'Look Forward to Meetin' Ya, Sugah!' — Rogue Voice Actress Lenore Zann Reacts to MCU X-Men Casting With Special Video Message for Inde Navarrette

Lenore Zann, the dependable of Rogue successful animated Marvel projects since the '90s, published a peculiar video to congratulate Inde Navarrette aft she was confirmed to play the live-action mentation of her quality successful Marvel's upcoming X-Men reboot.

D23 2026 marked a large infinitesimal for comic publication movie fans for a fewer reasons, but the item of the play mightiness person been the formed uncover for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) X-Men. Included successful the lineup of newcomers was Navarrette, the Obsession breakout who, aft weeks of rumors, was officially picked to play Rogue.

When she brings her instrumentality connected the Marvel mutant's power-absorbing abilities to the large surface successful 2028, it volition people the archetypal clip the quality has appeared successful a live-action Marvel movie successful much than a decade. It's been a portion since Anna Paquin past portrayed the character, so, naturally, Zann took to societal media to invited Navarrette to the X-Men family.

"Well, hey there, y'all," she said, channeling Rogue's instantly recognizable Southern accent. "This present is Lenore Zann a.k.a. Rogue of the X-Men, coming to you contiguous from beauteous Dublin, Ireland. I conscionable privation to springiness a shoutout to Inde Navarrette, the histrion who was conscionable named to play Rogue successful the upcoming Marvel movie of the X-Men.

"I can't hold to meetcha, sugar! I volition beryllium coming backmost to North America successful the adjacent month, truthful I look guardant to that day."

Zann debuted arsenic an animated Rogue successful the archetypal animated X-Men bid and returned to play her successful the Disney+ continuation series, X-Men '97. While besides lending her dependable acting chops for spinoff projects similar Marvel Rivals, she's stood the trial of clip arsenic 1 of the much recognizable performances successful Marvel's agelong past of animated projects.

"Congrats from Dublin @indenavarrette connected nabbin’ the relation of Rogue successful @marvel's upcomin’ X-Men movie!!" the statement of her station continued. "Can’t hold to spot what you bring to the role!

"Look guardant to meetin’ ya, Sugah! Best of luck. Hugs and High Fives (gloves connected of course!)."

It's the benignant of shoutout that volition nary uncertainty assistance viewers lukewarm up to the thought of a caller Rogue earlier Marvel Studios and manager Jake Schreier present their X-Men successful a fewer years, and Navarrette seems to person appreciated the gesture, too. The erstwhile Superman & Lois histrion replied to Zann's station with 2 bosom emojis, saying, "Hello! What a honor! Thank you for this benignant message!"

Zann got backmost to her, extending an connection to drawback java erstwhile she's backmost successful town. She said, "Yer truthful invited Sugah" I spot a java successful our aboriginal erstwhile I’m backmost successful LA."

The net is inactive buzzing aft Navarrette took the signifier astatine D23 alongside her caller X-Men castmates. The afloat lineup for the MCU reboot included Navarrette arsenic Rogue, Adam Driver arsenic Mister Sinister, Maya Boyd arsenic Storm, Christopher Abbott arsenic Professor X, Kit Connor arsenic Cyclops, Samara Weaving arsenic Emma Frost, and Sadie Sink arsenic Jean Grey.

X-Men is acceptable to motorboat a post-Avengers: Secret Wars satellite erstwhile its May 5, 2028, merchandise day arrives. Until then, you tin work astir immoderate of Schreier's comic publication inspirations for the caller film, and you tin spot which classical mutant Navarrette said she wanted to play earlier the large reveal. You tin besides spot what IGN thought astir the archetypal 3 episodes of X-Men '97 Season 2.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance writer with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).