And this is why it's sometimes a good idea to actually pay attention to what the reports are, rather than jumping the gun with sensationalist headlines. A few days ago a report surfaced that Channing Tatum's negotiations with 20th Century Fox over the Gambit film had hit a snag, and that if things didn't work out he could walk. Some sites concluded this to mean he had left the film. But that wasn't the case, and now THR reports that Tatum has inked his deal to play the X-Men's resident Cajun thief.
The story goes that the talks between Tatum and the studio had a "sensitive" patch but that he was never going to actually leave. Gambit has been a project largely powered by Tatum's own enthusiasm, with the actor showing up at Comic-Con wearing a t-shirt of the X-Man as part of the official confirmation of the film moving forward.
It's expected that Tatum will help fill the void when Hugh Jackman finally hangs up his claws after The Wolverine 3. Gambit is one of the most popular X-Men and could be a centerpiece character of the franchise for years. Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) will begin production on Gambit this October, with the film's release set for October 7th 2016.
