Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for TVA #1
Marvel Comics' new MCU-connectedTVAseries lays out an exciting potential future for Channing Tatum’sGambit. As seen in 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum finally got to play Remy LeBeau after years of his movie being trapped in development hell, appearing alongside other variants trapped in the Void at the End of Time. Now, the comics have revealed a very exciting possibility for Tatum’s Gambit.
Coming fromLokiseason 2 writer Katharyn Blair and artist Pere Pérez, Marvel’s newTVA #1stars the very same Time Variance Authority seen on-screen in the MCU, confirming that the organization operating outside of time and space has access to both the live-action Earth-616 and the original comics universe. As such, Agent Mobius and B-15 have recently recruited multiple variants without timelines in the wake of Loki’s destruction of the Temporal Loom,such as the comics' Spider-Gwen of Earth-65.However, B-15 also makes a point to recruit a variant of Gambit to the TVA as well:
This new Gambit doesn’t appear to be the same one played by Channing Tatum inDeadpool & Wolverine, seeing as how he seemingly had a home timeline and even a Rogue whom he lost.However, this new Gambit variant very much serves as a proof-of-concept for the live-action Remy, as this series is essentially MCU-canon adjacent (thanks to the multiverse).
The TVA Recruiting Channing Tatum’s Gambit Could Be A Very Exciting
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In exchange for kitchen privileges to make beignets,Gambit agrees to join the TVA’s new team of variants, inspired by Mobius and B-15 work with Loki. This team includes Spider-Gwen, Captain Carter,Wolverine’s son Jimmy Hudson from the old Ultimate Universe, and a TVA intern named Ingrid. To that end, it’s not hard to see the TVA continuing this initiative down the line with live-action variants, like Channing’s Gambit.
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Shown on the TVA monitors in theDeadpool & Wolverine’spost-credits, Ryan Reynolds later released the full sequence where it’s impliedTatum’s Gambit survives the battle in the Void and escapes via a classic sparkle portal.As such, it does seem like it’s only a matter of time before we see Gambit again in the MCU’s future. Likewise, the live-action Gambit did say he wasn’t sure where he comes from, and that he might have even been born in the Void (a meta-nod to his movie never being made). As such, he could certainly be a homeless variant without a timeline ripe for TVA recruitment.
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With luck, we’ll be seeing Channing Tatum’s Gambit in the MCU sooner rather than later.Regardless of whether he’ll end up working for the TVA or not, it’s a lot of fun to see this other Gambit acting as a prime example to show the potential of what could happen for the live-action Remy in the future. Whether it’s in his own movie or simply a new appearance in something likeAvengers: Secret Wars, Tatum’s Gambit absolutely deserves to be seen again.
Loki
Cast
Loki is a series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the alternate version of the titular character, Loki, after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Taken by the Time Variance Authority, he must confront his identity and choices while aiding in fixing the disrupted timeline to avert a greater threat.
Deadpool & Wolverine
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
