Channing Tatum could star as Gambit in new X-Men movie

Speculation is rife that Hollywood heart-throb Channing Tatum is set to take on the role of mutant Gambit in the latest X-Men movie
Staff31 January 2014
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Speculation is rife that Hollywood heart-throb Channing Tatum is set to take on the role of mutant Gambit in the latest X-Men movie.

The news comes after an Empire magazine interview with film producer Lauren Shuler Donner revealed that Tatum had already confirmed his support for the film and it was just a matter of getting studio backing.

Speaking to Empire she said: "I'm dying to do a Gambit movie with Channing Tatum.”

"He's on board, and I have to get the studio on board. How can anyone resist Channing? He's such a sweetheart."

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The Dear John star has long been a reader of the Marvel comics that the films are based on, and has admitted in the past that he is a fan of Gambit because he shares a lot in common with the Louisianan mutant .

He said: "Gambit's my favourite, 'cause I'm from New Orleans - or around that area, my dad's from New Orleans", adding that his knowledge of Louisiana gives him an advantage.

If he plays the part, the 21 jump street star would be following in the footsteps of other Hollywood leading men like Hugh Jackman who made his name playing the animalistic mutant Wolverine in in the X-men movies.

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