X Files film sequel in the works

Last Updated: Monday, July 16, 2007 | 12:13 PM ET

CBC Arts

X Files star David Duchovny has confirmed that a second film based on the popular TV series is in the works.

Speaking on Saturday at the Television Critics Association press tour, Duchovny said original cast and crew members are signed up for the sequel to the film made in 1998.

Actor David Duchovny, shown in March 2007, says an X Files film sequel could be on screens by 2008.
(Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)

"I'm supposed to see a script next week," said Duchovny, who also was promoting the Showtime comedy Californication in which he plays a self-destructive novelist.

X Files creators Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz have written a screenplay, and Carter wants to direct.

Gillian Anderson also is on board to star as agent Dana Scully, Duchovny said.

The film could be released as soon as 2008, he added.

There have been rumours about a film sequel for years, but the project was reportedly delayed by a lawsuit by Carter against 20th Century Fox Television that has been settled.

Stay Connected with CBC News

Big Box Advertisement

Jedward on the MMVA red carpet by Laura Thompson Jun. 17, 2013 12:48 PM Cheerful pop duo Jedward had much to say to CBC News on the red carpet Sunday night at the Much Music Video Awards in Toronto. A lot of their excitement came from seeing Avril Lavigne, complete with spiky hairband. Check out the Irish twins in this video clip.

Top News Headlines

30,000 Canadians are homeless every night

30,000 Canadians are homeless every night: A new national report into homelessness in this country tells a grim story — at least 200,000 Canadians experience homelessness in any given year and least 30,000 Canadians are homeless on any given night. more »

Neil Macdonald: Washington's obsession with leakers: Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are just the most prominent targets in an all-out legal and propaganda campaign that America's security apparatus is mounting against leakers everywhere, Neil Macdonald writes. more »
Montreal scrambles to find new mayor, again: As their city council searches for an interim mayor, Montrealers are still reeling from the corruption charges laid against a political leader who had pledged to clean up City Hall. more »
Who's who in the Senate expense controversy: Keeping track of the names popping up in the ongoing Senate expenses controversy — from the investigators to the four senators themselves — could be a difficult task for even the most seasoned political observers. more »
How open is Ottawa's new 'open data' website?: Treasury Board President Tony Clement is touting the federal government's revamped data portal as a "new natural resource." But that online window for previously published data arrives at the same time the government faces controversy over just how open it really is. more »

Must Watch

Latest Arts & Entertainment News Headlines

Joni Mitchell plays rare performance at Luminato tribute

Joni Mitchell plays rare performance at Luminato tribute: After watching a succession of decorated musicians interpret her vast songbook in a celebration of her upcoming 70th birthday, Joni Mitchell took to the Massey Hall stage, kicked off her shoes and gave the adoring audience an unexpected — and exceedingly rare — gift of her own: a public performance. more »

Ai Weiwei's zodiac sculpture unveiled in Toronto: A monumental sculpture series by Chinese activist-artist Ai Weiwei was officially unveiled Tuesday outside of Toronto's City Hall. more »
Alice Munro wins Ontario's Trillium Book Award: Alice Munro has won this year's Trillium Book Award in English-language for Dear Life: Stories, a collection of tales set in the countryside and towns around Lake Huron. more »
Stunt woman's phone hacked to overhear Angelina Jolie: A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress. more »
Crazy Rich Asians: an interview with author Kevin Kwan: In his debut novel, Manhattan-based Kevin Kwan returns to the moneyed Asian enclaves of his youth to satirize an outlandish, fantastical world of wealth. more »

More Headlines »

Q Blog

The National performs live in studio Q Jun. 19, 2013 10:30 AM The indie rock giants play songs from their acclaimed sixth studio record, "Trouble Will Find Me".

CBC Books

Michael Pollan: 'We watch people cook on TV more than we cook ourselves' Jun. 19, 2013 9:50 AM Food writer Michael Pollan chronicles his pilgrimages to people who are keeping culinary traditions alive in his new book Cooked.