Variety<\/a>, Tatum reflected on Deadpool & Wolverine by saying, “It was the most high-stakes cosplay of all time. I looked around and saw Deadpool, Wolverine, Blade \u2014 and I\u2019m standing there in full Gambit. I had this out-of-body kid moment.”<\/p>\nHe went on to claim that Marvel Studios “has ideas” for the character moving forward, adding, “If the fans really want it, I think there\u2019s a world where Gambit could finally get his due.” In other words, there’s a chance he’ll continue playing the hero beyond Avengers: Secret Wars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, he doesn’t anticipate his unmade Gambit movie being part of those potential plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Look, if we\u2019d made our Fox version, that script would\u2019ve never gotten made \u2014 ever. It was an R-rated romantic comedy,” Tatum explained.\u00a0“And when I say R-rated, I mean we went for it. We made Gambit the kind of character who could only exist in a movie with Deadpool. We had mutants having sex! It was wild \u2014 full-on.”<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s something Marvel and Disney would never do. You don\u2019t always know what Disney will be, but you definitely know what it\u2019s not going to be. It\u2019s not gonna be horror. It\u2019s not gonna be sex,” he continued. “But I think Marvel needs that kind of tonal diversity; something to balance the other side. Gambit\u2019s a great opportunity for that.”<\/p>\n
“There\u2019s so much you can do with him, and he\u2019s slowly being built into the Marvel psyche. It\u2019s fascinating, and I think one day they\u2019ll figure it out.”<\/p>\n
Marvel Studios has proven itself open to telling R-rated stories when the story is right, but how much demand there is for any version of Gambit is hard to say in this era of “superhero fatigue.” Still, with Reynolds reportedly developing X-Force, there could be a place for the Cajun there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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