Duchovny Says X-Files Sequel in Works

Wolverine Inspector writes "According to The Sun Newspaper Online's exclusive interview with David Duchovny, "he and the shows creator Chris Carter are planning on making a sequel to their 1998 movie." and "Were hoping to get together just under a year from now and make another X Files movie.". Chris Carter, the creater of 'The X Files' is working with Frank Spotnitz who wrote for the series. They say that they would like the movie to be released summer 2006."

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[Anti_zeitgeist]

Will Gillian Anderson be in it?!

Haha

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't it amusing that Duchovny wanted so badly to stop doing the X-Files, but after a few years without any Hollywood success he's eager to produce another movie in the series, rather than evolve as an actor? Are they all just looking for some quick money from investors for a film that may very well do as poorly as the original did?

Re:Haha

[PoderOmega]

It believe Duchovny stated one of the reasons he wanted to leave the X-Files is that he was getting stiffed on the syndication royalties because FOX sold the syndication to FX for cheap. I definately believe that, because as a newcomer cable channel it was the only show I watched on it (kind of reminds me of the whole TNN/SpikeTV STTNG thing where they got our attention then replaced it with crap). Anyway, he sued FOX over it, but I don't think he won anything -- correct me if I'm wrong. So if anything, he has shown he likes money, and if they make another movie, that's what he'll be getting.

Now, the question is

[mcc]

can they actually create something great enough to lure back all of the fans who are still aching with the memory of how unadulteratedly AWFUL the X Files became in the last few seasons once Fox wrested control of the show away from Carter and everybody who made the show good or interesting had quit...

Tough to pull this off...

[SparksMcGee]

Although I love the show and I think that Robert Patrick honestly did his best as John Doggett to live up to the series during the seasons after Duchovny left, I have to say that the quality of the episodes and and absurd continuity of the plots winevitably went significantly downhill. Frankly, without Fox Mulder the X-Files jumped the shark, big time. By the finale I was just hoping for some closure to what had once been an amazing show and now just wasn't worth it any more.

I think that it's going to be tough to make any sort of effective movie, especially consdiering the ridiculous "super-soldier" motif we were left with, the complete lack of Mulder during the last seasons, the killing off of such key characters as Cancer man and the Lone Gunmen (easily some of the best side characters of any show, ever), and the commercial flop the last movie had. I mean, I wish Duchovny and Carter luck, and lord knows every nerd worth his salt enjoys looking at Gillian Anderson, but I just don't think this is going to work. --Sparks

I WANT TO BELIEVE

[ktakki]

From the article:

And while David doesn't know exactly what Chris's script for the reunion X Files film contains, he said it won't be picking up the storyline from the show's final episode.

"I think we're going back to the 'monster of the week' type feel, where if you're not an avid fan and don't understand the mythology you can still come to it and get the movie," the hunky actor revealed.

Amen.

The alien invasion arc was interesting and all, but sort of heavy-handed when you get down to it. Some of the best episodes were the self-contained ones, IMHO, especially in the later seasons.

Frank Spotnitz is slated to co-write with Carter, though I wouldn't mind it if Darin Morgan or Vince Gilligan were the co-writers.

Je Souhaite and Fight Club, two episodes from Season 7, were on late last night on US cable TV (TNT). Not having seen these since their first run, I was impressed at the dark humor, a quality sadly lacking in broadcast television (though cable has it in spades -- Nip/Tuck, Six Feet Under). Again, these were stand-alone episodes, unrelated to the Invasion story arc.

k.

No aliens in this one.

[teneighty]

According to this interview with David Duchovny, it sounds like they want to do a "Monster of the Week" movie rather than something based on the mythology story arch (ie. aliens + government conspiracy). I'm glad to hear that, because despite the fact that I'm an X-Files fan I found that the mythology episodes got old in a hurry.

Let's hope they shoot it in Vancouver, because California doen't have that authentic spooky feel that the X-Files used so well in its first few seasons.

Good thing they're focusing on the supernatural...

[DesScorp]

...because I think the old government conspiracy format wouldn't work today. One of the reasons that the X-Files thrived in the pre-911 era, IMHO, is that we USians had no constant enemy threat, so we started to look within for our boogeymen, and we found black helicopters over Waco. It was the perfect time for the X-Files secret government conspiracy plotlines.

I just don't think they'd work well in today's climate. 911 changed too much, and whether or not you support the Iraq war, nobody questions whether we have real terrorist enemies out there somewhere that want to kill us on a grand scale. After 911, even George Freakin' Carlin said he was willing to live with the US Government if it meant getting Osama and the gang. Unless you're an absolute government hating tin-foil type, the "alien-govt-conspiracy" plotline just wouldn't resonate with most US viewers anymore.

Of course, it'd be a smash hit on Slashdot.

I always liked the supernatural-monster episodes better anyway...the werewolf, the leech man,and Bruce Campbell's Demon episode. The Vampire episode was kind of dissapointing, though. So I'm glad that, in David's words, "It has to do with supernatural stuff".