If you are anything like me, you tuned in every Sunday night throughout the mid-late 90s to watch Agents Mulder and Scully on Fox’s hit show The X-Files, and, thanks to TiVo, I have been able to get reacquainted with the two paranormal investigators. 1998 saw the release of The X-Files: Fight the Future, but its alien, government conspiracy plot had many newcomers scratching their heads, asking “What’s going on?” Since that time, there has been rumors of a sequel, but a lawsuit between show creator Chris Carter and 20th Century Fox over royalty rights kept the project shoved deeper into the basement than Mulder’s office at FBI headquarters.
However, now that the lawsuit has been settled, both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have confirmed that talks are back on regarding an X-Files sequel. In a recent interview with Empire, Anderson (who played Dana Scully on the series) reveals that she keeps in regular contact with Carter. The show’s creator won’t reveal any plot details, but Anderson did say that Carter wants to create a stand-alone horror film involving the two agents and stay away from the alien-conspiracy-government cover-up plot. Fans may feel slighted if the filmmakers avoid the alien storyline, but I for one feel that creating a stand-alone film is the right choice. This is probably the best news I’ve heard all day.
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