Channing Tatum details cancellation of X-Men spin-off

Actor Channing Tatum has commented on his dream project that ended up being cancelled: playing the character of Gambit, the hero of the X-Men. The film ended up shelved after Disney acquired Fox in 2019, placing the rights to the group of mutant heroes under the tutelage of Marvel Studios.

“It was swallowed by Disney through Marvel when they bought Fox, and ultimately, I think the tone of the movie we wanted to make was a long way from what they wanted,” Tatum said. vanity fair about the film never made gambitwhich began development in 2014 and involved three different directors in the project: Rupert Wyatt, Doug Liman and Gore Verbinski.

“Maybe they’re waiting to see how they’ll do it with us or without us,” Tatum said, noting he needs to leave gambit in the past. “We call every now and then, but we have to let it go spiritually, emotionally, kind of mentally.”

Channing Tatum previously told Variety that Disney did not want the group involved in the project. “The studio really didn’t want us to direct it. They wanted someone other than us, essentially, because we never directed anything.”

The actor will appear in Magic Mike’s Last Dance alongside Salma Hayek Pinault. the sequence of Magical Mike XXL “the last dance” by Mike Lane, character played by Tatum. The release of the film is scheduled for February 10th.

The X-Men have yet to be introduced into the MCU. While there have been mentions of mutants and references, that includes the series SM. wonder from Disney+, the superpowered group is not yet present in Marvel Phase 5 or Marvel Phase 6. On the other hand, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will appear alongside Ryan Reynolds in dead pool 3.

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