With David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson confirmed to be returning to
their iconic roles, the inevitable question of whether or not any
further cast members will reprise their roles is lingering. TVWise can
reveal that three key X-Files alums are presently being eyed to reprise
their roles in the six episode event series.
Those three cast members are none other than Robert Patrick (From Dusk Till Dawn), Annabeth Gish (The Bridge) and Mitch Pileggi (Sons Of Anarchy).
While sources have stated that the trio are being eyed to reprise their
roles, it should be stressed that none of them have deals in place as of
yet. In fact, studio insiders tell that there are no deals in place
for anyone outside of Chris Carter, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.
The deal making process will be getting underway in the days and
weeks ahead, with some of the actors thus far only receiving feelers to
see if they would be available.
Given that, the exact level of their involvement in the revival
(assuming the deals close) remains a little uncertain. Sources have
indicated that Robert Patrick, for instance, would perhaps appear in a
limited number of episodes if he agreed to return, in part because of
his contractual obligations to CBS and their drama series Scorpion.
In addition a number of writers are currently in talks to join the
production team. One such writer is Glen Morgan, who recently created
the BBC America series Intruders. Sources claim he may
also serve as an executive producer alongside Chris Carter.
Frank Spotnitz’s involvement
remains something of a question mark. Sources claims both Chris Carter and
Fox want him back, but his commitments to Tandem’s Crossing Lines and his recently green-lit Amazon series The Man In The High Castle make
it difficult. Even so, sources are hopeful that he will return in
“at least a limited capacity”. Equally, another successful
and busy X-Files alum, Howard Gordon, will not be involved (presumption, as well).
As for the some of the finer details, no one is talking on the specific
plot points beyond the fact that the revival will address the lingering
storylines left by the initial nine season run and both feature films.
That said, it is told that Carter’s comment in the official press release
was misconstrued by some outlets and that the series will consist of
both mythology and stand-alone (or “Monster Of The Week”) episodes.
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