Chris Carter Still Wants More X-Files
X-Files creator Chris Carter says he still wants to bring back Mulder and Scully, even with Ryan Coogler’s reboot series on the way at Hulu.
Speaking to Page Six Hollywood, Carter said he knows where their story goes after Season 11. He said he would love to reunite with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, either as a series or a movie.
He added that he spent four episodes across the last two revival seasons setting up a new story. For now, he thinks it makes sense to wait until Coogler’s show finds its audience before figuring out how a return could work.
Carter also said he has not read any scripts for the new series because he wants to enjoy it as a fan. He called Coogler a brilliant filmmaker and said he is excited to see the different approach he takes.
The original X-Files ran for nine seasons in the ’90s and early 2000s. It came back for the 2008 film The X-Files: I Want to Believe, then for revival seasons in 2016 and 2018. Hulu gave Coogler’s reboot a full series order last month.
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