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Indie Navarrette Eyes Marvel After $400M Horror Success

7/7/2026

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Navarrette Meets Directors

Inde Navarrette, 25, is meeting with major directors to plan her next moves after starring in Curry Barker’s horror film Obsession.
Obsession has grossed over $400 million worldwide.
Navarrette told Nylon she would consider a Marvel movie and has met with Jake Schreier, director of Marvel’s X-Men reboot, and Michael Mann, casting Heat 2.
Her next film, Invertigo, directed by Matthias Hoene, has finished filming and follows teens trapped on a rollercoaster.

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Feige Targets Youth

Kevin Feige said the X-Men reboot will target a younger demographic.
Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo are writing the X-Men reboot screenplay.
Michael Mann’s Heat 2, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, may add Navarrette if she joins the sequel.
The_Epic_Mike accused Marvel of clout-chasing an indie horror film and harming an actress’s career.

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Navarrette Weighs Roles

Obsession turned its $750,000 budget into a $403 million worldwide gross, ranking among the most profitable films ever.
The horror hit keeps earning revenue after its digital release, extending earnings beyond the theatrical run.
Navarrette, a 25-year-old actress of Mexican heritage raised in Arizona, says her background influences the roles she selects.
She wonders if her Arizona upbringing fits Rogue’s Southern Mississippi accent while expressing interest in Amazon’s Fourth Wing adaptation.

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Navarrette Meets Directors

Inde Navarrette, 25, is meeting with major directors to plan her next moves after starring in Curry Barker’s horror film Obsession.
Obsession has grossed over $400 million worldwide.
Navarrette told Nylon she would consider a Marvel movie and has met with Jake Schreier, director of Marvel’s X-Men reboot, and Michael Mann, casting Heat 2.
Her next film, Invertigo, directed by Matthias Hoene, has finished filming and follows teens trapped on a rollercoaster.

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