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New X-Files movie 'coming soon'

David Duchovny plays a novelist in new TV comedy Californication
A new film reviving the cult 1990s TV series The X-Files is moving
closer to being made, according to reports.
David Duchovny, one of the show's stars, has told reporters he will
receive a script next week.

Duchovny and co-star Gillian Anderson are both "on board" to reprise
their roles as alien-hunting special agents Mulder and Scully, he
said.

The script has been written by creator Chris Carter and writer Frank
Spotnitz, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The pair co-wrote the first X-Files movie, which came out almost a
decade ago. The original thriller series was a hit when it ran from
1993-2002, winning three Golden Globes for best TV drama.

Duchovny was speaking at the Television Critics Association press
tour, promoting his new comedy Californication, in which he plays a
novelist struggling with a complicated private life.