Channing Tatum Says Gambit Movie Won't Be About Saving The World

Channing Tatum has been talking enthusiastically about his upcoming role as Gambit in Fox’s ‘X-Men’ universe.

Speaking in the latest issue of Empire Magazine the '21 Jump Street’ and 'Foxcatcher’ star updated fans on the current status of the solo film.

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“Josh Zetumer just turned in the first draft of the script, and it’s killer,” he says. “None of us were sure how he was going to deal with the 'X-Men’ world. But we’re going to be changing some of the tropes of these movies.

"It’s always about saving the world, but maybe we’re going to shift things a little bit. There’s so many ways you can take [an origin story]. You could do it like 'Batman Begins’, or a different take and go the 'Guardians of the Galaxy’ route. All I can say is, I’m super excited.”

Tatum’s solo film as the kinetic-energy manipulating Gambit is pencilled in for 2016 - but progress still appears to be in the early stages, so that may slip.

He is also rumoured to appear in 'X-Men: Apocalypse’ next year in some introductory capacity.

Speaking about Gambit, who achieved cult status after his role in the 1990s animated 'X-Men’ series, Tatum said he connected with the character’s Deep South roots.

“I love Gambit. I grew up in the South; my father’s from Louisiana. We’d go to New Orleans and I heard all the dialects. It felt so different from the rest of America; it has its own ancient culture.

"So I identified with that. And he always felt the most real of the X-Men to me. He’s kind of a tortured soul and he’s not a good guy. But he’s not a bad guy, either. He walks his own path. And of course he plays cards and drinks and is a martial-arts badass!”

'Gambit’ is currently set for release on 7 October 2016.

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Picture Credits: WENN / Marvel Comics.