Overview

• Kitsch said in a new interview that he has not watched Tatum’s portrayal and that “Gambit wasn’t in the cards” for him, expressing no regrets.
• Kitsch first played the mutant in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine before the franchise moved away from that iteration.
• Tatum finally appeared as Gambit in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide.
• Marvel has Tatum set to return as Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled for December 18, 2026.
• Tatum spent years attached to an unmade Fox standalone that cycled through directors, credits Ryan Reynolds for his MCU debut, and continues to voice interest in a solo film that has not been announced.