Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny Talk More Episodes of The X-Files
During last month’s TV Upfronts (i.e., the time before the television season begins when marketers buy commercial airtime), Fox execs Dana Walden and Gary Newman were optimistic that more episodes of “The X-Files” are on the way; and now it’s time to hear from the show’s stars.
Although Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are currently on opposite sides of the country (she’s been performing on Broadway in a play, and he’s in LA working on “Aquarius”), they took some time out to chat with Deadline about future possibilities.
Anderson said, “…I’m open to the conversation, though they haven’t come to us yet. I have no clue when they’re going to. I’m getting on with the rest of my life and I’m booking other jobs, so if it is indeed something that they would like to continue, then that conversation will need to be had. And I have no idea when that will be able to take place at this juncture.”
Duchovny adds, “I don’t know… I’m pausing, and I don’t know why I’m pausing. I would say I guess what we found with this season was that it’s possible to still get it. It doesn’t not work. And then the question becomes, if we were going to move on, how do we make it work even better? That’s a question we’d want to ask. This one was, ‘Phew, we can do it. I guess it did work.’ But now it’s like, now what? How do we make this interesting again for all of us? And it is a joy to play, as difficult as it can be. There are days, I’m sure, where Gillian and I would rather go to work and not have to think about it, but ultimately that’s what keeps us alive: these people, those artists, and the chance to be able to use our brains and think on our feet to do the show in that way.”
“David and I have solidified and intensified our friendship and our working relationship since the series ended,” added Anderson, “so it really is just going back and choosing to work with somebody and feeling like we are doing something that only the two of us have the experience of. We’re there for each other and enjoy that in and of itself. It was something I looked forward to with this series and something I would potentially look forward to doing again. It’s a nice thing to have in one’s life.”
There’s a bit more of interest in the article so be sure to hit up the above link. In the meantime, we’ll keep assuming that more episodes are out there along with the truth!
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