'X Files' sequel headed to theaters on July 25, 2008!

By Gina Piccalo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 31, 2007

The rumors were right! An "X Files" sequel is headed to theaters next summer, with a release date of July 25, 20th Century Fox announced today.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will costar in the untitled project, directed by Chris Carter, who co-wrote the screenplay with Frank Spotnitz.

The plot is top-secret for now.

The studio's news release said only that "the supernatural thriller is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the always-complicated relationship between Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) in unexpected directions."

The studio confirmed that shooting will begin in December in Vancouver. The announcement comes after rumors of a sequel hit the Web on Monday.

The film's release will come 10 years after "The X Files" feature film, released in June 1998 and directed by Rob Bowman. Carter wrote the screenplay for that movie.

The cult TV series ran on Fox from 1993 to 2002.

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