Kinberg also told The Hashtag Show that Deadpool 2 was set to start filming at the beginning of next year. So far Fox has yet to announce a release date for Deadpool 2, though a 2018 release makes sense if the film does start production early next year, and Fox has March 2, 2018 reserved for “an unannounced Marvel Movie.” Given the Q1 success of the first Deadpool film that just might be the date they are targeting.
If the Gambit movie does start production just a few months after Deadpool 2, then Fox’s other “unannounced Marvel Movie” date (June 29, 2018) would make sense for a Gambit release, but little is guaranteed until production actually begins. Doug Liman is still attached to direct Gambit (see “Geek Movie News Round-Up”) though his participation (and that of Channing Tatum) is subject to the vagaries of scheduling.