Gambit is one of my favourite characters from the X-Men and the failure to bring a decent version of the character to screen (I don’t really consider the Taylor Kitsch rendition in X-Men Origins: Wolverine a true version of Gambit) remains a frustration of mine. And it seems that frustration is set to continue for longer as the planned Gambit …

When it comes to the X-Men, Gambit has never been the biggest character. Sure the card-throwing Ragin’ Cajun is super cool and has his fare share of fandom, but he’s certainly never reached the popularity levels of say, Wolverine. Which is why it may be considered a bit strange that there’s a Gambit solo movie on the way , making …

Director Steven Soderbergh and star/producer Channing Tatum’s semi-biographical infectiously shlocky male stripper fest Magic Mike may have been a big hit at the box office (I’m guessing they were paid in a mountain of sodden $1 bills) but there were still lots of people – I’m looking at you, fellow hetero males – who refused to watch a bunch of …

I think it’s safe to say that a lot of people really liked Magic Mike. And yes, I’m sure that the mountains of man flesh helped, but a lot of that was also due to – and you have no idea how difficult it is for me to say this – Channing Tatum, upon whose life experiences the film is …