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Gillian Anderson co-stars in the new film out today, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (read our review). Even with that, we’re all still asking the question…will The X-Files star make an appearance in Ryan Coogler‘s (Sinners) reboot?
Anderson recently sat down with Syfy to answer that question. Well, sort of. Said Anderson, “I think that what he [Coogler] has created is incredibly unique and at the same time feels very quintessentially X-File-ian. I can’t think of a better filmmaker and team to carry the franchise forward than he and [cinematographer] Autumn [Durald Arkapaw] and the rest of the internal team that he’s worked with on a few things, including Sinners and Black Panther. I think it’s extraordinary that the franchise has them at the helm.”
Continued The X-Files icon, “It’s entirely not possible for me to answer whether I will ever be a part of that, but I think it’s fantastic that they’re doing it, and that Matt Konopka Chris [Carter] allowed them to and Disney allowed them to.”
Clearly, Anderson is neither confirming nor denying. The fact that she hasn’t flat out said “no” just yet makes me think there’s a strong possibility we’ll see her and X-Files co-star David Duchovny show up at some point, even if it’s just a cameo.
I want to believe.
In the new take, two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents —played by Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel — form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.
Coogler wrote and directed the Hulu pilot.
Here are the stars joining the aforementioned leads:
- Amy Madigan (Weapons, Antlers)
- Steve Buscemi (Monsters, Inc., Boardwalk Empire)
- Ben Foster (30 Days of Night, Pandorum)
- Devery Jacobs (Blood Quantum, The Order)
- Lochlyn Munro (Freddy vs. Jason, Scary Movie)
- Tantoo Cardinal (The Last Manhunt, Legends of the Fall)
- Joel D. Montgrand (Finality of Dusk, Dark Winds)
- Sofia Grace Clifton (Rabbit Hole, The Marrow)
The show’s original showrunner, Chris Carter, will be a non-writing executive producer on the series. Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler, who are Coogler’s partners at their Proximity Media banner, are also non-writing EPs on the show.
So far, Hulu has only ordered a pilot of the series. My gut says that’ll change soon, though. The streamer would be foolish not to. Coogler is far too talented, and The X-Files still far too popular, not to. We’ll see.
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