A recently revealed deleted scene from Deadpool & Wolverine confirms that Channing Tatum’s Gambit survives the climactic battle in The Void.
The scene, shared by Ryan Reynolds and Channing Tatum on social media, shows Gambit grinning after the hard-fought battle, suggesting the character’s story may be far from over.
Reynolds teased on Instagram commenting about the “Marvel Sparkle Circle,” which would be a way of bringing Tatum and Gambit into the MCU.
“A version of this sequence is in the film, playing on one of the monitors in deep background of the TVA,” Reynolds posted.
Tatum also filled in Collider, “I think at that moment, if I had to guess, he’s definitely still in the Void. But there’s something that’s happening in that moment that maybe no one knows yet.”
Watch the deleted scene:
Tatum thankful for opportunity
Tatum has expressed deep gratitude to Reynolds for the opportunity to play Gambit, calling it a dream role he thought he had lost forever.
“I thought I had lost Gambit forever. But [Reynolds] fought for me and Gambit,” Channing previously wrote on social media. “I will owe him probably forever. Cause I’m not sure how I could ever do something that would be equal to what this has meant to me. I love ya buddy…I’m so grateful to be in this movie. It’s a masterpiece in my opinion. And just pure bad ass joy. I was literally screaming in the theater.”
Tatum on Gambit’s accent
In the film, Tatum’s portrayal of Gambit features a thick Cajun accent, which Tatum reveals was intentionally difficult to understand and was also made fun of in the movie.
This was a running joke, with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool even poking fun at the dialect, comparing it to the Minions.
Tatum, who has roots in the South, shared that the accent was meant to be over-the-top as part of the character’s charm. Despite this, Tatum remains hopeful for a standalone Gambit film, leaving the decision in the hands of Marvel’s executives.
“There was very little improv. The Cajun dialect is a very particular one,” Tatum separately told Access Hollywood. “I grew up in Mississippi and my dad is from New Orleans. So it’s one of those things that I grew up around it, but I’ve never done it. There are certain little isms that are very Cajun-y, but we actually intended it to be somewhat unintelligible. That was sort of the joke.”
“[Ryan would] come up to be and say, ‘I don’t want to know anything that you’re saying on this [take],’ so I just dialed it all the way up,” Tatum added. “And then other ones he’s like, ‘All right, I’ve got to understand what you’re saying now.’”
