text: All things considered, he was a  "newer" X-Man than most of the other characters in the movie.  Gambit has only been around since the early-1990s whereas all the other characters portrayed in the movie have been around since either the beginning or middle of the series.  Plus, Gambit's kinetically charged powers might have appeared to be too much like Pyro's or Cyclops', thus not adding any additional eye candy for the average movie viewer.  It sucks that he never made it in there, especially with Brett Ratner being so hellbent on including as many mutants as possible in the third movie.  They could have made a little room for Gambit, non?