First Mulder and Scully Pictures

Holy Shit!

We all saw those behind the scenes shots of Duchovny from the first few days of shooting last month, but here it is: our first pictures of Special Agent Fox Mulder and Special Agent Dana Scully together again!

I guess any hair questions are now put to rest. We have a long haired Scully in The X-Files 2!

And doesn't Gillian look great?!

Wow... those pictures don't really look weird at all. It just looks like Mulder and Scully doing their thing. If I had to describe them in one word, I would say that the pictures look "right", which is a good sign.

When I first saw these pics, I had to do a double take to make sure they weren't just stills from some old episode. It would seem that, aestetically speaking, the look of the characters is right where the series left off!

In other news, X-Files Ultimate reported recently that the budget for the film is $30 million, which is rather small when you consider that films like Superman Returns and Spider-Man 3 are all breaking the $200 million budget mark these days.

But heh, The X-Files isn't Spider-Man. They don't need tonnes of special effects. The best special effect The X-Files ever used was the dynamic chemistry between its two leads. 1013 shot nine years of episodes on a television budget and did just fine, so hopefully a modest budget shouldn't be a hinderance.

Then again, if you think of Carter as a first time feature film director, $30 million aint bad! Hell, look what Joss Whedon (another first time feature film director) did with Serenity's $39 million budget!

Then again, when it comes to directing, Carter aint no Whedon...

X-Files 2 Set Visit Auction Update

Seven hours into the auction.

Latest bid: $10,800.

Seriously.

First Set Photos Arrive

We truly live in a glorious age. A mere three days into shooting, and already we have our first set of behind the scenes photos! Check them out over at X-Files Ultimate, where they also have an awesome X-Files 2 countdown clock. Shots include Duchovny, as well as Peet and Xzibit. Plus there is the great shot, to the right, of Carter directing Duchovny.

I guess we will have to wait a little longer to find out what Scully's hair is going to look like, but Duchovny's hair and clothing in these photos certainly look appropriately Mulder-esk.

New X-Files 2 Cast Members

GAWS is reporting three new additions to the X-Files 2 cast!

Xzibit, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly have all signed on to perform in the film. Apparently Xzibit and Peet will pay FBI agents. No word on what role Connolly will play, though one can picture him playing an Alvin Kurtzweil type character pretty easily.

Connolly, incident, appeared in Lemony's Snicket's A Serious of Unfortunate Events, one of my all time favourite movies.

Gillian Has Gone Red!

This week in X-Files news: Gillian Anderson has dyed her hair red!!!!

Here's snap shot of her from just a few days ago:

My god... its little moments like these that make you realize this thing is really going to happen. The second I saw these pictures, I got those totally exciting butterflies zooming around my stomach. It's happening!! Gillian is one step closer to transforming back into Dana Scully. These are just such insanely exciting times to be an X-Phile.

Gillian went blond almost immediately after The X-Files went off the air. Admittedly, she looked insanely beautiful as a blond. I mean:

Hello!

But, of course, Scully MUST be red! It will be interesting to see if she cuts it shorter in the next two weeks before shooting begins, or if we are going to have a Season Nine-ish long haired Scully.

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Thanks to X-Files Ultimate for the link, and the Gillian Anderson Gallery for posting the pics.

The X-Files 2: Done One

A number of sources are reporting that the shooting title for the film will be "Done One".

Is this a reference to the already established fact that the sequel will follow a monster of the week format, i.e. will be "Done in One"?

Or is it perhaps refering to the fact that they have already "done one" and its now finally time for part 2?

The working title for Fight the Future, if you will remember, was "Blackwood", supposedly a reference to the writer Algernon Blackwood.

The X-Files 2: What We Know So Far

Alright, so we know that The X-Files 2 is definitely going to happen, but as far as details go, we really don't have much to go on at this point. Here is a quick summary of what we do know so far:

• The film was written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and will be directed by Carter.

• It will star Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.

• The movie will be released on July 25, 2008.

• Shooting will begin on Dec 10, in Vancouver, B.C.

• The sequel will be a "stand-alone story and supernatural thriller that takes the complicated relationship between Mulder and Scully in new directions."

• I've contacted William B. Davis through his website and asked if he has been contacted regarding the film. He responded that, "so far there is no sign of any of the Canadians being in the new movie." (The link to Mr. Davis website is included in the links section of this site. I encourage you to check it out.)

For now, that's about all we know.

Will Doggett and Reyes make an appearance? How will baby William be dealt with? How about the fact that when we last saw Mulder and Scully, they were on the run from the government? Will the film take place directly after the events of season nine, or will it reflect the years that have passed since the end of the series? Hopefully in the coming month's we will have all of these questions answered.

And when we do, you'll read it here first.

Welcome to The Impossible Scenario

The rumours had been kicking around for months (years actually). Then last summer Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz suggested that there was, perhaps, a script in the works. Soon David Duchovney was making vague references to the very real possibility of a film. In mid-August, Gillian Anderson announced that she would no longer be appearing in the movie Helen, which she had been scheduled to star in. Anderson's withdrawel from Helen was the best evidence yet that a new X-Files film really might become a reality. All evidence seemed to suggest that it was going to happen, but in the wacky world of Hollywood, nothing is a definite, rumours can never be trusted and deals can always fall through. In other words, when it comes to the Hollywood rumour mill, it's best to trust no one.

X-Philes across the globe waited with baited breath as summer turned to fall, but no news was heard, no gossip leaked. It was a long three months.

Then, on November 1, 2007, the official announcement we had all been waiting years for was finally made. Fans everywhere breathed a collective sigh of relief. The impossible scenario has become a reality: The X-Files 2 is going to be made. (Check out the Variety article here.)

Over the next seven months, as we all collectively count down to the film's June release, I'm going to do my best to track down as much info as possible about the film. I have been thinking about putting this blog together for months, but refused to commit myself until there was official confirmation that the movie was going to be a reality.

Well, I got my confirmation, and so here's the blog.

I look forward to communicating with the thousands of X-Philes out there, as well as providing them with a one stop shop for all things X-Files 2. I am so insanely excited that this film is being made, and I know you are too. So stop by often, drop me a line with any news you come across, and start re-watching those old episodes, because folks... The X-Files 2 is on the way!!!!

Let the celebrations begin.