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Focus Features’ horror hit Obsession crossed $500 million worldwide, becoming the first original film of the 2020s to reach that milestone and overtaking Pixar’s Elemental; after a domestic opening of $17.1 million, it climbed to $263.4 million in the U.S. while overseas totals reached $238.1 million (including China and the U.K.), pushing the global total to about $501.5 million with more markets to come.
Inde Navarrette is cast as Rogue in Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot, with fan art by Aitesam Farooq imagining her in the role and fueling anticipation as Marvel revealed other castings at D23, including Cyclops, Emma Frost, Storm, Charles Xavier, and Mister Sinister.
Marvel revealed the new X‑Men lineup for the MCU at D23, with Inde Navarrette cast as Rogue and Adam Driver as Nathaniel Millbury (Mister Sinister); Sadie Sink returns as Jean Grey, and the ensemble includes Maya Boyd as Storm, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, and Samara Weaving as Emma Frost. Driver appeared via video from Pinewood Studios since he couldn’t attend in person. The film is slated for May 5, 2028, and Feige noted the lineup is not yet final.
Marvel’s X‑Men reboot announced at D23 casts Inde Navarrette as Rogue and Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, with Christopher Abbott as Professor X and Maya Boyd as Storm; the film is slated for a May 5, 2028 release.
Nikki Freeman, the female lead from Obsession, will debut as a character at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, announced by John Murdy at Midsummer Scream. The version of Nikki featured is the film’s final, cursed incarnation portrayed by Inde Navarrette. The new character will prowl Universal Studios Hollywood during Halloween Horror Nights, which also runs August 28 in Orlando and September 3 in Hollywood.
Obsession star Inde Navarrette says she’s been meeting with filmmakers after the film’s success, including Marvel’s X‑Men director Jake Schreier, and would love to portray Mystique, praising the original X‑Men’s character-driven storytelling and expressing excitement about Marvel’s rebooted lineup.
Inde Navarrette, star of Obsession, says she would do a Marvel film and has met with top directors including Jake Schreier for the X‑Men reboot and Michael Mann for Heat 2; she also hopes to work with Ryan Coogler and Greta Gerwig, while Invertigo, directed by Matthias Hoene, has already filmed. Navarrette stresses she wants to prove Obsession wasn’t just lightning in a bottle as she weighs a potential Obsession sequel or anthology approach amid the film’s global success (over $400 million) and other high‑profile opportunities.
Obsession, a breakout horror film from first‑time director Curry Barker, is being positioned for a major Oscar campaign after posting $265 million globally and redefining horror’s prestige path, with Inde Navarrette singled out as a potential youngest Latina Best Actress nominee.
In a Hollywood Reporter interview, Inde Navarrette breaks down Nikki’s terrifying transformation in Curry Barker’s Obsession—how a wish from Bear unleashes a possessed, violent side, the practical, non-CGI crafting of Nikki’s movement, and the ending in which Bear sacrifices himself to undo the wish. She also discusses the TIFF premiere, Focus Features’ acquisition, influences like Jennifer’s Body and Mia Goth, and the possibility of revisiting the world in a sequel.
In Obsession, a shy music-store worker’s wish to be loved triggers a terrifying, 80s-throwback horror ride led by Inde Navarrette’s breakout performance; Curry Barker’s directorial debut pairs eerie mood with dark humor for a solid summer horror kickoff.
Curry Barker's Obsession turns a simple unrequited crush into a darkly comic horror tale, using a magical trinket to grant wishes with gruesome consequences. Inde Navarrette delivers a standout, unsettling performance as Nikki, while the film's lean production, sharp sound design, and sly humor elevate it above many studio efforts. It's a stylish indie debut that doubles as a cautionary tale about what happens when desire runs unchecked and lore is kept minimal.
Obsession, Curry Barker’s horror film, reinvents The Monkey’s Paw with a stylish blend of dread, jump scares and dark comedy. Bear’s failed crush on Nikki leads to using a one‑wish relic that makes her fall in love—with terrifying, possessive consequences, driven by Inde Navarrette’s electrifying performance as Nikki. The movie, Barker’s breakout as director-writer, delivers shocking twists and slow-building suspense ahead of a May 15 release, backed by Blumhouse and Capstone.