X-Files Reboot & Gillian Anderson’s Potential Involvement Gets Encouraging Update From Ryan Coogler

The X-Files reboot gets an encouraging update from Ryan Coogler. When it was initially announced, Coogler’s reboot of the game-changing 1990s series garnered a lot of attention. But the project has been relatively slow to move forward, likely in part because of Coogler’s status as one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Hollywood. The Black Panther and Creed director is currently promoting the acclaimed blockbuster Sinners, which reunites him with Michael B. Jordan, and fuses different genres.

In an interview on the Last Podcast On The Left podcast, Coogler revealed that he will be working on The X-Files after Sinners. The two-time Oscar nominee was asked which project he’ll be involved with next, responding that he will begin work on the reboot “immediately next.” He adds, in the quote below, that he hopes the new episodes will be “f—king scary.”

I’m working on X-Files. That’s what’s immediately next. So, I’ve been excited about that for a long time, and I’m fired up to get to get back to it, and that, you know, some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really f—king scary.

Asked about Gillian Anderson’s involvement in the X-Files reboot, Coogler mentions that he’s spoken to her and noted that he is excited to see her in the upcoming movie Tron: Ares. Even though the filmmaker didn’t directly address whether Anderson will be back in the role of Dana Scully, he remained optimistic about the possibility:

I’ve spoken to the great Gillian. […] She’s incredible. Fingers crossed there. I can’t wait to see her. She’s in Tron [Ares]. I just seen a trailer for that. When I spoke to her, she was finishing that up. But, yeah, but we’re gonna try to make something really… we’re gonna try to make something really great, bro, and really, really be, you know, something for the real X-Files fans, you know what I’m saying? And, maybe, find some new ones.

What This Means For The X-Files Reboot

It Could Start Moving Fast

Things have been relatively quiet for the reboot, save for the occasional comment from Anderson and David Duchovny. But if Coogler is indeed turning his attention to the project, reports about potential castings and a greater idea about the premise could follow. That would include, of course, the question of whether diehard fans will get to see Mulder and Scully again.

But there is a caveat that Coogler is a busy writer, director, and producer. He’s been linked to several projects, including Black Panther 3, though it is possible that he will help get the reboot off the ground and then ultimately hand the series over to a different showrunner for a more distanced involvement. This is purely speculative, but the urgency in Coogler’s response suggests that there may finally be some news.

Our Take On The X-Files Reboot

There’s Good Reason To Be Intrigued

Between the disappointing end to The X-Files revival and reboots generally missing the mark, there normally wouldn’t be much of a reason to get excited over yet another attempt to recapture something that was once popular. Coogler’s involvement, though, is a promise that he will at least attempt something different. The positive response to Sinners, which leans on supernatural horror, is another reason to be cautiously hopeful.

Source: Last Podcast On The Left

The X-Files

8/10

Release Date

1993 – 2018-00-00

Network

FOX

Showrunner

Chris Carter

Directors

Chris Carter

Writers

Chris Carter

Franchise(s)

The X-Files