Fox Wants To Revive ‘The X-Files’
Talk of a thirdX-Filesmovie has cropped up often in the past few years, but now it seems like a new TV installment might be more likely than anything else. Fox execs have revealed that they are pursuing anX-Filesreturn — ideally withDavid DuchovnyandGillian Andersonreprising their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
EWpasses word from Fox’s TCA panel that Fox execs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, who both worked at Fox TV through the first run of the show, have been talking withChris Carterabout reviving his signature paranormal/sci-fi procedural. They hope to have Duchovny and Anderson return.
Newman said,
It’s true that we’ve had some conversations onX-Files. We’re hopeful of being able to bring that back at some point.
Walden added,
Gary and I both worked [at 20th Century Fox Television] through the entire run ofThe X Files.It was a great experience. We’ve maintained good relationships with Chris, David and Gillian. We’re very hopeful, but it’s hard. The actors are very busy. They have a lot going on. Chris has a lot on his plate, so it’s just trying to carve out the time.
And what’s that about availability? David Duchovny was tied toCalifornicationuntil last year, and while he has the “event series"Aquariuscoming up on NBC, that is a 13-episode limited series, rather than an ongoing thing.
Gillian Anderson has been busy doingThe Fallfor the BBC, but a third season of that show is not confirmed. She also has a significant role in the new season ofHannibal, having been upped from a recurring character in the show’s first two seasons to a regular in the third. So we’ll have to wait to see what sort of decisions are made there.
We don’t know anything about what a revival of the show would look like, how long it might run, or what story it might cover.
