Overview
- Inde Navarrette said she recently met with Jake Schreier, the director now developing Marvel’s next X‑Men film.
- Navarrette praised Schreier’s character-driven work on Thunderbolts and called Mystique “super cool,” a comment that prompted casting speculation.
- Her surge of meetings follows Obsession’s unexpected breakout, which grossed more than $400 million on a modest budget and raised her industry visibility.
- Neither Marvel nor Navarrette announced any offers or deals, and Navarrette emphasized that many meetings are exploratory and do not guarantee roles.
- Marvel’s near-term plan keeps legacy X‑Men actors in Avengers: Doomsday (December 2026) and Secret Wars (2027) before shifting toward a younger X‑Men ensemble that Schreier is developing.