Navarrette’s meeting was part of her post-Obsession run
Inde Navarrette confirmed that Jake Schreier was among the filmmakers she met after Obsession came out. Speaking on Variety’s Up Next podcast, the actress said she had been taking numerous meetings and enjoying the chance to speak with people whose work she admires.
During the conversation, Schreier was identified as developing Marvel’s planned X-Men film. Navarrette also discussed his work as director of Thunderbolts, singling out its focus on character rather than treating the meeting like a stealth audition announcement.
“I thought what Jake brought to ‘Thunderbolts’ was what I used to love about Marvel,” Navarrette said. “It was character-driven, and the whole time I just couldn’t stop yapping about how much I appreciated what he did with Marvel.”
She also connected that approach with the original Fox X-Men films she watched while growing up. That gives us a clear picture of what she likes about the property, even if it tells us very little about what Marvel or Schreier may have planned.
The meeting does not amount to an X-Men role
Navarrette framed her recent meetings as conversations that may never develop into projects. She did not disclose the details of her discussion with Schreier or say that a specific X-Men character was discussed.
“Not all of those meetings turn into projects, but sometimes it’s just, ‘I really want to work with you. I’ve seen this project, and this one, and this one,’” she explained.
That reality check arrives directly from Navarrette, which should keep the casting rumour machine at a manageable simmer. A rising actor meeting a director can signal mutual interest, professional networking, or a future collaboration, but Navarrette has only confirmed that the meeting happened.
Marvel has not announced Navarrette as part of its planned X-Men cast. It has also not announced that Mystique has been cast, so there is no contract-shaped cape hiding behind her comments.
Mystique is Navarrette’s wish, not Marvel’s announcement
Navarrette expressed enthusiasm for playing Mystique, but her comment was an aspiration rather than casting news. Asked which character might interest her, she offered a compact tease: “I mean, Mystique has always been super cool.”
It is easy to see the appeal. Mystique is the blue-skinned shape-shifter played by Rebecca Romijn in the original Fox trilogy and later by Jennifer Lawrence in the prequel films. The character has moved between villain, antihero, and reluctant hero, leaving plenty for a new performer to explore.
The firmer piece of the MCU’s mutant picture is Sadie Sink’s Jean Grey. Time identifies Sink’s character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day as a new version of Jean Grey, while Variety reports that Marvel has yet to announce cast or release details for the planned X-Men film.
Navarrette therefore remains an enthusiastic possibility rather than an announced mutant. She has made her preference wonderfully clear; the blue body paint department can keep its calendar open.
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