Coming off Sinners‘ Oscar sweep, hype is higher than ever for Ryan Coogler's upcoming X-Files reboot, with original series star Gillian Anderson giving an exciting update on the series.
Speaking out of Awesome Con, Anderson (next seen in Jane Schoenbrun's meta-slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma), who played Agent Scully in the original run of The X-Files, revealed she has had “a few conversations” about reprising her role, and had high praise for what she's read of Coogler's script already:
“He’s such a cool guy and so talented […] the pilot script is really good. I would say, have an open mind and give it a chance because it’s gonna be f***ing cool. It’s something different. It’s different, and it’s special, so give it a break.”
The X-Files reboot, set for Hulu as part of Coogler's five year TV deal with Disney, will star The Woman in the Yard alum Danielle Deadwyler, and follow “two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.”
The new show is produced by showrunner Jennifer Yale (The Copenhagen Test) alongside Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler, and original X-Files creator Chris Carter, with Sinners casting director Francine Maisler once again teaming up with Coogler.
While there's no official confirmation that Anderson, who starred alongside David Duchovny in the paranormal series which premiered on Fox in 1993 and ran for nine seasons, will return, she's been hinting that she's down to do so for a while, saying back in April 2024:
“It's so funny because for most of my life since I finished The X-Files, every interview I do, people have asked, and the answer has always been: ‘Nope, not going to happen.’ Now, Ryan Coogler, who is the director of Black Panther — brilliant, brilliant director — has approached Chris Carter to say that he wants to do a take on it, and I cannot think of a better way around for a reboot to happen.”
Look out for more on The X-Files, and Anderson's potential return, as we get it.
