Hoo, Channing Tatum Still Wants to Make a Name For Himself as Gambit

The large guest stars of Deadpool & Wolverine got revealed fundamentally the nighttime the movie deed theaters, and nary were rather arsenic astonishing arsenic Gambit. Seeing Channing Tatum get to unrecorded retired his very, very long dreams of playing ol’ Remy LeBeau was honestly benignant of endearing (and hilarious, fixed that accent), to accidental thing of however good helium carried himself during the action. And if Tatum had his way, this won’t beryllium the past we spot of ol’ Remy.

During the reddish carpet premiere for Zoe Kraviz’s Blink Twice, Tatum told Variety helium “sure hoped” for different ace astatine playing the character, either successful different impermanent portion oregon much preferably, a solo movie. He’s already said arsenic specified to Marvel, stressing that he’s “[wanted] it for the past 10 years. It’s successful Bob Iger and Kevin Feige’s hands. I commune to God. Write it into existence, friend.”

It’s nary concealed the quality means a lot to him; backmost erstwhile Fox was trying to get a Gambit movie made, helium held onto the relation contempt said film’s many setbacks and eventual cancellation. After Deadpool & Wolverine’s release, helium poured his bosom retired astir being grateful to fulfill his dream. “I thought I had mislaid Gambit forever,” wrote Tatum connected August 2. “But [Ryan] fought for maine and Gambit. […] All things hap for a reason. I’m truthful grateful to beryllium successful this movie.”

Given Marvel’s recent moves toward its multiverse endgame—and y’know, the entire existence of Deadpool & Wolverine—it’s apt we’ll spot Tatum shuffle it up arsenic Gambit again during the upcoming doomsday crisis. But a full-on movie whitethorn beryllium a small trickier…unless Marvel Studios decides to rotation immoderate of the X-Men retired into their ain solo stories. I conjecture if Ant-Man tin get a movie, truthful excessively tin Gambit. Just, possibly springiness him the eyes adjacent time? And a amended cowl?

Think Tatum should get his Gambit movie, oregon should we retrieve it arsenic a one-and-done? Let america cognize successful the comments below.

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