News that 'Magic Mike' actor Channing Tatum would be portraying the role as Gambit in future 'X-Men' films came to us months ago, however we have yet to hear any details on his character or solo film until now.

In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Tatum speaks on him identifying with the character, and what they have in store for the solo movie.

He stated:

"I love Gambit. I grew up in the South; my father's from Louisiana. We'd go to New Orleans and I heard all the dialects. It felt so different from the rest of America; it has its own ancient culture. So I identified with that. And he always felt the most real of the X-Men to me. He's kind of a tortured soul and he's not a good guy. But he's not a bad guy, either. He walks his own path. And of course he plays cards and drinks and is a martial-arts bada**!"

Tatum goes on to confirm that the solo movie will be an origin film detailing the character's past. He also claims that the first draft of the script is complete.

"Josh Zetumer just turned in the first draft of the script, and it's killer. None of us were sure how he was going to deal with the X-Men world. But we're going to be changing some of the tropes of these movies. It's always about saving the world (Laughs), but maybe we're going to shift things a little bit. There's so many ways you can take [an origin story]. You could do it like Batman Begins, or a different take and go the Guardians of the Galaxy route. All I can say is, I'm super excited."

'Gambit' is scheduled to arrive in theaters on October 7, 2016.