When it comes to the long-awaited second X-Files feature film, the truth is out there — and it ain't good. The latest setback? Franchise creator Chris Carter recently filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox over the show's profits.
"Everyone's [movie] deal is done — mine, David Duchovny's and Gillian Anderson's — but Chris' is not," says former X-Files producer Frank Spotnitz, who cooked up the sequel's story with Carter. "And I can't imagine that his deal will get completed until this legal dispute is resolved. My hope is that we can make this movie while people still care." (Carter declined to be interviewed for this story.)
The actress formerly known as Scully still cares, but her patience is wearing thin. "It's frustrating because we have no control," says the Emmy winner, who, with the exception of some film work, PBS' recent Bleak House adaptation and a
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Question: Michael, why on god’s green Earth did you spend five minutes in bed with Gillian Anderson on Saturday?
Answer: Man, news travels fast in this town. OK, while I can't divulge what Gillian and I discussed in bed (not yet, anyway), I can share with you some snippets from the Bleak House session she attended just prior to our rendezvous.
* On why she's been so reticent to do TV again: "After doing nine years of [The X-Files], I didn't want to do anything that involved going to a set and being in front of a camera for a while. And when I did start to want to do things, I wanted to focus more on film."
* On why she fled Hollywood for London: "I find a large aspect of life in Hollywood unbelievably soul-decaying."
* On whether or not she would have done The X-Files had she known ahead of time it would go on for nine years:
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Question: I take issue with your answer to Shelley's question in last week's column. The newest Nip/Tuck preview features several clips of Famke Janssen that are almost definitely not from last season. Also, I don't think they would use her in the promo if she was not going to be coming back. Just my opinion!
Answer: Since you clearly don't believe me, I'll share with you a direct quote from FX's Nip/Tuck spokesman, Scott Seomin: "The Famke scene in the new promo trailer was shot last year but not used episodically. It ended up on the cutting-room floor." FXecs featured Famke in said promo because they were hoping she'd come back — and, as luck would have it, hope sprung eternal late Monday: Seomin now confirms that the X-symbol will film a fa
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