The X-Files reboot from Ryan Coogler is still in the works

Nine months ago, The X-Files creator Chris Carter spilled the beans during an interview on the show On the Coast, revealing that a reboot of The X-Files was in the works, with Ryan Coogler at the helm. We haven’t heard anything about the project since then, not even an official confirmation… but if you were thinking maybe Coogler had set it aside, or the recent writers strike had killed it, Bloomberg assures us that’s not the case. In the article where they revealed that Netflix is working on a Wednesday spin-off that would center on Uncle Fester (which was later confirmed by other outlets), they mention, “Disney is developing a new version of X-Files that would be produced by Ryan Coogler, the director of Black Panther and Creed.” So it sounds like this reboot is still moving forward.

Coogler sent the Rocky franchise off in a completely new direction with his film Creed, then made one of the most highly respected entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Black Panther. Now, while he continues producing Creed sequels and working on further expansions of the Black Panther franchise (he directed the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), it looks like he’ll be putting his stamp on The X-Files as well.

The X-Files originally ran for nine seasons, from 1993 to 2002. It was then revived for a tenth season in 2016 and an eleventh in 2018. Along the way, there were also two feature films and a short-lived spin-off called The Lone Gunmen. The X-Files centered on Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who investigate the eponymous “X-Files”: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena.

During his interview, Carter told On the Coast, “We’re so steeped in conspiracies now. The X-Files dealt with a central conspiracy, but now the world is so full of conspiracies that I think it would be a different show. Actually, 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.“

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