Channing Tatum confirming he's bringing childhood love The Maxx to the screen elicits reactions from Jason Momoa, Aaron Paul, and more.

If the Channing Tatum Maxx movie is still coming, then here are some that things you should know about the cult-classic character.

Remember when Channing Tatum was, like, this close to playing Gambit, the famous X-Men character? Looks like he's got his sights set on making another comic book movie happen -- one a little more off the beaten path. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tatum will, alongside producing partner Roy Lee (Doctor Sleep), bring a movie version of cult comic The Maxx to the big screen. The Maxx, created in 1993 by Sam Kieth for Image Comics, tells two narratives simultaneously. In the real world, its title character is a suffering homeless man with a social worker named Julie Winters. …

He may have hit a roadblock with Gambit, but Channing Tatum looks to be entering the world of superhero adaptations with a cult classic in The Maxx.

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