Channing Tatum would "die" for a role in 'X-Men'.
The '21 Jump Street' star has admitted he's been meeting with producers of the sci-fi films and has been discussing the possibility of taking on the role of Gambit, who he says he relates to because of their shared heritage.
He said: "I met with Lauren Shuler Donner. And I would love it. Gambit is really the only X-Man I've ever loved.
"I mean I've loved them all, they're all great, but I guess from being down south - my dad's from Louisiana, I'm from Mississippi, Alabama, Florida - I don't know. I just relate to him."
Gambit, a Marvel character who appeared in 2009 film 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' played by Taylor Kitsch, is often referred to as a ladies man and Tatum loves that he's not much of a superhero.
He explained to MTV News: "He's just kind of suave...He's the most un X-Men X-Man that's ever been in X-Men. Other than maybe Wolverine, who's like the anti-hero. He's a thief. He's not even a hero. He's kind of walking the line of grey.
"He loves women and drinking and smoking and stuff so he's just a cool guy who happens to have a moral centre...I hope it [comes together]."
The 33-year-old actor confessed that although there's been no confirmation he is already practicing for the role.
He said: "You never know it's a weird industry. If the stars align, I would die to play it. I'm already working on the accent. It's crappy at the moment."
The next instalment in the series 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is set for release next month.

Beyoncé and Jay Z are reportedly planning a joint tour.
The 'XO' singer and her 'Holy Grail' rapper husband are said to be getting ready to announce that they will be doing a joint tour of the United States after making a number of surprise appearances at each other's gigs, according to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six.
The couple - who recently wrapped on their own individual tours, with Jay performing 52 dates in support of his 'Magna Carta...Holy Grail' album and Beyoncé concluding her 'Mrs. Carter Show' world tour last month - are expected to play at 20 stadiums across the US this summer with a New York date of July 4.
Beyoncé, 32, and Jay Z, 44, have performed their hit single 'Drunk in Love' at a number of high-profile events including the Grammy Awards, a Super Bowl party and one of Beyoncé's O2 Arena gigs in London, in recent months.
The hip-hop pairing - who have 2-year-old daughter Blue Ivy together - also took to the stage individually at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California at the weekend with Beyoncé joining her sister Solange for a surprise rendition of 'Losing You' while Jay performed alongside fellow rappers Nas and Diddy.

Tom Baker is pleased his appearance in the 'Doctor Who' 50th anniversary special upset some of the other former stars.
The 80-year-old actor - who portrayed the titular Time Lord from 1974 to 1981 - had a cameo role as The Curator opposite Matt Smith in last year's feature-length episode 'The Day of the Doctor', and he was the only classic Doctor to be asked back.
Tom mischievously claims his return was made even better by the idea it annoyed the actors from the sci-fi show's original run.
When asked by BANG Showbiz if he was aware his appearance in the special upset some ex-Doctors, he laughed: "Oh I hope so, yes! Thanks a lot for reminding me of that. That really pleased me."
Colin Baker - who portrayed the Sixth Doctor from 1984 to 1986 - previously complained he felt like a "second class citizen" when he discovered only Tom would be in the episode, adding: "All or none, that's what I would have thought."
Tom also revealed he had considered turning down his cameo in the 50th adventure but was persuaded to take part by the programme's former producer Caroline Skinner.
Speaking at an event to launch classic 'Doctor Who' stories on The Horror Channel, the eccentric star revealed: "Yeah I did contemplate not doing it, but I was persuaded by a girl called Caroline Skinner. She came to meet me in Rye in some little hotel and she begged me to be in it, and she's a very persuasive girl and she was very charming about it and said I could tamper with the script, so I said yes to her. Anyway then the script arrived a few months later and I didn't much care for the script so I rang the BBC and said, 'Listen get me Caroline Skinner. They said, 'Who?' I said, 'Is that the 'Doctor Who' production office?' They said, 'Yeah.' I replied, 'And you're asking me who Caroline Skinner is? She's the producer.' Then I heard, 'Oh I'm so sorry, she's not with us any more.' ... By that time I'd agreed to do it. But I'm not sorry now."
When asked if he knew whether the mysterious Curator was an older version of the Fourth Doctor or a new character, Tom quipped: "Typical of the BBC, nobody knows, he could be anyone, he could be the next Director General for all we know..."
'Doctor Who' kicks off on The Horror Channel this Friday (18.04.14) with the very first story 'An Unearthly Child', starring William Hartnell as the Doctor.
This will be followed by a special 'Who On Horror' weekend marathon featuring a story of each of the first seven Doctors shown in chronological order.

'Made in Chelsea' star Lucy Watson believes Spencer Matthews has a "hold" over Louise Thompson.
The reality TV star - who briefly dated Spencer last year - feels sorry for the brunette beauty as the hunky lothario, who admitted to cheating on Louise last year, has the ability to worm his way back into her life.
Lucy told new! magazine: "She [Louise] and Spencer have so much history. She obviously cares about him a lot and wants to keep him in her life. I think he has a hold over her. We don't really speak about it because it's an awkward subject."
Meanwhile, Lucy recently split from her co-star Jamie Laing, who declared his love for her with a horse and carriage last Christmas, after he locked lips with a cheerleader while he was holidaying in Miami, but she admits their failed romance didn't surprise her.
She explained: "It was all over the press about who he was with in Barbados and Miami. I didn't want to be with him because I knew that's how he'd behave ... I just found it a bit embarrassing because of the way he openly declared his love for me."
Despite their turbulent relationship, Lucy insists she has rekindled a friendship with the McVities heir, but she's now determined to stay single for a while.
She added: "We're fine now and it's better for me this way. I enjoy being single."

Jamie Foxx says being "fly" is too expensive.
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' star has had a varied career since rising to fame over twenty years ago, and although he's a multi-millionaire he confesses living up to the celebrity lifestyle can be costly.
He said: "You want to be Beverly Hills, you want to be fly, so you get your pool on when people come round, so it's 80 degrees, 'Check the pool, check the Jacuzzi, it's 104' [degrees].
"But when you get that bill...next time they come over to my house it's freezing, ice cold. That thing is like two grand a month."
The 46-year-old actor - who has two daughters, Corinne and Annalise - worked as a stand-up comedian at nightclubs in during the early years of his career, and he's admits he sometimes ran into trouble.
He explained to The Sun newspaper: "One day when someone was messing with me in a club, this dude who was somewhat of a gangster said, 'Hey Foxx is someone messing with you?' and I said, 'As a matter of fact they are, there's the guy right there.'
"I was like a little girl and they sorted him out."
Jamie claims his "gangster" acquaintance then expected him to pay him back by getting him and his friends into all the clubs.
He said: "But then I owed him. So every time I went to the city it was, 'We are going into the club with you, right?' and I'm looking at 15 guys."

Cheryl Cole is focusing on her brand.
The former Girls Aloud singer - who recently revealed she'd be returning to 'The X Factor' as a judge later this year - has been ensuring her brand will get maximum exposure by trademarking her name against all of her products.
Under her Stormflower label she formally applied to the Intellectual Property Office with a list of more than 50 items which include her perfumes, false eyelashes and nails, body shimmers and more unusual products such as toilet water, scalp cream, talcum powder and "fragrant wax for use in potpourri burners".
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Showbiz is a fickle world and she is determined to make the most of her X Factor comeback. She will once again become one of the most popular and talked about female celebs in Britain, and is determined to maximise the exposure."
The 30-year-old singer - who previously claimed she would never return to the talent show after being dumped from the US version by Simon Cowell - has realised how important it is to have her products associated with her name.
The source added: "Anything she puts her name to will sell. Young girls want to look like her, or smell like her, and if they think they can do that by buying Cheryl's eponymous range of moisturisers, eyelashes, perfumes then they will.
"First and foremost, Cheryl Cole is now a businesswoman and a brand."

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have hired a "royal wedding coach" to teach them etiquette.
The couple are preparing to marry next month in France, and the reality TV star - who is famously fascinated by the nuptials between Prince William and Duchess Catherine in 2010 - wants their big day to be as "regal" as possible.
A source told UK's Grazia magazine: "Kim and Kanye want their day to be as regal as possible and are studying Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding for inspiration.
"The coach will apparently spend a week with Kim, Kanye, and the rest of the Kardashian clan in LA, giving them lessons tailored to their 'royal' day.
"They will also be taught about contemporary etiquette and manners carried out by the modern royal family, as well as putting a British touch to their day with all the formal protocol."
And the couple - who have 10-month-old daughter North together - will be issuing guidelines to their guests on appropriate behaviour at the wedding.
The source added: "Their coach has come up with a strict guide for guests, including how to hold a champagne glass.
"They will also be told not to address service staff. Kim and Kanye want this to be as formal as possible."

Ronnie Wood's stepson insists he was "tight" with money growing up and wouldn't hand out much cash to his children.
Jamie Wood, who Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie brought up as his own after he got together with his ex-wife Jo, claims he used to "hustle" from a young age and sold hash to classmates to make money at school.
He told The Times newspaper: "My old man is tight. I'd say, 'Dad, I'm going out', and he'd give me a tenner. That's why I was always hustling from a young age, so I wouldn't have to ask him for nothing.
"Dad grew up poor ... he understands the value of money, make no mistake. We all had to earn our money. He's not one to say, 'Take my cash', because if he did I'd say, 'F**k this', and go sit on a beach."
Jamie, 39, who is now an art gallery owner and helps to sell his stepfather's famous paintings, admits he used to dabble in drugs but hasn't touched them since he was a teenager.
He said: "Who doesn't do drugs, whether you're a rock 'n' roll family or not? Everyone does drugs these days. I got it all out of the way in five years. I haven't done a drug for 19 years."

Sam Claflin found filming 'The Quiet Ones' difficult.
The 27-year-old actor admits shooting a horror movie without having music or sound effects to react to was a challenging experience, but thinks seeing the resulting behind-the-scenes footage would make for a great comedy.
He said: "During filming we found it reasonably difficult, not going to lie. Trying to film a horror movie without the music or sound effects to react to, instead you have a director behind the camera going 'screech', 'scrape','bang', 'door slam', it's how it works. And you're going, 'Is this gonna be scary? I don't know if it works...'
"I think it would make for a great comedy, to do a really bad horror movie and to see a behind-the-scenes of what really happens on a horror movie."
Claflin enjoyed researching his role of Brian McNeil in the 1970s-set movie because he got the chance to learn how to use the technology of the period.
Talking on Radio One, he explained: "For me, there was a huge research to do into the 1970s film equipment, you have your camera and editing stuff, which I needed to learn to do, so I went on a couple of courses.
"Working with the equipment it was amazing, learning how to cut film reels and staple them back together."

DJ Cassidy was determined to get Jessie J to perform on his debut single because of her "electric" personality.
The DJ-and-producer has recruited a number of stars for his debut album 'Paradise Royale', including R. Kelly and John Legend, but he was desperate to get Jessie to provide vocals on 'Calling All Hearts' after being introduced to her by songwriter Claude Kelley.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Claude obviously has worked with Jessie his whole career and had many number one records with her.
"He always said to me, 'We need to get Jessie,' and he was dead on. Her voice is so uniquely powerful and uniquely soulful and her personality is just electric and she just lifted this song up."
Cassidy finally got to pitch his idea to Jessie, whilst she was eating a sandwich during a break in the recording sessions for her last album 'Alive'.
He said: "When she came to New York to finish her album with Claude, Claude said come to the studio, we're having lunch, it's the perfect time to pitch. I ran to the studio and whilst she was eating her sandwich, I pitched her the project."
Jessie was so excited by the track - which also has Nile Rodgers on guitar - that she insisted they record it straight away.
Cassidy - who has deejayed for some of the world's most famous and important people, including President Barack Obama, Jennifer Lopez and at the wedding of Jay Z and Beyonce - added: "I played her the demo of 'Calling All Hearts' and she said, 'I want to record it right now. Two hours later, the song was done."
'Calling All Hearts' also features Robin Thicke on vocals and the 'Blurred Lines' hitmaker was just as keen as Jessie to get on board with the project once he heard the song.
Cassidy revealed: "I'm playing Andre Harrell, legendary R&B mogul, my album and he says, 'How come Robin's not on this f***ing album?'. And I said, 'Well, I first played some tracks for Robin when I started and he had sketched out some things which never panned out.' He said, 'I'm calling Robin right now; he happens to be in New York.' So he calls Robin and at one in the morning I go to the hotel and I play Robin my album. I get about halfway through before I play 'Calling All Hearts', after one verse, he stops it and says, 'I'm recording this song with her.' Next day, he flew to LA and recorded the song."
'Calling All Hearts' is available to download from this Sunday (20.04.14).

Zac Efron is dating Halston Sage.
The 26-year-old actor, who sought treatment in rehab for cocaine addiction twice last year, recently began dating his 'Bad Neighbours' co-star after meeting her on the set of the upcoming comedy.
A source told E! News: "They are definitely an item. They were seeing each other a bit during filming of their movie together and ever since he went to rehab they got a lot closer.
"Her friends love him and say he is so sweet. He's really good to her."
The heartthrob and the 20-year-old former Nickelodeon star were photographed laughing and talking animatedly as they watched a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game together earlier this month.
News of their romance comes just weeks after Zac sparked concern about his sobriety after he and his bodyguard were involved in a fight with a group of transients in downtown LA.
But the 'That Awkward Moment' star, who previously dated Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Collins, has reportedly hired a health and wellness coach to help him stay on track.
A source said: "Zac's committed to his sobriety. It's an ongoing process."

JWoww was banned from having sex for a month.
The former 'Jersey Shore' star - who is set to give birth to a baby girl in July with her fiancé Roger Mathews - was warned by her doctors that she needed to be "cautious" in the bedroom because she had a "low lying placenta."
The 28-year-old beauty revealed on her official website JenniFarley.com on Tuesday (15.04.14) that medical professionals discovered the issue at a check-up earlier in her pregnancy.
She wrote: "So as the doctor is finishing up he notices something else... Ummm are you serious?! He says it looks like you have a low lying placenta and we need to be cautious until the next visit so no bleeding occurs... Okay?! What do you mean by cautious... 'Well no sex' he says. I literally burst out laughing hysterically. Roger swears I paid him to say lmao. So now no sex for a Month!!! (sic)"
The reality TV star, who went "numb" when doctors found a small cyst on her unborn baby's brain, was thrilled to discover she and her baby girl are both in good health this week.
She added: "Fast forward to this checkup which brings me to 25 weeks aka six months. My daughters cyst went away!!!!!! Also my placenta is higher so I'm no longer at risk (don't tell roger)... (sic)"
JWoww previously admitted she isn't enjoying her pregnancy and can't wait to give birth.