BLACK PANTHER Director Ryan Coogler's X-FILES Reboot Reportedly Adds Danielle Deadwyler As Female Lead

BLACK PANTHER Director Ryan Coogler's X-FILES Reboot Reportedly Adds Danielle Deadwyler As Female Lead

We may have our first bit of casting news for Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot, as a reliable source is claiming that Danielle Deadwyler is in talks to play the female lead...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 09, 2025 06:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Via SFF Gazette.com

The truth is still out there, and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler will soon continue the search for answers in a brand-new X-Files series.

We first heard about plans to reboot the beloved sci-fi/horror series back in 2023 when the original show's creator, Chris Carter, revealed the following during an interview.

"I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast," he teased during a podcast appearance. "So he's got his work cut out for him, because we covered so much territory."

Then, earlier this year, Coogler confirmed that he will get to work on the X-Files reboot before he turns his attention to Black Panther 3.

"[X-Files] that's what's immediately next. I've been excited about that for a long time and I’m fired up to get back to it, and that, you know, some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really [frick]ing scary...We're going to try and make it soon and try and make it for the X-Files fans."

The iconic duo of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) always seemed unlikely to return, though Coogler has previously mentioned that he did speak to Anderson about the project (so surprise cameos are always possible). Now, we may now have word on which actor is set to play one half of the new team of paranormal investigators.

According to Nexus Point News, Danielle Deadwyler is in talks to join the series as "one of the lead investigators, whose character is partnered with a male investigator."

Deadwyler is best known for roles in The Harder They Fall, Till, and The Piano Lesson. More recently, she starred in Carry On and The Woman in the Yard, and will be next be seen as Zelma Redding in Otis & Zelma.

The X-Files focused on a pair of FBI agents, Mulder and Scully, who were tasked with investigating unsolved cases, usually involving some kind of supernatural or extraterrestrial elements. The show ran from 1993 until 2002, before returning 2016 for an additional two seasons. Two feature films followed, The X-Files (1998) and The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008), but neither was particularly well-received.

Coogler, who is coming off massive acclaim for his latest feature Sinners, will produce the new series for Disney's 20th Century Studios, but we're not sure if he is planning to direct any episodes himself.

What do you make of this news? How would you feel about a new X-Files series from Ryan Coogler? Be sure to let us know in the comments section.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/9/2025, 6:41 PM
next thing u know, they are gonna start joining the x-men
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LibraMatter
LibraMatter - 10/9/2025, 7:30 PM
Oh man. This comment section is going to be pretty eye-roll inducing! I personally didn't get too into X-Files but remembered the Giovanni Ribisi episode where he can control lightning or eletricity… and remembered it being really effective. Scary even.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 10/9/2025, 7:52 PM
@LibraMatter - I'm getting my pants off now...
JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/9/2025, 8:00 PM
Deadwyler has such a great presence in her roles. She was so good in 'THE HARDER THEY FALL'
JobinJ
JobinJ - 10/9/2025, 8:05 PM
Ah yes. A gay bisexual person of color lead.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 10/9/2025, 8:13 PM
@JobinJ - Ah yes. A small minded loser.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 10/9/2025, 8:28 PM
@JobinJ - there's no mention of that
CrimsonComet40
CrimsonComet40 - 10/9/2025, 8:35 PM
"Mulder, white people are the aliens"

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narrow290
narrow290 - 10/9/2025, 10:06 PM
@CrimsonComet40 - are you a meth-head? Every post I’ve seen from you makes no sense
CrimsonComet40
CrimsonComet40 - 10/9/2025, 10:11 PM
@narrow290 -

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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/9/2025, 8:48 PM
Cool, looking forward to seeing what Coogler does with this franchise.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/9/2025, 9:34 PM
To the law:

Ecclesiasticus 43:29-31 kjv

²9 The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power.

30 When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough.

31 Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?

32 There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works.

33 For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.


... I want Coogler to start the film with these verses. Go from there...

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