If you saw Deadpool and Wolverine with a packed house, you know the appearances of Channing Tatum and Henry Cavill tore the roof off the cinemas. Dare I say these two actors’ cameos in this film could be some of the best superhero cameos of all time?
Let’s dish out what happened for those who missed the film or have been waiting for spoilers to pop up online. Tatum finally got the chance to play Gambit after a decade of wanting the role, while Cavill appeared in a now-iconic scene where Deadpool stumbles on a Wolverine variant.
While Channing Tatum’s Gambit had some time to shine, fans only got a brief tease of what the Cavillerine would be like. That was enough to get fans foaming out of their mouths, and the actor was able to discuss the role in a social media post.
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Tatum had a much more detailed post, as the role of Gambit has been in his heart for some time now. With his post here and now a recent post from Ryan Reynolds, it’s a moment that everyone wanted to happen.
Check out the post from Deadpool himself, celebrating Tatum’s journey to his scene-stealing role in Deadpool & Wolverine:
Gambit is a guy Chan was born to play. His story is similar to mine in that he spent a decade trying to put the most comic-accurate version of Gambit on the big screen. Remy LeBeau is grafted to his soul and needs to come out and deal. And Gambit found his author in Chan. He’s… pic.twitter.com/9Hz7qbZ85S
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 5, 2024
“Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.”
Deadpool & Wolverine is directed by Shawn Levy (Free Guy) and stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman alongside Fox/Marvel veterans Jennifer Garner (Elektra), Stefan Kapacic (Colossus), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio), Lewis Tan (Shatterstar), Rob Delaney (Peter), Aaron Stanford (Pyro), and Tyler Mane (Sabretooth) with new additions including Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) as Mr. Paradox and Emma Corrin (The Crown) as Cassandra Nova.
