Taylor Kitsch Talks Being Replaced by Channing Tatum's Gambit in the MCU

Aug 18, 2025 - 12:12
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Taylor Kitsch Talks Being Replaced by Channing Tatum's Gambit in the MCU

Taylor Kitsch has been playing the hand he was dealt in Hollywood since wielding the purple-charged cards of Marvel’s Remy LeBeau, a.k.a. Gambit, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Kitsch starred alongside Hugh Jackman’s beloved Logan in the 2009 movie, and there were still some MCU fans online hoping Kitsch would take up and wield Gambit's bō staff in the billion-dollar blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Of course, that didn't happen, but Kitsch isn’t dwelling on the past. Rather than focusing on the role being recast, Kitsch is moving forward full throttle, and when asked if Channing Tatum playing Gambit rather than him was a "soft subject," Kitsch responded by saying (per Screen Rant):

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