Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday will mark the returns of assorted heroes from members of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to X-Males veterans. Channing Tatum’s Gambit – who debuted in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine – is again within the fray as properly. Particulars on the Cajun card thrower’s precise position within the plot are being saved underneath wraps, but Tatum not too long ago teased his method to the character this time round. That features the X-Man’s signature accent, and Tatum is now explaining how he landed on that particular voice.
Gambit is among the greatest characters featured in D&W, and he definitely managed to make an impression. The fan-favorite hero – whose actual identify is Remy LeBeau – not solely kicks butt within the movie but additionally generates some candy laughs. Among the humor is derived from LeBeau’s spicy speech sample, which is usually (deliberately) exhausting to decode. Whereas it could be humorous for audiences (and Ryan Reynolds), Channing Tatum not too long ago defined that formulating that accent was no laughing matter for him:
The accent’s a tricky one. It is exhausting to elucidate that to somebody that is not from the South, is not from Louisiana. My dad’s from New Orleans. I have been round. That accent has an enormous spectrum. You can’t perceive ’em in any respect, and you’ll perceive ’em at occasions. So it’s important to actually play with it.
Contemplating the A-lister’s southern lineage, it appears he was aiming for accuracy when creating the voice of the Louisiana-born mutant. Not solely that, however there’s a stability that Tatum has to strike. As he additional defined to EW on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, he “needed to actually present them you could nonetheless play comedy, you’ll be able to nonetheless play drama.” The voice might have been difficult to attain, nevertheless it sounds just like the second Tatum lastly nailed it was so satisfying:
There’s loads of exposition that has to occur in these films, and you’ll even do this. So it has been an odd however actually gratifying factor. Once you’re attempting to shove a sq. peg for therefore lengthy after which lastly it simply goes [through], then you definitely’re like, ‘Sure! Alright! Cool. We’re off and operating now.’ So it is enjoyable.
Taking part in Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine (which is streamable with a Disney+ subscription) was the belief of a long-held dream for Channing Tatum. For years, Tatum tried to supply a solo movie centered across the clean hero over at Fox, earlier than the Disney acquisition. These plans finally didn’t come to fruition however, due to Ryan Reynolds’ efforts, Tatum’s model of Remy lastly reached the large display, and he’s principally been properly acquired.
I wouldn’t be shocked if it was that recognition that prompted Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige and co. to incorporate Gambit in Doomsday. As a fan, I’m notably curious to see how he’ll not solely combine it up with different X-Males but additionally how he’ll be acquired by the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe correct. Simply think about Remy having a dialog with Alexei Shostakov a.ok.a. Crimson Guardian (one other character with a thick accent).
Channing Tatum has already confirmed he’s “not gonna go full Cajun” in his upcoming Marvel film, however I’m excited to see what he does nonetheless. Followers will hear that thick accent when Avengers: Doomsday opens in theaters on December 18, 2026. Within the meantime, try Tatum’s 2025 film launch, Roofman, which hits cinemas on October 10.