Last month, we learned that\u00a0Hulu is moving forward with its reboot of\u00a0The X-Files.\u00a0Black Panther\u00a0filmmaker Ryan Coogler is confirmed to write and direct the pilot, which has been officially greenlit.<\/p>\n
Since then, the streamer has pulled the plug on another revival: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, so there’s some trepidation surrounding whether this series will ever see the light of day.<\/p>\n
We’ve long known that\u00a0this is a passion project for Coogler, and he’ll helm the show’s first episode\u00a0before starting work on\u00a0Black Panther 3, which is currently eyeing a 2028 theatrical release.<\/p>\n
Danielle Deadwyler (The Woman in the Yard) has landed one of The X-Files’ two lead roles, while a logline has revealed,\u00a0“Two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the original version of\u00a0The X-Files,\u00a0Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Agent Fox Mulder\u00a0(David Duchovny) were paired up in the FBI’s\u00a0paranormal division, with the former assigned to debunk\u00a0Mulder’s steadfast belief in extraterrestrial threats to Earth.<\/p>\n
It appears that this new take\u00a0will serve as a loose sequel, leaving the door open to cameos and connective tissue. Could Anderson be among those potential links to the original series? It’s looking likely based on new comments from the actress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He’s such a cool guy and so talented,”\u00a0Anderson said of Coogler at Awesome Con (via SFFGazette.com<\/a>), confirming that she’s read\u00a0the pilot script\u00a0and that it’s “really good.” Dancing around a\u00a0possible return to her most iconic role, the TRON: Ares star teased that she and the filmmaker have had a “few conversations.”<\/p>\n Anderson added, “I would say, have an open mind and give it a chance because it\u2019s gonna be f***ing cool. It\u2019s something different. It\u2019s different, and it\u2019s special, so give it a break.”<\/p>\n Chris Carter, who was a showrunner on\u00a0The X-Files\u00a0when it first launched in 1993, will serve as a non-writing executive producer on Coogler’s reboot.\u00a0Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler, his partners at their Proximity Media banner, are taking on the same role.\u00a0<\/p>\n With that in mind, it’s easy to imagine Anderson reprising her role as\u00a0Scully, even if it’s just a cameo role or a supporting turn in an episode. If that happens, then\u00a0Duchovny surely won’t be far behind her.<\/p>\n You can hear more from The X-Files icon\u00a0in the video below.<\/p>\n
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\n@dory_jackson<\/a> Gillian Anderson spoke with me (!!!) at Awesome Con in DC on Sunday, March 15 for a career-spanning chat. And of course, I HAD to ask her about #Sinners<\/a> director Ryan Coogler\u2019s \u2018The X Files\u2019 reboot \ud83d\udc40 #thexfiles<\/a> #90snostalgia<\/a> #throwback<\/a> #tvshows \ud83c\udfa5 – @Fandom Spotlite \u266c original sound – Dory Jackson<\/a>
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