Channing Tatum 'Gambit' X-Men Movie - Standalone Film Based On Comic Book Character Co-Creator Chris Claremont's Treatment

The standalone Gambit movie, based on the popular X-Men comic book character, is making huge steps forward in the production process, with an update from Fox last week officially Greenlighting the film. Channing Tatum is set to star and has been voicing his excitement all year, but even bigger news for comic book fans has come about in this update. Chris Claremont, the character's co-creator, has written a treatment that will be the guide for the film's script!

According to Deadline, Claremont's treatment is the outline for the script, which is being penned by Robocop scribe Josh Zetumer. We still don't know any plot details, but we're happy to see Claremont having a major involvement (via Slash Film / Film Drunk).

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Earlier in Oct., Tatum shared his own latest update on the project, explaining that this movie will, in a way, "redefine" the superhero film formula.

"We really do want to try our hardest to give something fresh. We're obviously going to go to the saving-the-world superhero movies eventually, but maybe not for the first one," he explained to MTV. "We kind of want to introduce this character in a very different way. When you try to do something different, you never really know right off the bat what that is. We're feeling our way into it. And we really just gotta prove that concept of that person."

Check out our previous coverage of the Channing Tatum Gambit project here:

22 Jump Street Star Channing Tatum Talks Learning Gambit's Cajun Accent for X-Men Movie

Channing Tatum Talks Gambit's Costume, Origins, 'X-Men Apocalypse' Inclusion

Channing Tatum 'Dying' to Play Gambit in X-Men: Apocalypse

Channing Tatum officially cast as Gambit in standalone and 'X-Men: Apocalypse' movies [VIDEO]