The one thing to keep in mind about the second X-Man to get their own solo film is that Tatum is a fan.  Like, an actual honest to goodness fan of the character.  That’s pretty awesome, at least to us, and it might mean good things for fans of the charming Ragin’ Cajun.  The point Channing was REALLY driving home and making very clear in a recent interview is that this will not be a standard superhero film as the character’s story will be following more of an anti-hero in Remy LeBeau.

Empire magazine has a featured interview with him about the upcoming solo film:

“Josh Zetumer just turned in the first draft of the script, and it’s killer,” adds Tatum. “None of us were sure how he was going to deal with the X-Men world. But we’re going to be changing some of the tropes of these movies. It’s always about saving the world (laughs), but maybe we’re going to shift things a little bit. There’s so many ways you can take [an origin story]. You could do it like Batman Begins, or a different take and go the Guardians of the Galaxy route. All I can say is, I’m super excited.”

Tatum has many people concerned.  He was loved in both his comedic and dramatic roles but has failed miserably in action block busters. His action films included G.I. Joe, White House Down and Jupiter Ascending. None of those films showed he had what it took to be the lead in an action film.

“I love Gambit,” Tatum said previously. “I grew up in the South; my father’s from Louisiana. We’d go to New Orleans and I heard all the dialects. It felt so different from the rest of America; it has its own ancient culture. So I identified with that. And he always felt the most real of the X-Men to me. He’s kind of a tortured soul and he’s not a good guy. But he’s not a bad guy, either. He walks his own path. And of course he plays cards and drinks and is a martial-arts badass!”

Screenplay by Josh Zetumer (RoboCop), Gambit will be produced by Tatum and his creative partner Reid Carolin.

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