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 show that's set to premiere on Hulu at some point next year.
There were rumblings that the series, which will star Himesh Patel and Danielle Deadwyler as a new pair of FBI investigators, might feature one or both of the original show's stars, and creator Chris Carter has now (pretty much) confirmed that the iconic duo of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) will return.
“At least Gillian, I think, is going to appear in the Coogler version," he tells Polygon. "And I'm assuming David will too, so you will see Mulder and Scully there.”
Carter hasn't seen the pilot yet, but he is an executive producer on the series, which is sounding less and less like the full reboot that was initially reported.
Anderson revealed that she had read the pilot script during an appearance at Awesome Con earlier this year.
"I would say, have an open mind and give it a chance because it’s gonna be f***ing cool. It’s something different. It’s different, and it’s special, so give it a break."
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.
"There are times when I wish that I could separate and have a day where I'm not anxious about having to deliver the draft," Coogler said of his approach to The X-Files in a recent interview. "Vince [Gilligan] gave me a couple hours of advice over Zoom and answered all the questions I had – I've got them all in my notebook, and I go back to it often."
"I've been excited about that for a long time, and I'm fired up to get back to it," he added. "You know, some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really f***ing scary." Addressing his desire to "make something really great," Coogler noted that he wanted to make "something for the real 'X-Files' fans" that would also "maybe find some new ones."
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