{"id":58414,"date":"2022-10-15T23:13:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T06:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=58414"},"modified":"2022-11-26T17:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T01:25:41","slug":"featured-mutant-remy-lebeau-aka-gambit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=58414","title":{"rendered":"Featured Mutant: Remy LeBeau aka Gambit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-attachment-id=\"58420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?attachment_id=58420\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?fit=1500%2C999&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,999\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Gam-X-Ori\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;20th Century Studios&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?resize=670%2C446&amp;ssl=1 670w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/x-menfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gambit_in_x-men_origins_wolverine.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy of 20th Century Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gambit<\/strong> is our new featured mutant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Portrayed by actor <strong>Taylor Kitsch<\/strong> in <strong>X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE<\/strong> (2009), <strong>Remy LeBeau<\/strong> was imprisoned on Three Mile Island by <strong>William Stryker<\/strong> (Danny Huston) for two years before breaking out. The guards named him &#8220;Gambit&#8221; because he kept winning and taking their money in poker games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In his hometown of New Orleans, he meets <strong>Logan<\/strong> (Hugh Jackman) and initially perceives him as a threat. Using his mutant powers of explosive bio-kinetic energy, he charges his playing cards and bo staff to face off with Logan, and soon Victor Creed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VZH-1NA8fKc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">He protects Logan by using kinetic energy to crush large debris from a cooling tower that almost ended him, and checks to make sure the escaped mutants are safe. They are, as <strong>Cyclops<\/strong> (Tim Pocock), <strong>Emma<\/strong> (Tahyna MacManus), and the others are greeted by <strong>Professor Charles Xavier<\/strong> (Patrick Stewart). He returns to find Logan down and without his memories. Being the ever-gentleman, he asks Logan if he wants to escape the island with him. He declines, and Remy goes on his way to never be seen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gambit is an adaption of the popular Marvel Comics character created by writer <strong>Chris Claremont<\/strong> and artist <strong>Jim Lee<\/strong>. Gambit made his first appearances in <em>The Uncanny X-Men Annual #14<\/em> and <em>The Uncanny X-Men #266<\/em> in 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><em>X-Men Origins: Wolverine is now streaming on Disney+<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8TQ-gD4UCmI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gambit is our new featured mutant! 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