The X-Files reboot? Show creator Chris Carter spoke to Black Panther director Ryan Coogler

Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson starred as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully respectively in the original X-Files. PHOTO: FOX

The truth may still be out there for fans of United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder.

The final episode of The X-Files’ 11th season aired in 2018, but the popular science-fiction franchise may be rebooted yet again.

“I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast. So, he’s got his work cut out for him because we covered so much territory,” said show creator Chris Carter in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation earlier this week to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary.

Coogler is the director of Hollywood blockbusters, such as Marvel’s Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).

The studio behind the original series of The X-Files, 20th Television, declined to comment, according to American entertainment magazine Hollywood Reporter.

Variety, an American trade publication, reported that Coogler would be developing the project under his five-year deal with Walt Disney Television, which 20th Television is a part of.

Representatives for Coolger did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.

The X-Files ran for nine seasons on Fox from 1993 to 2002. It was revived at the network for two more seasons in 2016 and 2018.

American actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson starred as Mulder and Scully respectively. Anderson had reportedly said she was done playing the character in the series.

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