Summary
- Channing Tatum plays a comic-accurate Gambit in the comics, which suggests that a comic-accurate Rogue exists in his original timeline.
- Tatum’s Gambit could return alongside a comic-accurate Rogue in
Avengers: Endgame
And
Avengers: Secret Wars
. - Anna Paquin could make up for her simple portrayal of Rogue by playing a more powerful, rebellious, and colorful Rogue in a multiversal MCU title.
Channing Tatum’s comic-accurate Gambit portrayal in Deadpool and Wolverine suggests that a similar mutant could soon be introduced in the MCU. Deadpool and WolverineThe multiversal cameos allowed several characters to return after a long absence. For example, Jennifer Garner takes her Daredevil Role nineteen years after ElectraWesley Snipes’ Blade returns twenty years later Blade: Trinityand Dafne Keen’s X-23 returns seven years after the death of the original Wolverine in Logan.
Channing Tatum’s Gambit is a unique character in Deadpool and Wolverine. Gambit’s presence in the Void itself is Deadpool and Wolverine‘s reference to a Marvel movie that was never made. gambit Development on the film began in 2014, but fell into development hell over the next five years until it was canceled in 2019. gambitTatum’s passion project seemed to be a hopeless endeavor after Disney took over 20th Century Fox. Deadpool and Wolverine took Tatum’s Gambit through the multiverse and left the door open for another appearance in the Multiverse Saga.
Gambit’s comic-like appearance suggests that a comic-like villain exists in his universe
Anna Paquin may get another chance to play a faithful portrayal of Rogue on the big screen
Channing Tatum played an incredibly funny gambit in Deadpool and Wolverineprobably even more faithful to the comics than the version he portrayed in Fox’s less extravagant X-Men film franchise. Since Channing Tatum’s Gambit is so similar to most of his comic book counterparts, it’s likely that there is also a comic book-accurate Rogue in his original timelineand it is possible that this villain will appear in a future MCU film, namely Avengers: Endgame or Avengers: Secret Wars.
A comic-accurate villain would be rebellious, playful and determined
A comic book-accurate live-action Rogue would wear any of her iconic comic book costumes, from her original green villain outfit with short hair to her yellow and green X-Men uniform with a brown leather jacket and voluminous curls. Most importantly, A comic book villain would be rebellious, playful and determined — a strong personality she develops after a long superhero career with the X-Men. This Rogue variant would also have superpowers and the ability to fly, having absorbed Captain Marvel’s powers years earlier.
How the X-Men movies with Anna Paquin’s Rogue repeatedly failed
In Fox’s X-Men films, Rogue’s comic personality was never fully explored
X-Men introduced Anna Paquin’s Rogue as an insecure young mutant, which accurately captures her personal struggle. X-Men Movies focused only on this aspect of the character. X-Men: Days of Future PastIn the theatrical version, all scenes with Rogue were omitted, and X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut gave her little to do. Fox follows X-Men Movies then completely ignored Rogue, and the character has not appeared since. Before the MCU X-Men Restart is coming, Avengers: Endgame And Avengers: Secret Wars Anna Paquin’s Rogue can make one last film appearance, similar to Channing Tatum’s Gambit in Deadpool and Wolverine.
