If the rumors are to be believed, Channing Tatum is no longer slated to play Gambit, the red-eyed, Creole, member of the X-Men. This isn’t just bad news. It’s tragic. Let me explain.
In the 15 years that Fox has been making X-Men films, we’ve been introduced to live-action versions of some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes and villains like Magneto, Mystique, and Wolverine.
Technically speaking, Gambit first made his way to the big screen in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine where he was played by an underwhelming Taylor Kitsch. There was nothing outright bad about Kitsch’s performance, it just wasn’t all that interesting.
