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Channing Tatum: Gambit's R-Rated Comedy Was Canceled

10/14/2025

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Channing Tatum, the actor, discusses the canceled Gambit film, saying it was an R-rated romantic comedy with explicit content, and that Disney and Marvel would not produce it for brand reasons.
He believes Gambit could thrive in the MCU, citing positive reception in Deadpool and Wolverine and the need for tonal diversity.
Tatum will reprise his role in Avengers: Doomsday, premiering December 18, 2026, and he hints at a showdown.

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Channing Tatum, the actor, discusses the canceled Gambit film, saying it was an R-rated romantic comedy with explicit content, and that Disney and Marvel would not produce it for brand reasons.
He believes Gambit could thrive in the MCU, citing positive reception in Deadpool and Wolverine and the need for tonal diversity.
Tatum will reprise his role in Avengers: Doomsday, premiering December 18, 2026, and he hints at a showdown.