--- --- # X-Men Spinoff _Gambit_ Finally Has a Release Date ## Video: Understanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe [Watch (HLS stream): Understanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nKWYGrii.m3u8) (2:55)  _Published 2013-11-05. How do we get from Iron Man to The Avengers? Where do the X-Men fit in? Learn how Marvel has crafted the progression of its superheroes in film._ by [Victor Luckerson](https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Jan 6, 2015 3:56 PM UTC by [Victor Luckerson](https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Jan 6, 2015 3:56 PM UTC _Gambit_, the action movie about the card-wielding member of the X-Men, will [debut next fall](http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/fox-sets-gambit-projects-for-2016.html), Fox announced Monday. The upcoming film, which will star Channing Tatum as the titular Cajun and is the latest in a very long line of X-Men movies by 20th Century Fox, will premiere Oct. 7, 2016, Vulture reports. In addition to Gambit, the movie studio revealed the release dates for some other highly anticipating projects, including _Fantastic Four 2_ — we already knew the first movie was being released on Aug.7 this year —an untitled followup to _Planet of the Apes_, and a movie based on the video game franchise _Assassin’s Creed_. Here’s the full list of dates: * _Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates_: July 29, 2016 * _Gambit_: October 7, 2016 * _Assassin’s Creed_: December 21, 2016 * _The Greatest Showman on Earth_: December 25, 2016 * _The Mountain Between Us_: February 10, 2017 * _Fantastic Four 2_: June 2, 2017 * _Planet of the Apes_ sequel: July 14, 2017 \[[_Vulture_](http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/fox-sets-gambit-projects-for-2016.html)\] Gambit Release Date Set for October 17 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/"},"headline":"X-Men Spinoff Gambit Finally Has a Release Date","datePublished":"2015-01-06T15:56:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:19:21.239Z","description":"Fox also unveiled release date for Fantastic Four 2, even though the first movie hasn't come out yet","url":"https://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/","name":"X-Men Spinoff Gambit Finally Has a Release Date"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Understanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe","description":"How do we get from Iron Man to The Avengers? Where do the X-Men fit in? Learn how Marvel has crafted the progression of its superheroes in film.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/nKWYGrii/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-11-05T23:08:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nKWYGrii.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/","duration":"PT2M55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3655713/gambit-movie-release-date/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```