Before Tatum's Gambit debut, the character had been played by Taylor Kitsch in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where Gambit wore street clothes invoking his X-Men costume through their color scheme.

Shawn Levy's 2024 movie brought Deadpool & Wolverine to the screen, but they have a long-shared history together, both in and outside the comics.

Seeing the man finally play Gambit here—and for laughs ... When Gambit appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine three years later, Tatum couldn’t join the project due to other commitments.