{"id":1966996,"date":"2025-08-18T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1966996"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:03:08","slug":"taylor-kitsch-reflects-on-losing-gambit-role-to-channing-tatum-in-mcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-kitsch-reflects-on-losing-gambit-role-to-channing-tatum-in-mcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Kitsch Reflects on Losing Gambit Role to Channing Tatum in MCU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bringing to life comic book characters isn’t always easy, especially on the big screen and when there’s a devoted fanbase.<\/p>\n

Taylor Kitsch was the first to play a live-action version of Gambit, appearing\u00a0in a small role alongside Hugh Jackman in\u00a0X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/em> in 2009. He took on the role that was originally intended for Channing Tatum, with Tatum unable to be in the movie due to scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n

After the 2009 movie, Kitsch never returned as Gambit and was replaced by Tatum in Deadpool & Wolverine <\/em>in the MCU. Tatum officially took up the role of Gambit, having a bigger supporting role and scheduled\u00a0to appear in\u00a0<\/em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sixteen years later, Kitsch looks back on his Gambit role and how he feels having lost it to Tatum. In aninterview with ScreenRant<\/em><\/a>, promoting his new show\u00a0The <\/em>Terminal List: Dark Wolf<\/em>, the actor reveals it simply wasn’t in the cards for him.<\/p>\n

When asked about Tatum’s version, the actor admits he hasn’t seen it, and talking about it isn’t a tough subject.<\/p>\n

“No, no, not at all, man. That’s the business, man. It’s all good. It’s like I love the path I’m on and the actor I’ve become and the stories I’m engaging in. No pun intended, here’s a quote for you, but Gambit wasn’t in the cards for me, man,” explained the actor.<\/p>\n

Joining the MCU is considered a major career milestone with a heavily established fanbase. Kitsch admits he’s open to the possibility of returning, but doesn’t have his sights set on it amid his other career opportunities.<\/p>\n

“Never say never, but I don’t know, man. I’ve got this book right here, 11 Days in Hell<\/em>. That’s my next project. It’s something I can’t wait to service,” he explained.<\/p>\n

While showing his excitement over playing a director of corrections in the Peter Landesman-directed project, Kitsch said, “I pride myself on playing very different people and characters and stories.”<\/em><\/p>\n

He later added, “And I think this is my eighth guy that I’m playing that has lived literally. So that’s always incredibly flattering when you get those calls. So I don’t know. I love where I’m at, man, so I have no regrets with it. It just wasn’t, sometimes it’s not in my power to say who’s who or who gets to play what. So I can only focus on the people that want to work with me and collaborate with me.”<\/p>\n

Kitsch stars in\u00a0The <\/em>Terminal List: Dark Wolf<\/em> alongside\u00a0Chris Pratt, Luke Hemsworth, Tom Hopper, and Rona-Lee Shimon. The series airs on Prime Video on August 27.<\/p>\n

Taylor Kitsch Reflects on Losing Gambit Role to Channing Tatum in MCU<\/a> first appeared on Men’s Journal on Aug 15, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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