The subject of a third X-FILES film has been brought to the table once again. Despite being a critical snuff and pulling in a lukewarm box office, the negative aura surrounding X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE hasn’t stopped the hype train from pulling away for a third go-around. David Duchovny, whose presence in a third film is mandatory at this stage, recently spoke with The Daily Beast about his career, life during and after X-FILES on TV, and his reemergence in the television world with CALIFORNICATION.
While Duchovny says he was “happy” both with I WANT TO BELIEVE and the final, two seasons of the series, which created an aircraft carrier-sized spectrum amongst fans on whether they loved it or hated it, he isn’t afraid to bring up the possibilities of another film adaptation.
As far as the X-Files movie I’d like to do next, if we get a chance to do it, would be a return to the heart and soul of the mythology, which is the alien-oriented conspiracy. I think it’s natural for The X-Files to have another movie in 2012, so we’ll see if we get to do it.
This notion of having a third X-FILES film in theaters for 2012 would run right along with series creator Chris Carter’s vision of the series. It was revealed in the final, few episodes of the series that a full-scale, alien invasion was set for December of that year.
Personally, I was a huge fan of the series, even when it fell a few notches in the final season. While I am completely of the opinion that I WANT TO BELIEVE was wasted space of opportunity, I would love to see the series come back to the silver screen for one, final story that ties everything together. And, while the explosion counter on a third X-FILES film couldn’t hold a candle to anything Roland Emmerich puts on screen, it certainly would be nice to see them tie in the 2012 conspiracy in the whole thing.
