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Erik Swann

That Accent’s A Tough One’: Ahead Of His Return In Avengers: Doomsday, Channing Tatum Recalls Crafting His Gambit Voice

Channing Tatum in Deadpool and Wolverine.

Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday will mark the returns of various heroes from members of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to X-Men veterans. Channing Tatum’s Gambit – who debuted in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine – is back in the fray as well. Details on the Cajun card thrower’s exact role in the plot are being kept under wraps, yet Tatum recently teased his approach to the character this time around. That includes the X-Man’s signature accent, and Tatum is now explaining how he landed on that specific voice.

Gambit is one of the biggest characters featured in D&W, and he certainly managed to make an impression. The fan-favorite hero – whose real name is Remy LeBeau – not only kicks butt in the film but also generates some sweet laughs. Some of the humor is derived from LeBeau’s spicy speech pattern, which is sometimes (intentionally) hard to decode. While it may be funny for audiences (and Ryan Reynolds), Channing Tatum recently explained that formulating that accent was no laughing matter for him:

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