Ryan Reynolds says Channing Tatum was ‘born to play’ Gambit after Deadpool cameo

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Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds said Channing Tatum was 'born to play' Marvel character Gambit, following a decade attempting to bring the character to the big screen.

Magic Mike actor Tatum made a surprise cameo in hit sequel Deadpool & Wolverine as X-Men character Gambit (Remy LeBeau), having been linked to the character for many years. “Gambit is a guy Chan was born to play,” Reynolds said in a post on Instagram. “His story is similar to my road on Deadpool — in that Chan spent a decade trying to put the most comic-accurate version of Gambit on the big screen.

Remy LeBeau is grafted to his soul and needs to come out and deal. “Some characters can only exist with a one in a billion pairing and this is it.

Gambit found his author in Chan. He’s one of the coolest, smartest characters in Comics and still largely unexplored.” Reynolds gave his nod of approval for future projects with Tatum as Gambit, writing “I want more”.