Producer of X-Men Wants to Make a Gambit Film Starring Channing Tatum

X-Menproducer Lauren Shuler Donner believes that Gambit has enough draw tocarry an entire standalone X-Menmovie by himself, and is pushing Fox Studios to make Channing Tatumits star.

"Thatdoesn't have to be a great big movie. It's a thief in New Orleans,it's a whole different story. He's on board, and I have to get thestudio on board. How can anyone resist Channing? He's such asweetheart," Lauren said.

Tatumis interested in doing the part himself, "Gambit'smy favorite. I'm from New Orleans, around that area. My dad's fromNew Orleans, and I like to do a Cajun accent. I could do it for real.No knock on Taylor Kitsch, though, 'cause I actually like his Gambit,but I've always lived around Cajun people. Gambit was always like thewoman-loving, cigarette-smoking, drinking guy. He was the punk rockof all the superheroes. He's a thief. He kind of rode the line."