That One Wish Willow is paying off for Inde Navarrette<\/a>. Not only does the Obsession<\/em> star continue to draw Oscar buzz<\/a> for the horror smash, she has officially earned her superhero card. <\/p>\n Navarrette was introduced Friday at Disney’s D23<\/a> fan expo as one of the Marvel<\/a> Cinematic Universe’s new class of X-Men<\/a> alongside Adam Driver<\/a>, Samara Weaving<\/a>, Christopher Abbott, Kit Connor<\/a>, and Maya Boyd. They join Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em>‘s Sadie Sink in the reboot of the uncanny franchise directed by Jake Schreier<\/a> (Thunderbolts<\/em>).<\/p>\n The announcement was a highlight of the Marvel portion of Disney Entertainment’s showcase panel, which played to a packed Honda Center a few minutes from Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige introduced the new mutant lineup: Sink will reprise her role as Jean Grey, with Navarrette as Rogue; Connor as Cyclops, Abbott as Professor X, Weaving as Emma Frost, Boyd as Storm, and Driver as the film’s presumptive big bad, Mr. Sinister. The new X-Men<\/em> is being written by Schreier and frequent collaborator Lee Sung Jin<\/a> (Beef<\/em>) along with\u00a0Beef<\/em>\u00a0consulting producer and writer Joanna Calo. <\/p>\n \n![\"(L](\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VisionQuest_TF_3.jpg?w=300&h=168&crop=1\")
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