Channing Tatum Reflects On His Deadpool & Wolverine Cameo As Gambit Opposite Ryan Reynolds: ‘I Was Having An Out-Of-Body…’

Channing Tatum recently shared his experience playing Gambit in a surprising cameo appearance in the superhero movie Deadpool & Wolverine. Despite the delays and eventual cancellation of the planned Gambit solo movie, Tatum finally portrayed this X-Men character.

Channing Tatum had a cameo in Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Deadpool & Wolverine. In an interview with Screen Rant, Tatum expressed his excitement about playing Gambit, a role he had long desired. He mentioned the planned Gambit film was an origin story that aimed to interact with Deadpool in the MCU universe.

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Tatum expressed his willingness to play any version of Gambit and his hope of working with Marvel Studios. He described his cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine as fulfilling his “make-a-wish” moment of dressing up as his favorite superhero.

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Channing Tatum recently shared a heartfelt post on Instagram thanking Ryan Reynolds for fighting for his chance to play Gambit. He expressed his gratitude towards Reynolds for advocating for the character.

Deadpool & Wolverine is currently playing in theaters.