X-Men’s Gambit gets filming start date, totally absurd budget

When Fox finally greenlit the Ryan Reynolds-championed Deadpool, it seems like it mostly wanted the project to go away. The studio threw less than $60 million at the project. Now, the long-awaited Gambit film is about to start production, and the soon-to-be-Disney-owned project seems to be suffering from a case of overcorrection.

Channing Tatum’s take on the Ragin’ Cajun is set to start filming on location in Louisiana in March 2018 with a $155 million budget.

One-hundred and fifty five million. On its own, that number isn’t that big for a movie these days. Let’s put it in context, though.

Iron Man 3, a movie laden from end to end with special effects including flying robots and exploding people, squeaked in at just over $200 million. Star Wars: The Force Awakens had an estimated production budget of $245 million. Deadpool‘s budget hit $58 million and Logan was still under $100 million even after accounting for Hugh Jackman’s extensive hair product needs.

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