Longtime X-Files Fans Just Got a 2 Huge Reasons To Get Excited About the Reboot

The upcoming X-Files reboot from director Ryan Coogler has had intense speculation among the show’s dedicated fanbase. Original series creator Chris Carter now suggests the new version may not be a complete change from the past.

Chris Carter says Mulder and Scully could appear in X-Files reboot

Speaking about the director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Carter addressed whether David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson would return. “At least Gillian, I think, is going to appear in the Coogler version. And I’m assuming David will too, so you will see Mulder and Scully there,” Carter told Polygon.

Chris Carter’s comments settle a major question surrounding Coogler’s series, which stars Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel. The X-Files show could operate within the original timeline rather than starting from scratch. The creator stopped short of predicting how the reboot might affect his own ambitions. “I don’t know. When I see it, I’ll know, and so will the Fox executives,” he said. “They’ll have a sense if these things are going to be in competition or if they are going to be complementary.”

Nonetheless, Carter remains committed to continuing the story himself. “I would love to do either another reboot, or another movie,” he added. “My ideas going forward are big ideas. Whether they’re a TV series or a movie, I don’t know, but I have big plans.”

After all, the second reason fans have to celebrate is on August 14. Chris Carter’s re-edited version of the 2008 movie, titled The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn, debuts on Hulu and Disney Plus that day. This cut differs from the previous theatrical release. Carter removed references to Mulder’s sister Samantha and Scully’s son William. He also deleted two romantic scenes between the leads. Now, the new version restores his original vision of a standalone horror story.

All in all, despite Ryan Coogler’s involvement, Carter wants room for both visions. “I don’t want to get in the way of him and his vision, in any way, so I’m hoping he can do what he’s doing, and I can do what I want to do,” he told Men’s Journal. “I want to believe.”

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