The issue was the Fox purchase that led to the demise of the 'Gambit' movie, according to Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum is linked to Gambit through a tragic tale. This mutant, one of the most recognizable of the X-Men group, has endured a turbulent times in troubled Hollywood, always linked to the actor who was part of the Class Decline.

For 10 years Tatum attempted to bring him to life for a movie (either in a solo role or as a supporting character) but in the year 2019 Tatum gave up. Then he experienced a trauma: "I turned off my Marvel machine. I've not been able to watch any of the films, "he explained recently. "I enjoyed that character and he was too sad. It was like losing a close friend."

Every now and then Tatum reflects on what happened and in Vanity Fair he has identified a defining factor why Gambit was never realized. This February 10 premieres in the US Magic Mike's Last Dance with Steven Soderbergh directing, and as well as the announcement that he's currently working on the remake of Ghost Tatum, he has blamed the acquisition of Fox at the hands of Disney in 2019 that his spin-off of X-Men was canceled completely.

"It was pulled through Disney through Marvel when they bought Fox," he says. "I think the style of the film that we wanted to see was very far from what they wanted or, you know, what they might have in mind to watch how they can do with us."

"We play around with it from time to time but we need to let it go physically, spiritually and mentally" Tatum pledges. It all began when the actor was set to portray Gambit for X-Men: The Last Stand however Brett Ratner's team changed their minds at the final minute. He was then denied another chance to play Gambit for X-Men Origins.

https://www.magicmikeslastdanceimovie.com/ , in 2009. It was Taylor Kitsch who replaced him in a film which was a total disaster for the critics and left the door open for Tatum to continue trying to move forward. Tatum's film. In the midst of back-to-back production chaos, Lea Seydoux and Lizzy Caplan came to be scouted for co-star roles.

However, Gore Verbinski and Doug Liman could have directedthe film, they decided against they decided to quit the project. Disappointed, at the close of the last decade Tatum suggested to 20th Century Fox to direct the film himself , along together with the director Reid Carolin, and it was then that the studio decided to pull the film It happened just two months after Disney acquired Fox. Tatum and Reid, yes, they could direct each other in the film of last year. Dog. It was a wild journey. Both must give up the Gambit film dead.