This article contains spoilers forDeadpool & Wolverine.
Channing Tatum/ Instagram
Tatum said that he immediately understood Reynolds vision for theDeadpoolmovies.
Its perfect, theStep Upactor remembered.
Channing Tatum and Ryan Reynolds at San Diego Comic-Con.Channing Tatum/ Instagram
I didnt know him really at all back then.
In his social media post, Tatum reflected on Reynolds support in reviving his version of Gambit.
I thought I had lost Gambit forever, theLogan Luckyactor said.
Ryan Reynolds and Channing Tatum at San Diego Comic-Con.Eric Charbonneau/Getty
But he fought for me and Gambit.
I will owe him probably forever.
I love ya buddy.
Truly such a brilliant creator on every single level, he said of the filmmaker.
All things happen for a reason.
Im so grateful to be in this movie.
Its a masterpiece in my opinion.
And just pure bad ass joy.
I was literally screaming in the theater.
Fox originally planned to introduce Tatums version of the character inApocalypsebeforereleasing his solo movie in Oct. 2016.
(Friday Night LightsstarTaylor Kitschplayed a different iteration of the character in 2009sX-Men Origins: Wolverine.)
After numerous delays,Gambitwas ultimatelypulled from Foxs theatrical schedulealtogether after Disney acquired the studio in 2019.
