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Duchovny Says X-Files Sequel in Works

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-movie-is-out-there dept.

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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  1. More Importantly..... by Anti_zeitgeist · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Will Gillian Anderson be in it?!

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    1. Re:More Importantly..... by phalse+phace · · Score: 4, Informative

      From the article, "Gillian Anderson who played Dana Scully hasn't signed yet..."

  2. YEp Here we go again. by kenp2002 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've said it beforem I'll be modded again but hell, it's fun!

    LET THE BEATING OF THE DEAD HORSE BEGIN!!!!

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  3. I hope the smoking man's in this one by dolphino · · Score: 5, Funny

    like harrison ford im getting frantic

  4. Explores mystery of what happened to careers of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Chris Carter and David Duchovny?

  5. Re:Gillian Anderson? by FrYGuY101 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next you'll be saying they shouldn't make the Star Wars prequels without a script...

    Well those turned out all righ... err, bad example.

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  6. Haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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?

  7. *****Spoiler Alert!!!***** by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the end, nothing is solved.

  8. Duchovny jumped the gun.... by kmb · · Score: 5, Informative
    From TV Guide:

    Question: I was excited to read that a second X-Files movie is finally being made. Do you have any more info on the plot -- other than that it will be a stand-alone horror flick? -- Jack K.
    Ausiello: Actually, it looks like David Duchovny was getting a little ahead of himself when he told USA Today last week that the film was slated to begin production later this year. "There's nothing at the moment going on," Chris Carter's agent, Elliott Webb, says. "There is no negotiation, there's no script written, there's nothing other than a desire for people to get together." Bummer.

  9. My favourite X-Files episode... by brainstyle · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...was the one where they investigated something strange, and Mulder had a theory it might be the aliens, and he thought he was going to get to the bottom of the mystery but by the end of it the audience learned that the conspiracy was deeper and more sinister than we ever suspected. Oh, and Scully was out of commission and/or separated from Mulder when the really cool stuff happened.

    I hope the movie's like that episode. That would be awesome.

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  10. Tough to pull this off... by SparksMcGee · · Score: 5, Insightful
    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

  11. Red Shoe Diaries? by TrevorB · · Score: 5, Funny

    David Duchovney, isn't he the narrator dude from the softcore porn show "Red Shoe Diaries"?

    Guess we're in for some alien softcore, stuff you just won't want to believe.

  12. I WANT TO BELIEVE by ktakki · · Score: 4, Insightful
    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.
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  13. David Danchovy is my favourite actor by coupland · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is totally awesome, I've been an X-Files fan for years. I really respect how Darryl D'Anchovie left the series to pursue his own independent acting career in Hollywood. I absolutely loved him as "the bouncer" in 25th Hour, and he was great as "raving fan" in Elektra, or "towel boy" in "Million Dollar Baby." See? There really is life after X-Files, good on him for standing up for what's right and leaving the show at its height...

  14. No aliens in this one. by teneighty · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.