Ryan Coogler hopes to have Gillian Anderson join the cast of his X-Files revival.
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The X-Files has been inactive since its last revival on Fox in 2018, but Ryan Coogler’s vision for the franchise is still progressing. The director of Marvel’s Black Panther films and the recently released Sinners has mentioned that The X-Files is “immediately next” and he has already had discussions with original cast member Gillian Anderson regarding a possible return as Dana Scully.
In his appearance on Last Podcast on the Left, Coogler confirmed that he has reached out to Anderson and remarked, “she’s incredible. Fingers crossed there.”
Anderson first portrayed Scully in 1993, appearing alongside David Duchovny’s Agent Fox Mulder during the initial seven seasons of the series. Duchovny departed in season 8 but returned for the finale in 2002. In the last two seasons of the original run, Anderson received top billing. Both actors also starred in the two feature films based on The X-Files and the two-season revival on Fox from 2016 to 2018. However, Anderson has indicated that she is not interested in returning for a third season of the revival.
Deadline noted that during a 2004 appearance on Today, Anderson expressed her support for Coogler’s new direction for the franchise. She did not commit to returning but suggested that she was open to appearing in some form.
It remains uncertain how the new incarnation of The X-Files will relate to the original series. Coogler did not provide details about that during his guest appearance on Last Podcast on the Left but hinted at a desire to return to the show’s horror elements.
“I’ve been excited about that for a long time, and I’m fired up to get back to it,” Coogler stated. “If we do our jobs correctly, some episodes will be truly… scary. We’re aiming to create something really great for the die-hard X-Files fans and potentially attract new ones.”
Anderson has not yet commented on her conversation with Coogler on social media, but she has announced a follow-up to her bestselling anthology of female sexual fantasies, Want. According to The Guardian, Anderson is accepting new submissions on her official site, which will be open until May 23.
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