Channing Tatum has revealed that he has met with Lauren Shuler Donner to discuss the possibility of playing Gambit in a new X-Men movie.
Earlier this year producer Donner revealed her desire to make a Gambit film, and that she wanted Tatum for the role.
It looks like she may get her wish, as Tatum has revealed that Gambit is his favourite X-Men character.
Speaking to MTV, the actor said: "I met with Lauren Shuler Donner. And I would love it. Gambit is really the only X-Man I've ever loved.
"I mean I've loved them all, they're all great, but I guess from being down south - my dad's from Louisiana, I'm from Mississippi, Alabama, Florida- I don't know. I just related to him.
"He's just kind of suave... He's the most un X-Men X-Man that's ever been in X-Men. Other than maybe Wolverine, who's like the anti-hero. He's a thief. He's not even a hero. He's kind of walking the line of grey..."
We have only see Gambit once during the series of X-Men films - played by Taylor Kitsch in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
It is still not known if the character of Gambit would immediately appear in a solo film, or be introduced in an X-Men film first.
The X-Men will return to the big screen next month, as X-Men: Days of Future Past hits the big screen.
Director Bryan Singer has already started work on the script for X-Men: Apocalypse - which will be released in 2016.
We are going to be seeing plenty of Tatum this summer, as he is set to star in comedy 22 Jump Street and sci-fi epic Jupiter Ascending.
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