‘The X-Files’ – Amy Madigan, Steve Buscemi and Others Cast in Guest Roles for Ryan Coogler’s Reboot!
Exciting news this morning, as Deadline shares the first major list of cast included in the “guest roles” of Ryan Coogler‘s reboot series of The X-Files, and it’s a doozy!
Here are the stars joining lead stars Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel:
- Amy Madigan (Weapons, Antlers)
- Steve Buscemi (Monsters, Inc., Boardwalk Empire)
- Ben Foster (30 Days of Night, Pandorum)
- Devery Jacobs (Blood Quantum, The Order)
- Lochlyn Munro (Freddy vs. Jason, Scary Movie)
- Tantoo Cardinal (The Last Manhunt, Legends of the Fall)
- Joel D. Montgrand (Finality of Dusk, Dark Winds)
- Sofia Grace Clifton (Rabbit Hole, The Marrow)
Talk about an incredible lineup of guest stars. I’m already hoping for Madigan to play a witchy villain after her award-winning turn in Weapons, while Buscemi could easily play a creepy weirdo or burnt-out detective. Whatever the case, I know Coogler is going to put them all in a position to succeed.
In the new take, two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents —played by Deadwyler and Patel — form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.
Coogler will write and direct the Hulu pilot.
The show’s original showrunner, Chris Carter, will be a non-writing executive producer on the series. Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler, who are Coogler’s partners at their Proximity Media banner, are also non-writing EPs on the show.
X-Files star Gillian Anderson has said that Coogler’s reboot is “f-ing cool,” adding, “We’ve had a few conversations. He’s such a cool guy, and so talented. And the pilot script is really good. I would say, have an open mind and give it a chance, because it’s gonna be f—ing cool. It really is.“
Will Coogler’s “X-Files” be as good as we’re all hoping for? I want to believe.
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