Channing Tatum wants to return as Gambit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Ryan Reynolds says Marvel executives are "obsessed" with Tatum.

After nearly 20 years, Channing Tatum might finally get his solo Marvel outing, thanks to a little help from pal Ryan Reynolds. Following Tatum’s appearance as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine, Reynolds teased that Marvel executives are “obsessed” with the performance and he has “hope” for Gambit’s onscreen future.

Ryan Reynolds says Marvel are “obsessed” with Channing Tatum’s Gambit. The 43-year-old actor plays Deadpool in the MCU and he “fought” for the Magic Mike star to land a cameo as the card-flipping mutant with kinetic energy in this year’s blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine.

Sometimes you have to play the hand you're dealt. Half a decade after Channing Tatum's standalone Gambit movie was officially canceled, the X-Men hero sprung back onto the scene as part of Deadpool and Wolverine and its Void's worth of fan favorite surprises and cameos. Now, star Ryan Reynolds says Marvel Studios is "obsessed" with Gambit.

Reynolds recalled that the leaked Deadpool test footage in 2014 helped prove fan demand and ultimately green-lit the film. Similarly, he hopes Deadpool & Wolverine could be the proof Marvel needs to consider bringing back the 44-year-old as the Cajun mutant in another film.

Channing Tatum hopes that he and Ryan Reynolds might be back on the big screen together in the future. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Blink Twice actor, 44, reposted an Instagram message from Reynolds, 48,

Credit: Marvel Studios In a twist of fate, Deadpool and Wolverine's Shawn Levy was once in talks to direct the canceled Gambit movie – years before Channing Tatum finally made his debut as the card-dealing X-Men member.