Ryan Reynolds says Marvel is "obsessed" with Channing Tatum's Gambit after Deadpool and Wolverine: "Sometimes they just need to see it in action"
Nov. 8, 2024Gambit made a name for himself
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Sometimes you have to play the hand you’re dealt. Half a decade after Channing Tatum’s standalone Gambit movie was officially canceled, the X-Men hero sprung back onto the scene as part ofDeadpool and Wolverineand its Void’s worth of fan favorite surprises and cameos.
Now, star Ryan Reynolds saysMarvel Studiosis “obsessed” with Gambit.
“I honestly don’t know what goes on behind closed doors in the bookkeeping sessions at Marvel, but I do know that they’re obsessed with him in that role,” Reynolds toldEntertainment Weekly.
“It’s kind of like the same situation I went through,” Reynolds said. “Once you show that it works well, that’s really what they need. Sometimes they just need to see it in action.”
Right now, it’s unclear if Channing Tatum will return as Gambit (“I hope so,” Reynolds remarked), but there appears to be some good feeling with Marvel Studios should it ever choose to go down that path.
Cruelly, we were robbed of even more of the X-Men character in Deadpool and Wolverine itself.
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A second post-credits scene, featuring Gambit being rescued from the Void, was cut for supposedly feelingtoo much like a “traditional Marvel” stinger. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll find out what happened to the card-dealing Cajun after he made a name for himself in the Void – and with audiences.
For more, check out our guides toupcoming Marvel moviesand how to watch theMarvel movies in order.
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