13 Comic Book Films Stuck In Development Hell

1) Gambit

You have to feel sorry for the Gambit solo movie, a spinoff of the X-Men franchise – it just can’t catch a break.

Initially, things went smoothly. Back in 2014, Channing Tatum was signed up to play the Cajun stallion. After that, a director was nailed down in Rupert Wyatt who cast Lea Seydoux as female lead Bella Donna Boudreaux. The film was then given a release date of October 7th, 2016.

In September 2015, however, Wyatt dropped out of the movie and was soon replaced by Doug Liman, though there was no hope of it meeting its release date. Then, last month, Liman also exited the project. And, just to rub salt in the wounds, he jumped ship to join DC’s rival superhero universe to direct their long touted Justice League Dark adaptation. Ouch!