Lauren Shuler Donner confirms Channing Tatum Gambit casting

Total Film took part in the X-Men X-Perience Global Tour last night, by standing on a rainy blue carpet and chatting to some of the stars and creators of the awesome X-Men: Days Of Future Past .

And while we were there, we got a little bit of a scoop. We asked Lauren Shuler Donner how the Channing Tatum talks are going, and she told us that the talks are over. In the best possible way.

Hit the video below to see Shuler Donner confirm Tatum for Gambit for the first time, and to hear her tell us why he'd be such a good fit for the role.

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Oh, and we also got some cool X-Force info. Check it all out below:

X-Men: Days Of Future Past opens in the UK on 22 May 2014.

And, you can go right back to where it all started when Channing Tatum told us he wanted to play Gambit back in September 2013:

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