This story has been kicking around in some form or another for a week or so, but in the British fish and chip wrapper (otherwise known as a Tabloid and the loose term Newspaper) The Sun has talked with David Duchovny, reported through IGN FilmForce, and he has been talking about start dates that he and Chris Carter have been wanting:
“Chris is working on the script right now with Frank Spotnitz, who was one of the writers on the show,” said Duchovny. “Gillian Anderson, who played Dana Scully, hasn’t signed yet, but we’d need to have her on board.
“When I’ve talked to Chris about the film, we’ve both said we want to start filming in winter 2005 and bring it out in the summer of 2006.”
Duchovny believes there’s planty of opportunity left for more stories centered around Mulder and Scully. He hopes to get in several more films before he and his co-star get too old.
As reported before, he goes on to talk about the change in plot for X-Files:
“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. 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.”
So we all really knew this, nothing too knew here apart from the slight change in direction, but FilmFodder have some interesting news that makes you wonder who is marketing and who is not:
Buried deep within TV Guide Online’s Ask Ausiello column lies disturbing news for “X-Files” fans. It turns out that David Duchovny’s recent comments regarding “X-Files 2’s” production schedule were a little premature. Well, a lot premature, actually.
According to Chris Carter’s agent, Elliott Webb, there’s absolutely no forward progress on the project. “There is no negotiation, there’s no script written, there’s nothing other than a desire for people to get together,” Webb says.
Is the truth really out there, or is Duchovny just doing some clever marketing? Sounds like the latter to me.
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X-Files 2 Right Around The Corner
David Duchovny Says 2nd X-Files Movie Coming
