Gillian Anderson has dropped a comment about a sequel to the movie that will inflame the hopes of conspiracy theorists everywhere. Quite simply she wants to do it.
So the hope stays alive. Obviously it’s all theoretical still, but when your two leads both want to revisit the franchise and the original creator has a story in mind, that’s about the best you can ask for regarding a non-greenlit project.
Let’s just hope they don’t wait so long that Mulder starts thinking that he’s getting anally probed until Scully points out it is simply his regular prostate exam.