Channing Tatum to play Gambit

[Remy LeBreh]

CHANNING TATUM CONFIRMED AS GAMBIT
Producer reveals casting news on X-Men red-carpet.
BY: CHRIS TILLY
MAY 13, 2014
Back in January X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner expressed an interest in casting Channing Tatum as Gambit in a proposed standalone movie, then in April the 21 Jump Street star said that he’d love to play the character. And now it seems a deal has been done, with Donner confirming the news last night.

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“It is Channing” Donner told TotalFilm on the X-Men: Days of Future Past red carpet in London. “He’s a rogue, Channing, he’s a rascal, like Remy LaBeau, and he can handle the action, we all know that.”

Donner added that the fact he’s a southerner and knows that world makes him the perfect person to play the part.

So do you think Tatum is a good fit to play the Ragin’ Cajun? Let us know in the comments below, and check out the full interview, in which Donner also says how much X-Force fascinates her, and how she wants to make a gritty film version of the property.
Channing Tatum Confirmed as Gambit - IGN



Not sure how I feel about this, he's been campaigning for the role for a while now so he's obviously a fan and passionate to do the role justice but it's hard to picture him pulling off the accent and look...maybe if they base it on his current xfactor run?

 

[Jplaya2023]

what about the guy who played gambit in that other xmen movie?

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

wow this shyt is left field as fukk

 

[61 Corpses]

what about the guy who played gambit in that other xmen movie?

 

[Remy LeBreh]

what about the guy who played gambit in that other xmen movie?

Taylor Kitsch

He actually didn't do a terrible job but he's got the stink of that first Wolverine movie on him still. He'd probably be much cheaper to hire at this point though. He couldn't hold that cajun accent for shyt though, he sounded British by the end of the movie

 

[Norrin Radd]

Dude's funny and he's got the accent down. Couldn't be any worse than Origins

 

[Phoenix_Knightly23]

bleh...I'd rather they had used Johnny Depp before they use Channing Tatum. scust.

 

[Remy LeBreh]

bleh...I'd rather they had used Johnny Depp before they use Channing Tatum. scust.

Dr Strange

 

[Gandolpiffini]

These films just get wAcker and wAcker

 

[Phoenix_Knightly23]

Dr Strange

Has that officially been confirmed??

 

[Norrin Radd]

Has that officially been confirmed??

The movie has, the role hasn't though.

 

[Real]

You and everyone that dapped you are buggin. Taylor Kitsch did a great job as Gambit. Not his fault Wolverine: Origins was yet another shytty X men movie

 

[Phoenix_Knightly23]

The movie has, the role hasn't though.

ohh okay. That might not be half bad but still...Channing Tatum?

 

[Rekkapryde]

Actually not bad since he grew up around the NO area I believe. The accent shouldn't be a problem at all.

The writing/story is key though.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Actually not bad since he grew up around the NO area I believe. The accent shouldn't be a problem at all.

The writing/story is key though.

If he gets lumped in with fifteen other people like DoFP rather than his own movie I don't think it'll be as great as it could be. Gambit needs his own movie to shine.