Apart from some sweet nostalgia from Fox’s repertoire of superheroes, Deadpool & Wolverine also featured Channing Tatum’s Gambit. The actor was supposed to play the Prince of Thieves in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and a solo film by Fox, but none of it materialized.
After seeing his phenomenal performance and a behind-the-scenes montage of his training sessions, fans have been campaigning for a solo film. The actor’s performance has been widely regarded as one of the best parts of the movie while his New Orleans Cajun accent has become a popular meme.
Channing Tatum’s Training Montage Hypes Up Fans For A Gambit Movie
While Ryan Reynolds already upped the stakes with Hugh Jackman’s Logan returning after retirement, Deadpool & Wolverine has more surprises in store for fans. From Henry Cavill’s cameo as a Wolverine variant to Wesley Snipes returning as Blade, fans were in for a treat as the film paid tribute to Fox’s legacy.
However, a huge surprise was Channing Tatum’s cameo as Gambit in the film. Tatum was supposed to play the role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine but was replaced by Taylor Kitsch in the film as Tatum had to film GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. A solo film with Tatum was also in development but was stuck for years.
While his comic-accurate costume and Cajun accent were lauded by fans, Channing Tatum’s recently released training montage seems to have hyped up fans who wish to see him in his own solo film.
Bro has been training for this moment for more than a decade
-viniciusmenossi
I mean let’s face it. Channing can move naturally like Gambit. Let’s get the movie we all wanna see
-bexterjackson
We need a Gambit movie …Channing Tatum has proven he’s got what it takes….
-gumby8383
Now imagine the work he’ll put in with his own film
-kryptonianmma
GIVE US THE GAMBIT MOVIE DAMNIT! THE PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED
-moonlit_practitioner
Tatum reportedly also thanked Ryan Reynolds for not giving up on Gambit and appreciated him for sticking up for him in the industry (via X).
Deadpool & Wolverine Director Said Channing Tatum Improvised His Lines
Ryan Reynolds is known for improvising his lines and is also credited as a writer in Deadpool & Wolverine along with Shawn Levy, Rhett Reese, Zeb Wells, and Paul Wernick. However, Reynolds was reportedly not the only improviser on set. According to Levy, Channing Tatum came up with many lines in his Cajun accent as Gambit.
Talking to Variety about Tatum’s legendary performance, Levy said,
We had scripted a lot of those borderline nonsensical lines. We wrote them into the screenplay. But then Channing added a lot of Cajun and French flavor. To this day, there are some things he says — like when he sees Hugh drinking his liquor and he throws a charged-up card his way, he says something that sounds a lot like cooyain-zwah — where I don’t f*cking know the words.
Levy also mentioned that the line from Deadpool about Gambit’s dialect coach was reportedly also an on-set improvisation.
Deadpool & Wolverine is currently playing in cinemas.
