"Gambit" might just have found the perfect actress to play its leading lady.
The role of Bella Donna Boudreaux has reportedly been offered to French actress Lea Seydoux, according to Entertainment Weekly. Should she accept it, she will be starring in the "X-Men" spinoff movie with Channing Tatum, who will be playing the Cajun charmer Remy LeBeau.
Seydoux is best known for her role in the coming-of-age drama "Blue is the Warmest Color" and will also be appearing in the upcoming James Bond movie "Spectre."
The character of Bella Donna is described to be someone from her 20s to early 30s who is "beautiful, smart, tough, fiery and unpredictable."
Bella is a childhood friend of Remy LeBeau; however, despite their undeniable chemistry, their relationship is doomed from the start.
Gambit is a part of the Thieves Guild while Bella's grandfather is the lead assassin of the Assassin's Guild. To solidify the two guilds' union, their fathers try to arrange their marriage, but this never pushes through because of the interference of Bella Donna's brother Julien Boudreaux.
Julien is near the same age as Bella, and he is a "malevolent potent threat" who will inherit his mother's business. Before Gambit's marriage to Bella, he challenges Gambit to a duel, but unfortunately, things do not go as planned.
Another key character in the film is Jean-Luc LeBeau, Gambit's adopted father. He is somewhere between his 40s to 50s, and he is a professional thief and a charismatic con-artist. He has been described as "warm-hearted but untrustworthy."
He took Remy LeBeau in after the young boy tried to pick his pocket, and while he raised Remy LeBeau to the best of his ability, audiences should still be wary of him because it is always wise to distrust the leader of the Thieves Guild.
Remy becomes skilled at hand-to-hand combat as well as card throwing because of his father. In fact, he is even known to charge playing cards and other objects with kinetic energy, therefore making them explosive projectiles.
Gambit's relationship with Bella Donna might be doomed, but when he crosses over with the "X-Men," he develops a relationship with Rogue. The two will share an on-again off-again relationship, and despite being a ladies' man, Gambit develops real feelings for Rogue.
"Gambit" will be directed by Rupert Wyatt, who has previously worked on "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "The Gambler." The film's script will be written by Josh Zetumer, who also wrote the 2014 remake of "Robocop."
"Gambit" has been scheduled for release on October 7, 2016.
