Channing Tatum is linked to Gambit through a tragic tale. The mutant, who is among the most popular of the X-Men group, has experienced a bumpy journey in troubled Hollywood, always linked to the character of the class departed.
For the past 10 years, Tatum attempted to make him a real-life character for a movie (either solo or as a supporting character) and then in the year 2019, he gave up. He was devastated: "I turned off my Marvel machine. I have not been able to see any of the movies, "he explained recently. "I enjoyed that character and he was too sad. It was like losing a friend."
Magic Mike's Last Dance 2023 full movie and then Tatum reflects on what happened, and in Vanity Fair Tatum has pointed out a defining factor why Gambit was never realized. This February 10 premieres in The US Magic Mike's Last Dance with Steven Soderbergh directing, and in parallel with the announcement that he's currently working on a remake film based on Ghost Tatum, he has blamed the purchase of Fox by Disney in the year 2019 for why his spin-off of X-Men was completely scrapped.
"It was cancelled by Disney through Marvel when they bought Fox," he says. "I think the tone of the movie we wanted to make was far from the one they intended or, well that they may have in mind to watch how they will do without us."
"We dabble in the occasional time but we need to let it go spiritually, emotionally and mentally" Tatum pledges. It all started when Tatum was set to play Gambit on X-Men: The Last Stand but Brett Ratner's crew changed their minds at the final minute. He was then denied another chance to play Gambit for X-Men Origins.
Wolverine three years later in 2009. It was Taylor Kitsch who replaced him in a film which was otherwise critically massacred and left the door open for Tatum to continue trying to move forward. His film. In the midst of back-to-back production chaos, Lea Seydoux and Lizzy Caplan were discovered as co-stars.
While Gore Verbinski and Doug Liman could have directedthe film, they decided against ending the project. Disappointed, at the close of the last decade Tatum offered 20th Century Fox to direct the film himself , along and director Reid Carolin, and it was then that the studio decided to pull the film: it happened two months after Disney bought Fox. Tatum and Reid, yes, they were able to collaborate as directors, in last year's film Dog. An exciting journey. Now , both must let go of the Gambit film to be dead.