Channing Tatum’s Gambit movie may have never forward at 20th Century Fox (and by the actor’s own admission, it might have been too R-rated to ever get made), but the Marvel Cinematic Universe has afforded the Magic Mike star the opportunity to finally play this superhero. Tatum debuted as Gambit in last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, and he’ll reprise his role in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday. However, Tatum has acknowledged that navigating his Gambit accent for this upcoming Marvel movie has been an “interesting negotiation.”
Last month. Channing Tatum said he won’t go “full Cajun” in Doomsday, on request from directors Joe and Anthony Russo because they “want to keep the drama and keep it tight.” In a new interview with People, the actor elaborated upon figuring out how far he can go with the Cajun accent in the 2026 movie release, saying:
