Mulder Wants Back on the Case
In a follow-up to the recent report that Fox intends on dusting off The X-Files in the near future, USA Today has revealed that David Duchovny, who starred on the series for seven of its nine seasons as Agent Fox Mulder, is open to reprising his role for the revival. Duchovny stated that he is "more than happy and excited to bring it back and do it again with (co-star) Gillian (Anderson) and (series creator) Chris (Carter)." The actor went on to say "I'm assuming that it will happen sooner rather than later now. We'll see what form, how many (episodes). Certainly I can't nor would I be interested in doing a full season. It will be in some kind of limited form. We're all old, we don't have the energy for a full season."
Duchovny’s availability could be an obstacle. He will appear on the upcoming NBC series Aquarius, while Anderson has recently been upgraded to a series regular on NBC’s Hannibal. But this news would seem to indicate that the project does intend to focus on the original characters rather than reboot the property with a new gaggle of alien-hunting Feds. Anderson and Carter have yet to comment on their willingness to participate in the reunion, but Duchovny’s eagerness to slide back into Mulder’s trenchcoat stands in stark contrast to his position in the original series’ twilight years, when he publicly groused repeatedly about his desire to vacate the series before drastically decreasing his involvement in the final two seasons. It would seem that his time away from his obsessive alter ego has softened his stance.
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