X-Files title is...!!

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by: Mike Sampson Apr. 16, 2008

I WANT TO BELIEVE. No that's not the lede to my article but actually the title of X-FILES 2. Forget about that DONE ONE, that was a working title. The sequel is officially titled X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE. It's not exactly catchy in the way that FIGHT THE FUTURE was but it's what director Chris Carter wanted all along and he was finally able to convince Fox as they signed off on it earlier this week. Carter broke the news to the Associated Press in a brief interview yesterday where he said the title "suggests Mulder's struggle with his faith." Carter said while I was on set (read Part One of my report here) that he and co-writer Frank Spotnitz had settled on a title but that Fox still wasn't convinced. Apparently they were convinced and I'm not sure how they did it. I'm not sure I'm sold although the phrase is as iconic as the show. But that's just me - what are you guys thinking? Strike back below with your thoughts on THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE. To read the full AP report, click here to see what else Carter had to say.

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jjmfilm
7:36AM on 04/18/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Call it Whatever you Want
You can call it "X-Files: Chris Carter Is Bored So needs To Make Another X-Files" and I still would go see it. I just wished it would have been sooner.
You can call it "X-Files: Chris Carter Is Bored So needs To Make Another X-Files" and I still would go see it. I just wished it would have been sooner.
 
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FrogSimmons2
12:02PM on 04/17/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
yeesh
i KNOW ian fleming came up with 'quantum of solace.' it still doesn't make it a good title.
i KNOW ian fleming came up with 'quantum of solace.' it still doesn't make it a good title.
 
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FireCaptain4
9:58PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Another Lazy Title!
I disagree with some of you guys, at least the Bond title sounds like a little thought went into it. I'm actually starting to dig how it sounds when someone says it. But like the recent FAST AND FURIOUS announcement, this just sounds like another lazy title.

HoyleHaw, that is indeed a catchier title in my opinion, even DONE ONE sounds a little bit better. "I Want to Believe" soun...
I disagree with some of you guys, at least the Bond title sounds like a little thought went into it. I'm actually starting to dig how it sounds when someone says it. But like the recent FAST AND FURIOUS announcement, this just sounds like another lazy title.

HoyleHaw, that is indeed a catchier title in my opinion, even DONE ONE sounds a little bit better. "I Want to Believe" sounds like half of a larger sentence.
 
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HoyleHaw
9:52PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
"The Truth is Out There" is a little more catchy in my opinion, but I agree with Prudnasty.
"The Truth is Out There" is a little more catchy in my opinion, but I agree with Prudnasty.
 
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WalterKovacs
5:53PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Eh. I guess I like it. Either way they got my money July, after I see TDK about seven or eight times.
Eh. I guess I like it. Either way they got my money July, after I see TDK about seven or eight times.
 
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Purdnasty
3:42PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I don't care
what it's called, im just happy they are actually making it
what it's called, im just happy they are actually making it
 
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theshadowalker
3:38PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It's more of a sentence than a title.

And, personally, I preferred the more oblique 'Done One' which at least had some mystery about it.

And Mulder's struggling with his beliefs? Y'mean, like, in UFOs and all that? How?!? He's not only seen 'em, he's been inside 'em too!

Hopefully, this'll all make sense after I've seen the actual movie.

And, personally, I preferred the more oblique 'Done One' which at least had some mystery about it.

And Mulder's struggling with his beliefs? Y'mean, like, in UFOs and all that? How?!? He's not only seen 'em, he's been inside 'em too!

Hopefully, this'll all make sense after I've seen the actual movie.
 
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JohnLocke2342
3:38PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
hell yes
awesome title.. it really captures the true X Files vibe. I love it.
awesome title.. it really captures the true X Files vibe. I love it.
 
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APzombie
2:25PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i think a lot of my opinion on the title depends on the final product. It certainly is a nice cap off for the franchise. And i think its better than curse of the werepeople. I
i think a lot of my opinion on the title depends on the final product. It certainly is a nice cap off for the franchise. And i think its better than curse of the werepeople. I
 
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knowthyself
2:18PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Still its better than Fox's title.
"X-Files: BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT WE DON'T CARE ANYMORE"
Still its better than Fox's title.
"X-Files: BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT WE DON'T CARE ANYMORE"
 
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StrongSad
2:00PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Poster
Ya know it was the poster that hung on mulders office wall, not something pulled out of thin air, much like Quantum of Solace was penned by Ian Fleming. So yay goodie all around
Ya know it was the poster that hung on mulders office wall, not something pulled out of thin air, much like Quantum of Solace was penned by Ian Fleming. So yay goodie all around
 
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Movie Man2
1:57PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WTF???!!!
"I WANT TO BELIEVE"????!!!

Is that the best they can come with with? Geez. This is almost as bad as those X-Men sequel subtitles (I still refer to them as "X2" and "X3". I might do the same with this.)
"I WANT TO BELIEVE"????!!!

Is that the best they can come with with? Geez. This is almost as bad as those X-Men sequel subtitles (I still refer to them as "X2" and "X3". I might do the same with this.)
 
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FrogSimmons2
1:43PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
yowza
almost as bad as 'quantum of solace' but not quite.
almost as bad as 'quantum of solace' but not quite.
 
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DeejayForte
1:42PM on 04/16/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I WANT TO BELIEVE they could have came up with something better
I WANT TO BELIEVE they could have came up with something better