Gillian Anderson says she’s up for reprising her role as Scully in Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot: "Maybe I'll pop in for a little something something"
Apr. 4, 2024Is this the return of Agent Scully?
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Good news, X-Files fans: Gillian Anderson has teased interest in reprising her role as Agent Dana Scully in the upcoming reboot, all because director Ryan Coogler is set to develop the project.
Despite previously expressing that she had no interest in re-joining the franchise, the actor has since changed her tune. “It’s so funny because, for most of my life, since I finished The X-Files, every interview I do, people have asked, and the answer has always been, ‘Nope, not gonna happen,'” Anderson said in an interview withToday. “Now Ryan Coogler has approached Chris Carter to say that he wants to do a take on it, I cannot think of a better way around for a reboot to happen. I think he’s a bit of a genius.”
Thereboot was announced last year, withBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverdirector Coogler said to be behind it. However, no casting, plot details, or release date have been revealed as of yet. But the original The X-Files creator Chris Carter has heard Coogler’s ideas for the show and hasgiven him his blessing, which is promising.
So will the star appear in the remake? When asked, Anderson didn’t give a straightforward answer, but teased her possible involvement, “There’s a chance it will happen. Whether I am involved in it is a whole other thing. But I am not saying no, because I think he’s really cool, and I think if he did it, it will be done incredibly well, and maybe I’ll pop in for a little something something.”
The X-Files is available to watch in its entirety onDisneyPlus. For more, keep up to date withupcoming TV showsheading your way this year.
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