Channing Tatum is THIS Desperate to Play Gambit Again

It may have taken years, but Channing Tatum finally got his dream role as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine. The part may have been short on screen time, but it may have opened up the possibility for the character to make a silver screen return.

Tatum has said he is willing to get back into the comic book-accurate outfit again, and he’d do some pretty nasty things for that opportunity. During an interview on The Tonight Show, the Magic Mike star came right out with it and said, “I would kill kittens … I’d do lots of terrible things to make that happen.”

Well then.

Ryan Reynolds championed resurrecting Gambit. This makes sense since X-Men Origins: Wolverine kind of flubbed the fan-favorite mutant’s debut way back in 2009 (along with Deadpool’s). The man wants to right all the wrongs that Fox (and Disney) made with the characters.

However, is Channing Tatum the person who should play Remy going forward? Is there room in the crowded superhero movie genre for yet another loner?

Sure, it was cool to see a semi-comic book-accurate Gambit on the silver screen; Tatum just isn’t right for the role. He’s a fellow Tampa native but isn’t as convincing as Remy LeBeau.

The Ragin’ Cajun needs to be played by someone who feels and sounds like he’s genuinely from New Orleans, Louisiana. The way he was played in Deadpool & Wolverine was fun in a vulgar way, but it’s hard to shake that image if he were to reprise the role in a more serious film.

But if Disney wants to go the R-rated route, sure, stick with Channing Tatum and let him be Deadpool-lite. Either way, the further we move away from the current state of the MCU, the better.

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[Source: The Tonight Show]