Channing Tatum Hints That He Might Not Play Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday

Deadpool & Wolverine actor Channing Tatum is ready to proceed his celebrated Marvel Cinematic Universe run within the highly-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday. Nonetheless, followers hoping to see Tatum reprise his fan-favorite function of Gambit within the upcoming Avengers sequel could also be upset because the acclaimed actor suggests he might play a brand new character as a substitute.

Talking with Additional at CinemaCon, Tatum delved into his confirmed Doomsday look as he was one of many many names unveiled throughout Marvel’s record-breaking casting announcement livestream. Although Tatum had a chair on that livestream, mentioned chair solely had his identify and never the character he’ll play, resulting in hypothesis about whether or not he’ll return as Gambit for the Avengers follow-up. Whereas he hasn’t dominated out taking part in Remy LeBeau once more, he hinted that he might have a special half.

“Personally, all I used to be assured was a chair. They mentioned that I’ve a chair, and I can at the least watch the film from the chair. You understand, and it was simply my identify, it wasn’t precisely Gambit,” he mentioned. “So, I work on the planet of identical to, of binary sure or no’s, and I’ve solely been assured to this point a chair to look at the film in, in order that’s the place I am at.”

Tatum is the one Deadpool & Wolverine star confirmed to characteristic in Doomsday, regardless of hypothesis Ryan Reynolds’ Merc With a Mouth and Hugh Jackman’s Logan might seem. Gambit is one in every of a number of X-Males characters who’ll share the display in Doomsday, with Charles Xavier/Professor X (Patrick Stewart), Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast (Kelsey Grammer), Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Ian McKellen), Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), Raven Darkhölme/Mystique (Rebecca Romijn) and Scott Summers/Cyclops (James Marsden) additionally confirmed for the superhero tentpole.

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After his Gambit solo movie at twentieth Century Fox was scrapped, Tatum lastly bought his likelihood to painting the mutant in Deadpool & Wolverine, profitable over followers within the billion-dollar movie for his fearless strategy and Cajun accent. It was additionally revealed in a deleted scene from Deadpool & Wolverine that Gambit survived the Void following the climactic battle between Deadpool’s prices and Cassandra Nova’s mercenaries, paving the best way for his return.

Tatum’s Gambit debut within the MCU was so well-received that Reynolds claimed Marvel was instantly on board with the concept of bringing him again. Tatum additionally expressed his hope to get a Gambit solo flip within the MCU, with Reynolds prepared to assist his trigger. Tatum has lengthy cited Gambit as a dream function and hopes to play the character long-term.

Avengers: Doomsday Is in Manufacturing

Having begun manufacturing within the U.Ok. in late March, Doomsday sees the new-look Avengers and the X-Males tackle the dastardly Physician Doom (Robert Downey Jr), the MCU’s new large dangerous. The Avengers follow-up might be shot back-to-back with its sequel, Secret Wars, with Infinity Battle and Endgame administrators Joe and Anthony Russo again on the helm.

Doomsday opens in theaters on Might 1, 2026.

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Avengers: Doomsday

Launch Date

Might 1, 2026

Director

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

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  Vanessa Kirby

  Sue Storm / Invisible Girl

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  Joseph Quinn

  Johnny Storm / Human Torch

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  Pedro Pascal

  Reed Richards / Mr. Implausible