{"id":43857,"date":"2026-04-12T12:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=43857"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:39:41","slug":"fox-mulder-actor-david-duchovny-confirms-talks-with-ryan-coogler-on-x-files-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=43857","title":{"rendered":"Fox Mulder Actor David Duchovny Confirms Talks With Ryan Coogler on X-Files Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">David Duchovny doesn\u2019t know much about the new <u>The X-Files<\/u> reboot, but he has at least spoken with Ryan Coogler about what\u2019s in store.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The actor behind the original show\u2019s FBI agent co-lead, Fox Mulder, touched on the reboot during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. As the show continues to come together behind the scenes, the truth is, he knows little about what the new show is about or even what universe it takes place in.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cNo, I haven\u2019t,\u201d Duchovny said when asked if he\u2019s read a pilot script. \u201cI\u2019ve spoken to Ryan, and I have a general sense of what it is, but I haven\u2019t read the script.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">He added that there have been \u201ctalks about certain things\u201d but stopped short of confirming whether or not he\u2019ll appear, adding, \u201cthere\u2019s nothing concrete at this point.\u201d The star seems to be so in the dark so far that he\u2019s not even sure that, if he were to return, Fox Mulder could even play a part in the new world Coogler is creating.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what the world of his show is. I don\u2019t know if my character exists in that show. It\u2019s all hypothetical to me, so I can\u2019t really address it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">News that the <u>classic \u201890s sci-fi TV series would be getting a reboot<\/u> first emerged in 2023, when <u>Bloomberg<\/u> reported the director behind Black Panther was spearheading the project. As Coogler finished up work on last year\u2019s explosive Sinners, new details about the new X-Files series story have reared their head since. A synopsis shared by <u>Deadline<\/u> has said the show will follow \u201ctwo highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents\u201d who \u201cform an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">8 Facts You Didn&#8217;t Know About the X-Files&#8217; Best Monsters<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We were blessed to have a writers room that could generate 20 to 25 movie ideas,&#8221; Duchovny added when sharing his reaction to the reboot. &#8220;I\u2019m not going to insult something like The Pitt, because that\u2019s great television. But The X-Files was a movie idea every week.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So I hope Ryan doesn\u2019t have to do 25 [episodes] and only has to do 10 or 12. And I hope he\u2019s got great writers, because that\u2019s really the key to making that show work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The X-Files reboot <u>picked up a series order at Hulu<\/u> while adding Danielle Deadwyler (Carry-On, Till) as one of the two leads in February. Himesh Patel (Tenet, Yesterday) <u>joined as a co-star<\/u> late last month. While there\u2019s no word on whether Duchovny will return as Fox Mulder, Gillian Anderson, who played FBI agent Dana Scully, has <u>teased her interest in returning, too<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/i-have-a-general-sense-of-what-it-is-david-duchovny-says-he-doesnt-know-if-fox-mulder-is-in-the-x-files-reboot-but-he-has-spoken-with-ryan-coogler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Duchovny doesn\u2019t know much about the new The X-Files reboot, but he has at least spoken with Ryan Coogler about what\u2019s in store. 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