Channing Tatum has been officially cast as the X-Men Ragin' Cajun Gambit! Gambit is a popular member of the X-Men from the comics and 90s TV series that is more of a vigilant and loner member than other X-Men. You may remember Taylor Kitsch played the character of Gambit in the terrible X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie, and while he was one of the slightly brighter aspects of the movie, he was certaining nothing memorable, and seeing Tatum take up the role is a good idea. Channing Tatum has been wanting to play Gambit for a long time, and considering his recent success in everything he has been in, the Fox executives would be crazy not to sign him up! Also, hey DC when a popular actor, like Bryan Cranston, is practically begging to play a part in your movie, sign him up you freaking idiots! Oddly enough, Gambit has been one of my favorite X-Men ever since I was a kid, and while I have not seen Tatum act particularly well in any movie, others are saying that he has improved, so I have hope that he will be great. Tatum is not Cajun, but he is from the South, and he says that he will develop the accent. Also, Tatum's Gambit will make his first appearance in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, which will be released in 2016. What do you think of this news? Are you excited for any X-Men movies? Please comment and let me know.
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Cool. I don't know much about X-Men admittedly (if it wasn't in X-Men Evolution or any of the movies, then I'm clueless), but I know who Gambit is. I didn't know he was Southern, though. Interesting news. Thanks for the update!
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I am glad to be informative.
Delete-James
A friend of mine is an X-men fan, and since Days of Future Past is airing in my country next week, he babbles a lot about X-men in general. Tatum being Gambit is one of his babbles, LOL. But I'm not sure if he's right for the role. I'm not a major X-men fan, but I think Gambit is the mysterious type (as you've mentioned too, that he's more of the loner kind). I don't really see Tatum as someone who is suited for a 'loner' character archetype. But maybe I'm wrong. Let's see.
ReplyDeleteExcellent point. From the little I have seen you are probably right. I have read that he has been a much better actor in recent movies though.
Delete-James
Sweet. I thought Taylor Kitsch was better at playing Gambit since this got him in his big break. I may not be into Channing Tatum when except he is bad at the first G.I. Joe movie. I think this got him a chance to get even with the role and supposedly this Gambit character is one bad bloke. I just don't really know to think of Tatum as perfect for the role.
ReplyDeleteAfter Kitsch's movies bombed, no big studio seem willing to sign him up, so I am not surprised he has not returned.
Delete-James
Sorry I didn't get to this one sooner; I did see it on my iPod though.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really neat that Channing Tatum is going to be an X-Man!! That will be a lot different from what I'm used to seeing him play, so this has actually made me a little more excited about what's going on in the X-Men universe.
~Jamie
Gambit is one of my favorite X-Men, so seeing one of my Worst Actors playing one of my Favorite X-Men breaks my heart. I think Tatum is wooden and expressionless, playing every character the same way. I go in w/low expectations.
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