10 Epic Comic Book Movie Castings That Must Happen In 2016

4. Lea Seydoux - Bella Donna Boudreaux

There's a rumour going around at the moment that positions French actress Lea Seydoux as Channing Tatum's love interest in the upcoming Gambit movie. If that turns out to be true, well... what a bloody gorgeous couple, huh? Tatum has been cast in the role of Gambit, of course, whilst his traditional comic book love interest - that is, Rogue of the X-Men canon - will likely remain absent. In her place: one Bella Donna Boudreaux. In the comics, Boudreaux was a childhood friend of Remy "Gambit" LaBeau. Unfortunately, he was forced to kill her brother - who opposed his sister's intent to marry LaBeau - in a duel and, after being banished from the Thieves Guild for doing so, their relationship was torn apart. Tragically, Boudreaux turned against her former lover for his actions. Lea Seydoux is one of the best actresses of her generation (not to mention one of the most beautiful); she was insanely good in the drama Blue is the Warmest Colour, whilst many people considered her to be the best thing about recent 007 outing Spectre. All that, then, is another way of saying that Gambit couldn't do any better when it comes to casting Bella Donna - not to forget that Seydoux has proven that she can kick serious ass, too.
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