-esq lines. Plus I will also go far enough to say the man studies his ass off on the card tricks & Bo staff… & don’t underestimate the Friday Night Lights GIRL fans… of Taylor Trust me you’d have a theater packed between that & real comic fans.. If you like the comics why not just go to the movies even if you DON’T like an actor!!! heck I went to see Twilight even though I read the books & frankly the movie was lame! yes it was pretty true to the book but certain things just were too much or not on par.. & I believe as a society that we have a curiosity to see the images in our heads on tv/big screen & when we see it ..to us is not what we like love ranting on how bad something was in a book we read etc.
For example….
The Vampire diaries.. (a book series by L.J. Smith)
They have actors that look nothing near some of the characters except the 2 salvatores & Matt the jock… The Lead charadcter has had a change.. instead of BLonde hair Lapis Blue eye.. Brunette & brown eyes!! there were 2 best friends (bonnie & Meridith) & the former friend (caroline) that’s an enemy in the book… well Bonnie’s ‘face’ is wrong… by description & merideth isn’t even in the show (at least not yet) There’s anoathe character missing so far & in place was a different which was killed off & yes I KNEW the tv series was LOOSELY based on the book.. but parts of it are horrible.. why do I keep watching.. because when I get all frustrated & want to change the channel.. there’s Damon Salvatore played by Ian SOmerhalder who to me plays a more “wicked, nastier, sarcastic, Vanomously Vicious more savage” version than that of damon in the book!
Give Taylor his OWN movie & I’m sure he’ll be down in New Orleans trying to get the accent.. (or maybe we can get Ian SOmerhalder born in Louisiana to help him out??)
I hope he gets his own spin off after or before x-men 4, I think Jackman shold have a cameo on the movie, because having him as the leader character after X-men 1, X-men 2,X-men 3, Wolverine 1 and 2 it would be enough already, so give a chance to Gambit, or Cyclops, who was messed in all 3 movies, he is the true leader, and definitly should be back,I think NightCrawler, Beast,Colossus and Ice-man should be there wach with a significant role, also Emma Frost and Jubelee, should make an apearance,Storm as Wolverine should have a minor role or a cameo, Jean Gray should be left out for this one, and Xavier should be mentioned on, and could make an appearance at the end, as we know he transfferd his mind to his twin, before “die”
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