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As I was checking updates on Jesse Bradford’s The Echo movie, I noticed the name Kevin Durand and somehow knew to have come across him before. I checked his IMDB and found him to play Blob in the Marvel flick Wolverine coming in 2009. Other marvel characters part of the movie are Gambit (played by Taylor Kitsch), Sabertooth (Liev Schreiber), and Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds).

Gambit is already one that I thought should’ve been in the XMen movies from way back since he’s had a huge role with regards to the stories of Rogue and Storm. I’ve also liked the idea of southern, card slinging nomads with red ruby eyes kicking bad guys butts. Being part of the Wolverine movie might actually be better for him since he’s not trapped with other big name superheroes.

He might be playing a villain (or anti hero) in the movie though:

After his exile from New Orleans, he wandered the world and became a master professional thief, making many contacts (and quite a few enemies). During this period, Gambit found he had an uncontrollable amount of energy flowing through him, to the point that he could not withstand it. Desperate, Gambit went to Mister Sinister for help. Sinister modified Gambit’s power, making him significantly less powerful, but able to control the still considerably large amount of power in him.

However, Sinister wanted the favor returned, so Gambit carried out various missions for him. For the last of these operations, Gambit gathered together a group of mercenaries which Sinister named the Marauders. The group included the mutant Sabretooth as one of its members. Source