Ten years after the last "X-Files" movie hit theaters, the team behind the
hit sci-franchise is tossing out some tidbits about the sequel, currently
scheduled for release on July 25.
The film, which has not yet been named, will mark the return of David
Duchovny as Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Scully, two FBI agents who
investigate the paranormal.
It is being directed by Chris Carter, creator of the series that ran on Fox
from 1993 to 2002.
"I know what I want it to be, but Fox has ideas of their own," Carter said of
the title. "I know what it should be."
What he and co-writer Frank Spotnitz did reveal Wednesday during the 25th
annual William S. Paley Television Festival, was the trailer. It featured lots
of snow, running, a large syringe and a helicopter.
The film will pick up six years after the end of the series. It's supposed to
be a standalone feature removed from the alien mythology of the TV show, a
throwback to the show's "monster of the week" episodes. Still, some lingering
aspects from the series, like whether Scully's child will be a normal tyke, will
be addressed.
"It will not be a mythology movie, but it's true to everything that's come
before," said Spotnitz.