Channing Tatum has said that he hopes to reinvent superhero films as Gambit.
The actor said that the X-Men character - who he is to play on the big screen - is "not your typical hero".
"Creatively, we're starting to chug forward," he told MTV. "Obviously there's nothing [official]. There are only conversations and dreams right now, really."
Tatum was previously assumed to be appearing first in X-Men: Apocalypse, but hinted that he could debut as the character in a solo film.
"We've talked about it being a standalone, first, and actually trying to change the 'hero, superhero movie'," he said. "Because Gambit is not your typical hero.
"He's a thief. He walks on the grey. I'm hoping we can change it a little bit, and then ultimately feather into the other ones."
Gambit was previously portrayed by Taylor Kitsch in the poorly received X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
X-Men: Apocalypse is scheduled for release on May 19, 2016 in the UK and May 27 in the US. 20th Century Fox also has July 18, 2018 earmarked for an untitled Marvel film, which could conceivably be a Gambit solo outing.
Subject: Channing Tatum wants to reinvent superhero films with Gambit 
