Tag: The X-Files
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‘Lethal Weapon’ Season 3 Premiere: What Happens to Riggs — or The Subtle Art of Blatantly Swapping a Series Lead
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Lethal Weapon” Season 3, Episode 1, “In the Same Boat.”]Wesley Cole says he “can’t ever replace” Martin Riggs, but Seann William Scott has already taken over for Clayne Crawford. Following a slew of production issues stemming from a fractured relationship between Crawford and Damon Wayans, the Season…
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McG Assembles Cast For Netflix Film ‘Rim of the World’
Exclusive: Jack Gore (The Kids Are Alright), Miya Cech (The Darkest Minds), Benjamin Flores Jr. (Transformers: The Last Knight), King Bach (The Babysitter), Lynn Collins (Manhunt: Unabomber), Annabeth Gish (The X-Files), and Michael Beach (Aquaman) have been tapped to star in Rim of the World, director McG’s third feature for Netflix. Zack Stentz wrote the…
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Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Zach Galifianakis, Gillian Anderson board ‘The Sunlit Night’ (exclusive)
Jessica Hecht also starring in feature for Look Who’s Back director David Wnendt.Jenny Slate (Obvious Child) is set to star in and produce The Sunlit Night for director David Wnendt (Look Who’s Back).Also cast are Tony award-winning actor Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time), Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Zach Galifianakis…
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“There’s Definitely Been Talk” Of A ’30 Rock’ Revival, Says Jane Krakowski
Revivals are hot right now – just look at the ratings of the Roseanne revival for proof. With revival fever sweeping the land, is there a chance of a 30 Rock revival in the future? Jane Krakowski says there’s “definitely been talk” of such an idea. Because sure, why not? Roseanne, Will and Grace, The…
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Jj Abrams’ Bad Robot hires former Fox exec for TV role
Rachel Rusch was responsible for shows including Prison Break and The X Files.Former BBC drama chief Ben Stephenson has hired a senior vice president of TV to work with him at Jj Abrams’ production company Bad Robot.Rachel Rusch has joined the Westworld producer to work across its slate of projects in development and production, including…
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‘The X-Files’ Review: The Grossest Episode of Season 11 Reminds Us That ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’
[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The X-Files” Season 11 Episode 9, “Nothing Lasts Forever,” follow.]Previously, on “The X-Files”…Agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) solve weird crimes for the FBI, and a big part of their partnership is that Scully believes in God (and is a practicing Catholic). Meanwhile, Mulder believes in aliens, Scully, and…
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SXSW Film Review: ‘First Light’
“First Light” begins with a cluster of UFOs flying low over a stretch of central California sky and ends with a shot that suggests writer-director Jason Stone has a much more ambitious project up his sleeve, if only someone will give him the money to direct it. For audiences, it can be frustrating to realize…
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‘The X-Files’ Review: ‘Familiar’ Feels So Much Like a Classic Episode, It’s Spooky
[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The X-Files” Season 11 Episode 8, “Familiar,” follow.]Previously, on “The X-Files”…Mulder and Scully investigate weird crimes for the FBI. Sometimes, those crimes don’t have anything to do with government conspiracies — sometimes, they feature evils both supernatural and all-too-human.This Week’s DossierMulder and Scully arrive in a small Connecticut town to investigate…
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‘The X-Files’ Review: ‘Rm9sbG93ZXJz’ Keeps It Simple and Silent for A Creatively Daring Episode
[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The X-Files” Season 11 Episode 7, “Rm9sbG93ZXJz” (aka “Followers”) follow.]Previously, on “The X-Files”…FBI Agents Mulder and Scully have a history of investigating weird crime together, as well as a personal relationship that defies conventional classification, but after over two decades does mean a degree of unspoken communication.This Week’s DossierRemember when Microsoft…
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David Duchovny is Using ‘The X-Files’ to Talk About His Music and Books, So Stop Scoffing and Hear Him Out
Odds are you clicked on this article because you like “The X-Files,” David Duchovny, or both. Even if you discovered Mr. Duchovny long after his breakout Fox drama — say, in “Californication” or “Aquarius” — the actor is inextricably linked to his revived TV series and his character on it, Fox Mulder.And that’s Ok. You…