Fox Confirms ‘X-Files’ Reboot Talks, David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson
To Return
*By Nellie Andreeva**
**Deadline.com**
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**January 17, 2015 10:47am*
http://deadline.com/2015/01/x-files-reboot-talks-fox-1201352465/
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UPDATED*: Following the success of Fox <http://deadline.com/tag/fox/>’s
/24/ limited series, the network is looking to bring back another iconic
drama series, /The X-Files <http://deadline.com/tag/the-x-files/>./ Fox
TV Group chairman Gary Newman today confirmed chatter that the network
is in talks for a new installment of Chris Carter
<http://deadline.com/tag/chris-carter/>’s cult supernatural drama, which
starred David Duchovny <http://deadline.com/tag/david-duchovny/> and
Gillian Anderson <http://deadline.com/tag/gillian-anderson/>. Newman
went on to say he was “hopeful” about the outcome.
Later, fellow Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden said that the
conversations so far have been only logistical, looking at windows when
the key /X-Files/ players, creator Carter and stars Duchovny and
Anderson, are available. She confirmed that a potential/X-Files/
followup will star the original leading duo of Duchovny and
Anderson. There have been no creative discussions yet about what that
new series might be.
Carter hinted at a possible reboot in the summer, acknowledging he had
had conversations with Fox and 20th Century Fox TV, the studio behind
/X-Files/. The series already spawned a movie franchise, and there also
has been a fan campaign to extend that franchise with another movie.
As fo/r 24/, nothing new to report but Newman noted that he and fellow
Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden are in continuous conversations with
the creative auspices behind the /24/ franchise. “We’d love nothing more
than to do another/24,/” Newman said. After the session, Walden
disclosed that Fox is currently considering a new/24/ installment that
may not feature the franchise’s signature Jack Bauer character.
<http://deadline.com/2015/01/24-no-jack-bauer-kiefer-sutherland-1201352549/>
Despite speculation, there is nothing going on with /Prison Break,/
though Newman said they would “bring /Prison Break/ back in a
heartbeat.” The prison escape drama lends itself nicely to a limited
series format and has been a very important property for producer 20th
TV — which also is behind /X-Files /and/24/ — doing extremely well on
Netflix as well as internationally.
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