X-Files 2

[Geekyfanboy]

Stars In Final Negotations For X-Files 2

Could the long-rumored second “X-Files” movie be coming closer to being a reality?

David Duchovny seems to think so. Duchonvy told reporters that he and co-star Gillian Anderson are in final negotations to star in the second big-screen adaptation of the popular paranormal franchise. Duchovny believes a deal could be cut by the end of the week with both stars and filming could start in early 2008.

There is no script set for the movie, though series-creator Chris Carter has said that a second “X-Files” movie would be a stand-alone story without the over-arcing mythology from the series.

Of course, we’ve all heard these rumors before, so it’s best to take the advice of Deep Throat from the first season and “Trust no one” until we get an official confirmation.

[Dan M]

I hope this finally happens.  I've really been missing Scully & Mulder lately.

Especially Scully.  :)

[the_wasd_man]

Especially Scully.  :)

I second motion to see more Scully...

*ahem*

Anyways, I just recently finished watching all of the X-Files seasons, really a great show. I hope this movie makes it. :)

[JoSpiv]

I wonder what it'll be about.

If I remember correctly, Mulder and Sculy are presumed dead, and we know "The Truth".   It'll be interesting to see what storyline we get.   

[Rico]

Really loved this show when it was on and still catch a rerun once in awhile on the Sci-Fi channel.  I'd love to see an X-Files 2 film!  And more Gillian would be great too!

[jedijeff]

I would really like to see another movie as well, and if it is a standalone movie, all the better. I always felt some of the best X-Files epsiodes over the years, were the standalone ones. I am sure there are lots of interesting topics they could find for this movie.

[Geekyfanboy]

 â€œX-Files” Film Sequel In the Works

It was nearly a year ago that we had writer/director/producer Frank Spotnitz on our show and even then we discussed the possiblity of a sequel to the first and only X-Files film that was based on the famous Fox television series of the same name.

We have also written stories over the last two years with comments from both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson about another film with the two of them portraying their legendary characters of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Both have indicated an openess to returning to the roles that made them household names.

The problem with all these reports from us and other news agencies is a lack of confirmation one way or the other. In fact, even when Frank was on our show back in May 2006, he was unable to confirm anything for sure because he hadn’t been contacted by anyone from the studio system about doing another movie.

Now we are happy to report that Frank has confirmed things are starting to move in the direction of another film for the X-Files. On his blog he has stated that a script for the movie is underway.

“…the second “X-Files” feature is finally in the works. A script is indeed in development, but I’m afraid that’s all I can say.”

That may not be much in the way of X-Files news, but it is the first positive piece of information to come down the pike since “X-Files: The Movie” came out nearly 10 years ago.

Duchovny has just completed two film projects, “Things We Lost In The Fire” and “The Secret,” with a new television series in pre-production. Anderson can now be seen in the Academy Award winning film “The Last King of Scotland” and is preparing to star in the new movie “No One Gets Off in This Town,” which is in pre-production. So, with their current commitments, production for the next X-Files flick will need to be scheduled around those.

In some other Spotnitz news â€" a “Night Stalker” revival is in the works with the show to return in reruns on the SCI FI Channel this summer.

Spotnitz and Touchstone are working together on a new project that, for now, is being kept under wraps.

[Locutus]

What's that you say? A new X-Files movie?

Well, look no further!

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/03/28/x-files-2-movie-returning-in-2008/

Next year, all your X-Files questions will be answered! Or Not! They don't really care, just as long as it makes money! Enjoy!

(All snarkiness aside, I'm looking forward to this too. I just don't have high expectations.)

[Captain Jean-Luc Picard]

Looks like it won't be out till 2010.  Hey, they could follow it up with a third movie in 2012 that deals with the alien invasion of 2012 that was revealed in the series finale, "The Truth."

[Rico]

2010?  That seems a bit out there.  I'm hoping sooner than that still.

[Captain Jean-Luc Picard]

Well, yeah, it takes a good 2 years to make a big-budget theatrical movie.

[Geekyfanboy]

Duchovny: X-Files 2 Script Is Done

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=42452

David Duchovny, who played special agent Fox Mulder on the television series The X-Files and in the 1998 feature film, told reporters that he will be getting a finished script of a proposed second movie this week. Speaking in a news conference at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. on July 14, Duchovny said that The X-Files creator Chris Carter drafted the new script with longtime producing partner Frank Spotnitz. (Duchovny was promoting his new Showtime series Californication.)

"Chris has written it with Frank Spotnitz, and Chris will direct it," Duchovny said. "And [co-star Gillian Anderson is] on board, and I'm on board, and that's all I can tell you. I mean, I'm looking forward to seeing what he did."

Rumors of a second film have been circulating since the previous one came out. This time, Duchovny said that the long-anticipated sequel project is finally moving forward.

"Before, I would just say that because they told me," Duchovny said. "But now I've been talking to Chris and he's been giving me progress reports. He actually called yesterday and said next week we should have something."

Duchovny added that he's looking forward to bringing back Mulder because "he's cool." Filming for the proposed stand-alone film would begin in November, with an eye towards release in the summer of 2008, he said. â€"Cindy White

[Rico]

All I can say is...  It's about time!

[iceman]

I will definetly keep an eye out for this one

[Jen]

I read this today:

X-Files movie sequel planned? Slow down...

By Ken Fisher | Published: January 20, 2005 - 11:30AM CT

I know it's been like Entertainment Weekly around here with all this discussion of entertainment news, but I have to share this one. Being a long-time fan but late-comer to the world of the X-Files,  I've been hankering for Chris Carter to return to what he does best. And let's face it, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, for better or for worse, are really only interesting when they're doing the X-Files.

Earlier this week David Duchovny told the UK's Sun Online that that an X-Files movie sequel is in fact planned, saying that "[w]e’re hoping to get together just under a year from now and make another X Files movie." He noted that Gillian Anderson has not signed on yet, but Duchovny's statements indicate that the scriptâ€"a collaboration between Carter and with Frank Spotnitzâ€"is not yet finished. Duchovny made similar comments at the recent Critics Choice Awards, as well. However, when TV Guide got word of this, they did a little fact checking and called up Chris Cater.

    "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."

Sadly, it looks like Duchovny may just be champing at the bit. Nevertheless, his comments to the Sun Online are interesting, if only for revealing what he expects to come of the movie, should the "desire" for the movie actually produce one. If and when it is finished, Duchovny says we'll get a movie that shies away from the master story arc concerning alien conspiracies and all of that in favor of a nice paranormal freakshow.

    "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, Duchovny said. "Especially because at this point I think some people would have forgotten what the mythology was or what happened in seasons two, three and four."

The TV show was apt dealing with "monster of the week" themes, even if Scully did get annoying with her constant amazement that Mulder would believe in something paranormal. The question is whether or not old X-Files fans are going to be content with a X-Files horror flick.

When the X-Files was still in production for TV, Duchovny got the seven-year itch and wanted out, so the last two years of the series were largely devoid of his presence. Now not only does he want back in, but he says that he'd like to see the X-Files turned into a movie franchise. Whatever his motivations, I for one would like to see new life under the X-Files name.