Inde Navarrette Says She Was Never Offered Heat 2 Role

Actress Inde Navarrette said she auditioned for Heat 2 but was never offered a role, rejecting speculation that she turned down the sequel to join the upcoming X-Men film. Navarrette discussed the casting rumors during an appearance on The Kyle Buchanan Show. She said the audition process lasted about two months, beginning in April, and that she submitted multiple self-tapes. The role eventually stopped being discussed, she said, though she did not know whether casting had been completed. She also said she did not turn down the part and would have welcomed even a small role in the film. Her account conflicts with another report that said she had been offered a role but was not selected. That report also quoted Heat 2 executive producer Shane Salerno calling the claim that she turned down the role untrue. The conflicting descriptions leave unclear whether Navarrette received a formal offer; her own account is that she did not. The speculation gained attention after reports that Navarrette had met with director Michael Mann and X-Men director Jake Schreier. It suggested she chose the Marvel project over Heat 2, a sequel to Mann’s 1995 crime film. Navarrette’s comments do not...