In case you’ve been glued to Facebook or Spike TV for that matter, yes, that IS actor Channing Tatum in a hilarious gender-bending performance as Beyoncè on Lip Sync Battle – all well and good for the humor as well as a show of Tatum’s sportsman ship and talent as he’s got a proven knack for costume play.
Of course, the most-acclaimed costume of all in this instance is that which is currently being prepped for the actor in director Doug Liman’s forthcoming adaptation of the new standalone Gambit film for 20th Century Fox, which is reportedly rolling cameras in March in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to WGNO (via Comic Book). Production has been lagging since late last year for what would have been a 2016 release had The Gambler helmer Rupert Wyatt stayed on board, but a 2017 release can now be expected instead.
Spectre co-star, actress Léa Seydoux is reportedly attached to join Tatum in the new film from a script by Josh Zetumer, based on the popular Marvel X-Men character gifted, on top of his own fighting prowess, with the ability to charge any object into an explosive. Tatum is also producing along with Reid Carolin, Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner.