Obsession star Inde Navarrette could have simply signed on for Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot, however that is not stopping her from taking over smaller and weirder tasks. Working example: Navarrette is slated to star in The Waffle Home Index, a sci-fi thriller a few Waffle Home waitress coping with an in a single day shift from hell.
The information comes courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. THR writes that the movie has simply been picked up by Apple Authentic Movies. It includes a screenplay by Andrew Nunnelly, one which was featured on the 2025 Black List (a listing of probably the most acclaimed unproduced scripts circulating in Hollywood). The Waffle Home Index is slated to be directed by Louis Paxton (The Incomer). The movie will likely be produced by Plan B Leisure, with Navarrette herself govt producing.
The title of the movie refers back to the notorious barometer Waffle Home eating places use whereas underneath hurricane menace. A Waffle Home Index can vary from inexperienced to yellow to crimson relying on how extreme climate circumstances are and whether or not a given restaurant stays open or not. Briefly, if the Waffle Home Index is crimson, it is time to panic.
The index could nicely attain the crimson zone on this film, because it’s teased that Navarrette’s beleaguered character will take care of the whole lot from a rogue gunman to flash floods to crocodile assaults to nuclear missiles and even a hidden bunker positioned beneath the Waffle Home itself (hey, it’s a sci-fi film).
Alongside X-Males, this marks the primary new mission for Navarrette following her breakout efficiency in 2026’s Obsession. In IGN’s Obsession review, Matt Donato writes, “Obsession ought to and can put Barker on the map as a horror filmmaker you have to watch. Because of implausible turns by Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, you will be hooked on this bitter Valentine’s Day counterprogramming. The movie performs on acquainted romance and monkey’s paw tropes, turning a want towards the wishee, however Barker’s execution takes issues to the following degree. Within the movie’s simplicity lay the possibility to go for broke, placing all efforts into the lengths Nikki is keen to go for her beloved. With that focus and Barker’s fearlessness, Obsession turns into one hell of a maximalist journey.”
For extra on the brand new X-Males film, discover out why Wolverine isn’t needed in the reboot.
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