Doug Liman is nearing a deal to direct Channing Tatum‘s comic book movie “Gambit” for 20th Century Fox, an individual familiar with the situation told TheWrap Thursday.
Liman had been rumored for the gig for the past several weeks.
Simon Kinberg is producing the film, which is a spinoff of the X-men franchise. Liman previously directed “The Bourne Identity” and Tom Cruise‘s “Edge of Tomorrow.”
He’s represented by CAA.
“Gambit” is slated to arrive in theaters next fall.