In 2023, Channing Tatum’s dream came true: He played the Cajun X-Man Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine. It’s a strange performance that at least one writer’s father called “confusing,” with an accent that was “difficult to understand.” (He later asked, “Who was that guy?”). To viewers who stuck through more than 30 MCU entries but don’t read Variety, Tatum’s turn …
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Channing Tatum’s Gambit won’t ‘go full Cajun’ for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ accent
When Channing Tatum‘s Gambit returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Avengers: Doomsday, fans will finally understand what he’s saying. The card-slinging mutant, who made his much-anticipated debut in last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, was pretty hard to understand thanks to Tatum playing up his thick Cajun accent. It even became a running joke that his fellow heroes were constantly …
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