The X-Files is coming back to Vancouver to film a six-episode
miniseries, and series creator Chris Carter said he and stars David
Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are game to stick around for more if the
first six go well.
“I certainly will leave the door open,” Carter
said.
“It’s a huge amount of pressure. I love writing the characters. I love
writing the show. I haven’t written the TV show in 13 years ... so I
hope it’s going OK. When you did 202 hours of something, you plug in a
little more easily than if you’re just starting in on something new.”
Carter has assembled a behind-the-camera crew that includes several of
his past Vancouver collaborators, among them production designer Mark
Freeborn (who went on to do Breaking Bad with former X-Files writer
Vince Gilligan), cinematographer Joel Ransom (Mark Wahlberg’s Shooter,
Alien Vs. Predator), and casting directors Coreen Mayrs and Heike
Brandstatter (Supernatural, Juno).
As to that whole Duchovny-rain thing, Carter said B.C.’s damp rainforests are the best look for The X-Files.
“I know you won’t believe me, but we’re praying for rain.”