Drew Fuller and Marting Henderson are good suggestions, but Colin Farrell is too dirty/scruffy, and Michael Vartan is too sqeaky clean. Trust me, Brad Pitt could do a French accent, ever seen "The Devil's Own"? Granted, not a French accent, but the role just shows his versatility with things like that. I'm just not sure if his mannerisms are Gambit. Just my thoughts, please reserve the laughter until you yourself are a Hollywood casting director, Barmy.
Gambit doesn't have a French accent. He isn't French. He is an American from New Orleans, Louisiana, a place where many residents speak French. Gambit has a southern, Cajun accent. Is this clear? Ok, then.
Next, Michael Vartan makes me want to stab things. Ever see his pansy-ass character on Alias? Damn.
Colin Farrel pisses me off, but I must admit he's a decent actor, and he was the best thing about Daredevil. I think he could do the part of Gambit as well as anybody else could, although it would make me root for the enemy during fight scenes. Farrel is definitely not too scruffy for Gambit. Few people are.
I don't know whether Brad Pitt is right for the role. I'm more worried about the writing and story than I am about the typecast prettyboy they choose for the role.
Originally posted by lvanhusen
Drew Fuller and Marting Henderson are good suggestions, but Colin Farrell is too dirty/scruffy, and Michael Vartan is too sqeaky clean. Trust me, Brad Pitt could do a French accent, ever seen "The Devil's Own"? Granted, not a French accent, but the role just shows his versatility with things like that. I'm just not sure if his mannerisms are Gambit. Just my thoughts, please reserve the laughter until you yourself are a Hollywood casting director, Barmy.
I'm sure Barmy laughed 'cause she imagined Marsters as Gambit.... she wasn't laughing at your opinion Ivanhusen ❌
Clovie, Cajun accents as I've heard them are very different from French accents. They throw a lot of French in their language-- even sometimes only speak French. But Cajuns are not French people and Gambit should not be played up as French.
And to all those people who think Orlando Bloom and other such pansy-ass boy-band rejects should play Gambit, I must say I condemn any and all decisions the filmmakers have made with the intent of swaying people like you to see these movies. They are appealing to the lowest common teenybopper denominator who is impressed by a pretty face, and that's exactly what you people are. I used to think Gambit was a good character, but after hearing so many young, shallow non-fans talk about how "hot" he is and so forth, he really gets tired fast.
Wolverine was watered down in the X-Men movies because of people like you. They picked a pretty-boy soap star based on his mail-in shirtless video audition. The fact that Hugh Jackman performed as well as he did speaks volumes for him, since he clearly isn't cut from Wolverine-material cloth. I applaud any pretty-boy, Broadway dancing, romantic-comedy star who can do a half-way decent job of playing a bad-ass icon. He did a half-decent job. It's because of people like you that they went and hired a sexy Wolverine. Wolverine has laid half the women in the Marvel Universe, not because he's a sex symbol. He's short, hairy, and nasty; either you find that sexy, or you don't. The superfluous love interest trend in action movies is the fault of the shallow, teenage female demographic. If you weren't here, having such frivolous ideas of what a mutant superhero movie should include, and if you weren't voicing these concerns where movie executives could hear them, then we might have a chance at a movie that concentrates on what it's actually about. It's not about Gambit's pretty face, or Wolverine's manly chest. It's about Gambit having glowing red eyes in a world that don't cotton to that sort of thing, and Wolverine's continual struggle to keep his organs in the right place. I would say "grow up" to you people, but since we're talking about X-Men, that might be out of place. Instead, I'll ask that you take this crap at least seriously enough that it doesn't turn into a super-powered "Dawson's Creek" because you people made it clear that's what you needed from the movie.
Feh.
Wow-
I thought that this was supposed to be a forum for people to exchange thoughts and ideas with one another and discuss something that they all enjoyed discussing. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, absolutely, and I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with voicing said opinion(s), but jeez, Herr Logan, if you hate all of us "teeny-boppers" so damn much, why bother to tune in? I mean, I don't mean to offend you in any way, but if I really felt so strongly about it, I would consider checking out a more adult forum for your X-Men movie info fix.
Originally posted by Herr Logan
Clovie, Cajun accents as I've heard them are very different from French accents. They throw a lot of French in their language-- even sometimes only speak French. But Cajuns are not French people and Gambit should not be played up as French.
And to all those people who think Orlando Bloom and other such pansy-ass boy-band rejects should play Gambit, I must say I condemn any and all decisions the filmmakers have made with the intent of swaying people like you to see these movies. They are appealing to the lowest common teenybopper denominator who is impressed by a pretty face, and that's exactly what you people are. I used to think Gambit was a good character, but after hearing so many young, shallow non-fans talk about how "hot" he is and so forth, he really gets tired fast.
Wolverine was watered down in the X-Men movies because of people like you. They picked a pretty-boy soap star based on his mail-in shirtless video audition. The fact that Hugh Jackman performed as well as he did speaks volumes for him, since he clearly isn't cut from Wolverine-material cloth. I applaud any pretty-boy, Broadway dancing, romantic-comedy star who can do a half-way decent job of playing a bad-ass icon. He did a half-decent job. It's because of people like you that they went and hired a sexy Wolverine. Wolverine has laid half the women in the Marvel Universe, not because he's a sex symbol. He's short, hairy, and nasty; either you find that sexy, or you don't. The superfluous love interest trend in action movies is the fault of the shallow, teenage female demographic. If you weren't here, having such frivolous ideas of what a mutant superhero movie should include, and if you weren't voicing these concerns where movie executives could hear them, then we might have a chance at a movie that concentrates on what it's actually about. It's not about Gambit's pretty face, or Wolverine's manly chest. It's about Gambit having glowing red eyes in a world that don't cotton to that sort of thing, and Wolverine's continual struggle to keep his organs in the right place. I would say "grow up" to you people, but since we're talking about X-Men, that might be out of place. Instead, I'll ask that you take this crap at least seriously enough that it doesn't turn into a super-powered "Dawson's Creek" because you people made it clear that's what you needed from the movie.
Feh.
Herr, you are what I like to call a "bitter lonely geek." I don't know how to explain this to you, but I'll try again, as I have with so many others so many times before: It's a movie. It's not the comic book. It's different. If it was exactly like the comic book, it would suck. TRUST ME. And if you think Jackman only did a half-decent job, well, you were watching the wrong movie. Maybe it was the movie playing in your head.
As for Orlando Bloom, well, I agree with you. Most people in their right minds agree with you-I've ran this by many an Orlando Bloom fanatic who knows the character of Gambit even slightly, and they've all agreed-the man cannot play Gambit. Whoever made this post was really silly to put him in there.
Once again, I say Ian Somerhalder. He looks the part, and he can actually act. Plus, he's young enough. So just admit I'm right and move on. 😉
I think that y-u are jealous of something Herr Logan.
Pyro_Chykh: I am not jealous of anything about Orlando Bloom, except for maybe his money. I'd rather look like the real Wolverine (and I sorta do, except I'm 5 inches taller and not in nearly as good physical condition) than a cookie-cutter generic pretty-boy like Bloom.
Herr Logan, if you hate all of us "teeny-boppers" so damn much, why bother to tune in? I mean, I don't mean to offend you in any way, but if I really felt so strongly about it, I would consider checking out a more adult forum for your X-Men movie info fix.
lvanhusen: The answer is, I'm damn lazy. I was web-searching and ended up here. I keep the eternal hope open that I will encounter intelligent fans in this forum, and in a few cases I have. If I hurt your feelings with my post, I am sorry. Aside from using the ever-tiresome "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion" line (a cliche that doesn't need to be said or written), you responded very maturely. I was just ranting. Don't mind me.
Herr, you are what I like to call a "bitter lonely geek." I don't know how to explain this to you, but I'll try again, as I have with so many others so many times before: It's a movie. It's not the comic book. It's different. If it was exactly like the comic book, it would suck. TRUST ME. And if you think Jackman only did a half-decent job, well, you were watching the wrong movie. Maybe it was the movie playing in your head.
VengeanceGOD: If you think it would suck if the movie were exactly like the comic, then either you are being too specific when referring to "the comic, not specific enough, or you aren't a fan at all. Wolverine, though a cliche character type today, is a very well-written character when in proper hands. I thought the Wolverine from the cartoon was pretty much spot-on, if a little simplified. He is a superhero, and an unconventional superhero, which means he doesn't act like boring, ordinary people, which Hugh Jackman almost understood. He at least was good enough to bring a little Clint Eastwood to the role. If you can't do it right, do the next best thing. In the video game X2: Wolverine's Revenge, the voice acting of Mark Hammill is close to perfect. The drawback is his voice is completely wrong for Wolverine. The point is, Jackman could have at least tried to talk the way Wolverine talks. He could avoid tripping over his native accent, much less adopt the colorful and ridiculously macho/scary/angry way that Wolverine talks. He could try walking the walk, I don't think that should be above his experienced dancer capabilities. Go ahead and tell me that it's just my interpretation, and that everyone has their own idea of what a live-action Wolverine would be like. I don't see anyone else giving me a vivid picture, just a lot of vague rebuttals and insults. He looks like Jack Nicholson, speaks like an amalgam of Jack, Clint Eastwood, and Charlton Heston (bless his crazy, right-wing soul), and he walks like most professional wrestlers walk into the stadium. Tell me why I'm wrong, or don't bother telling me to "drop it." Say something, don't just tell people not to say things.
Summing up.... 😄
Orando can't play Gambit
....
but about Hugh Jackman Ah must agree with Her Logan (however Ah don't want to 😛)
Ah saw him in some other movies, and dis changed mah opinion over him.... he is too kind to be logan..., but if he already is he, he's quite good at it (despite everything) and Ah'd rader don't change him to any oder person!
wow Herr Logan, losen up meine freund 🙂 I agree with you...
as I said before a teen idol wont cut it has Gambit.
And when I 1st heard Hugh Jackman played Wolvie I was like: "WHAT??" but Hugh Jackman really surprised me. You cant forget that this was made has a PG-13.
Now has a female I must say 1 thing..."every" female superhero is gorgeous why cant we have good looking male superheros?Now in this case the characters are already known but basically evey female actress is beautiful and that's what guys like, so dont judge when a women likes a good-looking actor 😄