Marvel would be “obsessed” with Channing Tatum in Gambit according to Ryan Reynolds

Will the film eventually see the light of day?

In the making a few years ago then finally shelved, the film dedicated to the X-Men Gambit, with Channing Tatum in the lead role, will perhaps rise from its grave. Appeared in Deadpool & Wolverinethe character left its mark on the public, but not only: “ I honestly don't know what's going on behind the scenes at Marvel, but I know they're obsessed with him in this role », assures Ryan Reynolds to the podcast Awardist from Entertainment Weekly. “ This is a situation that I experienced myself. Once you prove that it works well, that's often what they need. Sometimes they just need to see it in action. » Reynolds is referring to the 2014 leak of test footage from Dead Poolwho eventually convinced 20th Century Fox to release the film. The actor later admitted to having “perhaps given a helping hand” to this leak, without ever really confirming that he was at the origin of this leak.

The actor also explains that “ Channing is unique in the way he plays this character, but he is also impressive physically, in the way he moves and masters movements. »

In an interview at the time of the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum assured that he always had in mind to make a solo film dedicated to Gambit: “ I've been saying it for ten years. It's all up to Bob Iger and Kevin Feige. I pray to God. »