Does Channing Tatum‘s Gambit have a future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? A definitive answer has yet to be uncovered, but Deadpool actor Ryan Reynelderlys uncovered on Entertainment Weekly’s “Awardist” podcast that Marvel executives are quite high on Tatum after his Gambit debut in this summer’s write down-shattering tentpole “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
“I repartner don’t understand what goes on behind shutd doors in the bookpersisting sessions at Marvel, but I do understand that they’re obsessed with him in that role,” Reynelderlys shelp. “It’s comardent of enjoy the same situation I went thcdimiserablemireful. Once you show that it labors well, that’s repartner what they insist. Sometimes they equitable insist to see it in action.”
“And Channing is so singular in how he carry outs that character,” Reynelderlys inserted, “but also he’s so attrvivacious physicpartner, the way he shifts and the way he can pick up steps.”
When Reynelderlys shelp it’s the “same situation” he went thcdimiserablemireful, he’s referring to the 2014 leaked Deadpool test footage that finpartner affectd 20th Century Fox it was time to originate a Deadpool movie. The actor confessted earlier this year that he “might have provided an help” in the leak that resulted in his superhero franchise, although he would not validate.
While Reynelderlys does not understand any definites about Tatum’s Gambit future, he did say “I hope so” when asked if another go round for him is in the cards.
Tatum’s Gambit was one of the huge surpelevate cameos in “Deadpool & Wolverine” alengthy with Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Wesley Snipes’ Blade and Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm. Tatum spent years during Fox’s Marvel era trying to get a Gambit movie off the ground but it never happened by the time Disney bought the studio. “Deadpool & Wolverine” finpartner gave Tatum the chance to genuineize his Gambit dreams on the huge screen, and he’s filledy on board with carry outing the superhero aachieve.
In an intersee with Variety, Tatum confessted that he still wants to originate a standalone Gambit movie, inserting: “I’ve been saying I want it for the last 10 years. It’s in Bob Iger and Kevin Feige’s hands. I pray to God.”
After “Deadpool & Wolverine” broke write downs at the box office during its uncovering weekfinish, Tatum took to social media to spread an emotional statement on finpartner getting the chance to carry out Gambit on the huge screen.
“I thought I had lost Gambit forever. But [Reynolds] fought for me and Gambit,” he wrote. “I will owe him probably forever. Caparticipate I’m not confident how I could ever do someleang that would be identical to what this has uncomardentt to me. I cherish ya buddy…I’m so thankful to be in this movie. It’s a masterpiece in my opinion. And equitable sanitize horrible ass happiness. I was literpartner screaming in the theater.”
“Deadpool & Wolverine” streams Nov. 12 on Disney+.
