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X-Men: Days of Future Past is still four months away from release, but with X-Men: Apocalypse set for 2016 and X-Force in development, producers are - understandably - looking toward the future of the franchise.

Empire sat down with franchise producer Lauren Schuler Donner as a part of their Days of Future Past exclusive this week. During the course of their interview, Donner expressed a desire to produce a Gambit movie with Channing Tatum in the lead. Fandago reports that the Donner indicated that she sees this as a smaller scale film and that she'd already spoken with the actor about the project.

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"I'm dying to do a Gambit movie with Channing Tatum," Donner told Empire. "That doesn't have to be a great big movie. It's a thief in New Orleans, it's a whole different story. He's on board, and I have to get the studio on board. How can anyone resist Channing? He's such a sweetheart."

According to Fandango, the actor expressed an affection for the character while doing press for White House Down. "I would like to play Gambit," Tatum told reporters. "Gambit's my favorite. I'm from New Orleans, around that area. My dad's from New Orleans, and I like to do a Cajun accent. I could do it for real."

Tatum was looked at to play Gambit in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, but the character was ultimately cut from the script. Taylor Kitch played the role in Gavin Hood's critically panned X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

What do you think? Would you like to see a Gambit movie? If so, is Channing Tatum the man for the job?