Over 20 years ago, Roofman star Channing Tatum was first linked to the role of Gambit, Marvel’s Cajun mutant superhero. After the rumors suggesting Tatum would appear as the character in X-Men: The Last Stand came and went, it was later confirmed that the actor would finally get to portray the character in a standalone Gambit movie. However, that project spent ten years in development hell before being quietly canceled. Thankfully, history was written in 2024 when Tatum finally donned the costume and played the role in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Later this year, Tatum will reprise his role as Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday, alongside a smorgasbord of major stars. This includes the controversial casting of **Robert Downey Jr. **as Doctor Doom, Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), **Anthony Mackie **(the new Captain America), Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier), Danny Ramirez (the new Falcon), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), **David Harbour **(Red Guardian), **Simu Liu **(Shang-Chi), **Letitia Wright **(the new Black Panther), and many, many more.
As fans prepare for Tatum’s involvement in Doomsday, his first-ever feature role has been quietly proving popular on streaming. This big break came in the inspirational sports drama Coach Carter, which also featured MCU mainstay Samuel L. Jackson. The film follows Jackson’s Ken Carter, an unconventional basketball coach who draws controversy by benching his entire high school team after their grades begin to suffer. The film was a fair hit with critics but hugely popular with audiences and still holds a place in the hearts of many over two decades on. At the time of writing,** Coach Carter is one of the ten most-streamed titles on MGM+ in the U.S.
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
Although now considered a sports genre gem, Coach Carter sadly didn’t prove a hit at the 2005 box office. Against a reported budget of $45 million, the film returned just $76 million in global revenue, split between a domestic haul of $67 million and just $9 million from overseas markets. Coach Carter did at least open in first place on the domestic ranks in January 2005, outperforming the likes of Meet the Fockers, The Aviator, and fellow theatrical debutante Racing Stripes.
*Coach Carter *is one of the ten most-streamed titles on MGM+ in the U.S. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.
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