“Obsession” breakout Inde Navarrette confirms she met with “X-Men” director, shares her dream Marvel role

Wesley StenzelFri, July 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM UTC

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Inde Navarrette in Los Angeles on June 24, 2026; Hugh Jackman in ‘X-Men’Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Attila Dory/20th Century FoxKey points -

Inde Navarrette confirmed that she met with X-Men director Jake Schreier.

The Obsession star also shared which Marvel mutant she dreams of playing.

“I would love to be a part of Marvel,” she said.

Inde Navarrette may be suiting up to play an iconic superhero.

The breakout star of Obsession confirmed that she had a meeting with Jake Schreier, the Thunderbolts filmmaker who is directing Marvel Studios’ forthcoming X-Men reboot.

“I’ve been taking a lot of meetings since Obsession has come out, and that’s been really nice, because you get to meet people, and you get to ask questions,” Navarrette told Variety. “And I thought what he brought to Thunderbolts was what I used to love about Marvel — [it] was character-driven. And so the whole time [in our meeting] I couldn’t stop yapping about how much I appreciated what he had brought to Marvel.”

The actress stopped short of confirming whether or not she and Schreier discussed a specific role for her to play in an X-Men movie. “That’s the luxury that I have right now, meeting all of these different kinds of people, and not all of them turn into projects,” she explained. “It’ll be, I just really wanna work with you, and I’ve seen this project of yours and this and this and this. So I just really wanted to congratulate him on bringing back my favorite thing of Thunderbolts. And he’s a very sweet person.”

Rebecca Romijn in ‘X-Men’Credit: Nels Israelson/20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett

However, Navarrette did share which Marvel mutant she’d want to play if she had the opportunity.

“Mystique has always been super cool,” she said when asked about her dream Marvel role. “Growing up, I remember watching the behind-the-scenes process of all the prosthetics. That was super cool for me. I would always watch behind-the-scenes of a lot of stuff. Pirates of the Caribbean, I remember, was a big thing that I would watch the BTS of, X-Men, the prosthetics. I just find it so fascinating.”

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Mystique was previously portrayed by Rebecca Romijn in the 2000s X-Men trilogy. Jennifer Lawrence took over the role in the 2010s prequel series that kicked off with 2011’s X-Men: First Class. Romijn is set to revive the role in Avengers: Doomsday later this year, marking the first full-blown crossover between Fox’s original X-Men cast and Marvel Studios’ Avengers.

Elsewhere in the interview, Navarrette responded to online speculation that she could portray Felicia Hardy/Black Cat in a future Spider-Man project. “I don’t know who that is,” she said after Variety explained that social media users have fan-cast her in the role. “I love Spider-Man, and I really love the Tom Holland Spider-press that’s been happening right now.”

Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston in ‘Obsession’Credit: Focus Features

Navarrette suggested that the speculation was unfounded, but noted that she’s open to coming aboard a future Marvel project. “Every time that I see something like this, I’ll giggle, ‘cause obviously I know the truth,” she said. “But I would love to be a part of Marvel. I think it’s fun, especially since I grew up watching X-Men, the 2000 X-Men.”

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Navarrette’s starmaking turn in Obsession has made her one of the buzziest young actresses in Hollywood. Her multifaceted turn as Nikki helped drive the indie horror film into one of the biggest movies of the year, earning an astounding $459 million at the worldwide box office — a total eclipsing the likes of franchise fare like Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Supergirl, and Moana despite Obsession costing just $750,000 to produce.

Schreier’s X-Men has yet to unveil a full cast, but Deadline reported Friday that Samara Weaving had joined the film as Emma Frost, the steely character previously portrayed by January Jones.

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