Channing Tatum confirmed for ‘X-Men’ role
By Nick Levine
Channing Tatum has landed a role in a future X-Men movie.
The 34-year-old actor will play Remy LeBeau aka Gambit, a mutant with the ability to create, control and manipulate kinetic energy at whim.
X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed Tatum’s casting when asked by Total Film, saying: “He’s a rogue. Channing, he’s a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau. And he can handle the action. We all know that. And he’s got a really good heart.”
She then said of Tatum: “He’ll be great for Gambit, and he’s a southerner too, he understands that world, and you know Gambit loves New Orleans.”
Meanwhile, the latest instalment in the superhero franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past, opens in UK cinemas on May 22. The film boasts a stellar ensemble cast uniting X-Men stars old and new, including Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Ellen Page, Jennifer Lawrence and Hugh Jackman.
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