Channing Tatum’sGambitofficially returns to theMCUafterDeadpool & Wolverine, this time surrounded by Fox’s originalX-Mencast inAvengers: Doomsday. More than a decade after Taylor Kitsch’s Gambit made a tepid impression inX-Men Origins: Wolverine, Channing Tatum stole the spotlight with his comedic Gambit performance inDeadpool & Wolverine. WhileDeadpool & Wolverine’s endingdoesn’t reveal what exactly happens to Gambit and the rest of the resistance in the Void, one ofDeadpool & Wolverine’s blink-and-you-miss-it easter eggsshows Gambit smirking at a TVA camera, suggesting he would return sooner rather than later.
As revealed byMarvel StudiosinAvengers: Doomsday’s official cast announcementlive event,Channing Tatum will return as the Gambit variant introduced inDeadpool & Wolverine. Tatum’s Gambit joins other multiversal X-Men characters such as Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, Ian McKellen’s Magneto, James Marsden’s Cyclops, Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, and Rebecca Romijn’s Mystique inAvengers: Doomsday. Other X-Men heroes like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool are expected to return.
What Channing Tatum’s Gambit Returning In Avengers: Doomsday Means
Channing Tatum’s Gambit Will Make A Name For Himself Alongside Fox’s X-Men Mutants
InDeadpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum’s Gambit has a running gag about not being known or appreciated. This is a nod toChanning Tatum’s canceledGambitmovie, which was supposed to be part of Fox’sX-Menmovie franchise and even connect to Fox’sFant4stic. Just like his solo movie, Tatum’s Gambit was essentially discarded to the Void, which motivated him to"make a name"for himself by joining Deadpool and Wolverine in the rebellion against Cassandra Nova. After the events ofDeadpool & Wolverine, Gambit’s wish will come true.Not only will Tatum’s Gambit star in anAvengersmovie, but he’ll also do it alongside popular X-Men actors — an arguably better deal than a solo installment.
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Channing Tatum’s Gambit will likely exit the Void to join the Avengers and the X-Men in their battle against Doctor Doom. Surprisingly, though, Gambit’s fellow Void heroes X-23, Elektra, and Blade weren’t confirmed in Marvel Studios’Avengers: Doomsdayannouncement. It’s possible that Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom kills Gambit’s teammates, but the more likely scenario is thatDeadpool & Wolverine’s Void variant team will only make a cameo inAvengers: Doomsday.
Our Take On Channing Tatum’s Gambit Returning In Avengers: Doomsday
Channing Tatum Will Shake Up The MCU’s X-Men Cast
Following Gambit’s introduction inDeadpool & Wolverine, the biggest question surrounding Channing Tatum’s mutant character was how Marvel Studios could bring him back. One option was integrating Tatum’s Gambit intothe MCU’sX-Menreboot cast, though that would probably make Tatum’s Gambit much older than the rest of the MCU’s new generation of mutants. Channing Tatum’s official return asGambitinAvengers: Doomsdaynow supports the idea that he’ll only join the multiversalX-Menbefore a reboot introduces a new variant of the cajun hero.
