Ryan Reynolds is getting Marvel fans all worked up thanks to a deleted scene from “Deadpool & Wolverine” that he debuted on social media. The scene confirms that Channing Tatum‘s Gambit not only survived the battle in the Void but also has a way out of the wasteland as an inter-dimensional portal can be seen opening up in the reflection of Gambit’s eyes.
These portals are what Deadpool calls “Marvel spark circles” in the movie (which is what Reynolds wrote as the caption to the clip) and they allow characters to hop through the multiverse. Clearly the door is open for Tatum’s Gambit to return back to his home universe or to anywhere in the multiverse. While it’s not confirmed that Tatum’s Gambit will continue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is the biggest confirmation yet that at least it’s a possibility.
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Tatum’s Gambit was one of the big surprise cameos in “Deadpool & Wolverine” along with Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Wesley Snipes’ Blade and Chris Evans’ Johnny Storm. The actor spent years during Fox’s Marvel era trying to get a Grambit movie off the ground but it never happened by the time Disney bought the studio. “Deadpool & Wolverine” finally gave Tatum the chance to realize his Gambit dreams on the big screen, and he’s fully on board with playing the superhero again.
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In an interview with Variety, Tatum admitted that he still wants to make a standalone Gambit movie, adding: “I’ve been saying I want it for the last 10 years. It’s in Bob Iger and Kevin Feige’s hands. I pray to God.”
After “Deadpool & Wolverine” broke records at the box office during its opening weekend, Tatum took to social media to share an emotional statement on finally getting the chance to play Gambit on the big screen.
“I thought I had lost Gambit forever. But [Reynolds] fought for me and Gambit,” he wrote. “I will owe him probably forever. Cause I’m not sure how I could ever do something that would be equal to what this has meant to me. I love ya buddy…I’m so grateful to be in this movie. It’s a masterpiece in my opinion. And just pure bad ass joy. I was literally screaming in the theater.”
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is now playing in theaters nationwide. Watch the Gambit deleted scene in the video below.
