When rising star Inde Navarrette's role in Marvel Studios’ X-Men reboot was revealed to be Rogue, the news came with all sorts of questions. First among them: What version of the young runaway was she preparing to portray? Will the new iteration be closer to Anna Paquin's portrayal in the Fox films, the animated one voiced by Lenore Zann, or something unique?
The answer appears to lean toward the second and third options based on Navarrette's recent comments regarding how she is prepping for such a big part. The breakout star of Obsession and Superman & Lois indicated that she wants to go back to Rogue's roots. This means bringing life and authenticity to her Southern charm (or rather, her jaded cynicism) and getting the accent right.
Navarrette mentioned in an interview with ET that she grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, for part of her childhood. Back then, she was around a lot of old-timey Southern ladies who spoke with the usual drawl, similar to what you might hear throughout the region—Mississippi included.
Navarrete added that the latter is a place she would like to go, and we can surmise she doesn't simply mean a trip to the state for research purposes. The totality of her remarks indicates that this is the essence of where she wants to take Rogue, the character.
If this is the course she and Marvel intend to chart, it would doubtlessly serve as a breath of fresh air for longtime fans who recall a time before the movies of the 2000s and the 2010s. Largely underrepresented before X-Men ‘97 hit streaming, there was a time when Rogue had abilities beyond draining energy and temporarily taking other mutants' powers.
An encounter with Carol Danvers, who was then Miss Marvel, granted Rogue the powers of flight and super strength. Should Navarrette get the accent right, she may also resurrect those other well-known attributes that have yet to be transferred to the silver screen. Maybe they will incorporate some of her history with Danvers as well, since she is still nominally active in the MCU.
For the next phase and its new dawn for mutantkind, Marvel also tapped Christopher Abbott, Samara Weaving, Adam Driver, and Sadie Sink—reprising Jean Grey after her blockbuster mega debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. More names are being added all the time. The film is being directed by Jake Schreier, the helmer of Thunderbolts*, who notably met with Navarrette about the project long before the cast was finalized and revealed at D23.
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