Earlier today, 20th Century Fox announced that they had
broken the Worldwide box office record by grossing over
$5.5 billion in 2014. Now, in response to that, they've
decided to have a little fun with their release calendar,
shifting a few dates while officially confirming one of their
much anticipated superhero adventures.
That's right. X-Men spinoff Gambit is officially heading into
production, and will be released on October 7, 2016.
Channing Tatum will headline the movie as the popular
cajun energy manipulator, with the mutant's standalone
adventure arriving in theaters just five months after X-Men:
Apocalypse debuts in May of that year. It has not been
revealed at this time if Channing Tatum will be introduced
as Gambit in X-Men: Apocalypse . Gambit will actually be the
third X-Men movie of 2016, as Deadpool will debut in
February.
Gambit may have some competition in October of next year,
as it is set to go against Monster High , based on the hugely
popular Mattel toy line. It is also opening up against Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice star Ben Affleck 's non-
superhero drama Live by Night .
Fox has also swapped around some of its bigger upcoming
sequels. Originally set for release on July 29, 2016, Dawn of
the Planet of the Apes follow-up Planet of the Apes 3 is
now being moved almost an entire year to July 14, 2017,
taking The Fantastic Four 2 's old spot. It, in the meantime,
is getting pushed up to June 2, 2017.
The highly anticipated video game adaptation Assassin's
Creed, starring Michael Fassbender, will arrive just in time
for Christmas next year, as it is now set to open on
December 21, 2016. It arrives in theaters just a few days
after the Untitled Gareth Edwards Directed Star Wars Spin-
Off on December 16. Other release dates announced by
20th Century Fox include The Greatest Showman on Earth
starring Hugh Jackman , which will hit theaters just four
days after Assassin's Creed on Christmas Day, December
25, 2016. The comedy Mike & Dave Need Wedding
Dates from "Funny or Die" director Jake Szymanski is
arriving July 29, 2016, and the aThe Mountain Between Us
with Rosamund Pike and Charlie Hunnam arrives February
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