{
  "id": 5396831,
  "title": "Waffle House Movie in the Works Starring X-Men’s Inde Navarrette",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/waffle-house-movie-in-the-works-starring-x-mens-inde-navarrette",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:47:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/waffle-house-index-movie-inde-navarrette-x-men"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress Inde Navarrette, known for her role in Obsession, is set to star in an upcoming sci-fi thriller titled The Waffle House Index. This film, currently in the works, will be produced by Apple Original Films and directed by Louis Paxton. Navarrette will play a waitress dealing with various extreme scenarios at her Waffle House during an overnight shift. The story, penned by Andrew Nunnelly, who also has a script on the 2025 Black List, promises a range of impending disasters, from rogue gunmen and flash floods to crocodile attacks and even nuclear missiles. The Waffle House Index, which determines restaurant operations based on hurricane threat severity, will be a central theme in the film. Navarrette will also serve as an executive producer for the movie. This marks the first new project for Navarrette since her breakout performance in Obsession in 2026.",
  "summary": "Not content just to appear in Marvel's X-Men reboot, Inde Navarrette has signed on to star in a bizarre sci-fi thriller called The Waffle House Index.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Inde Navarrette To Star In ‘The Waffle House Index’ Movie From Apple And Plan B",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/inde-navarrette-to-star-in-the-waffle-house-index-movie-from-apple",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Inde Navarrette to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Waffle House’ Index for Apple Original Films",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/inde-navarrette-to-star-in-sci-fi-thriller-the-waffle-house-index-for",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Inde Navarrette to Star in Apple Movie ‘The Waffle House Index’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/inde-navarrette-to-star-in-apple-movie-the-waffle-house-index",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:46:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "The Waffle House Index is Inde Navarette's next obsession",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-waffle-house-index-is-inde-navarettes-next-obsession",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:34:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}