««Articles Index The Space Between From Cinescape Magazine, May 2002 Issue. Transcribed by Megan. Thanks to Gertie for the scans! Written by Melissa J. Perenson Producers of the hit series talk plans for a second big screen adventure Studios love to build up franchises they can count on to draw dedicated audiences into theatres. Due to The X-Files' success on the small screen both in U.S. and international markets, coupled with the healthy box-office take on its first foray into features four years ago, the question was never so much if, but when would The X-Files return to the big screen. Now that the series is ending, that long-standing possibility has turned into a closer reality. It's definite [insofar] as everyone has expressed their desire to do it, including the studio," explains executive producer Chris Carter. Both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have expressed desire to reprise their characters for a feature. "Right now, that's coming up on the slot machine a winner," Carter says. A number of variables make the timing of the film a big question mark, but the tentative target is for release in 2004. "I don't know," Carter admits. "I hope to write it over the summer, prep it over the fall and spring, and shoot it late spring and next summer. I think you would up seeing it 2004." Depending upon the timing of the film and other commitments, some of the series' core producers would be able to return. Frank Spotnitz, for example, has expressed interest in working with Carter on the film, but his writing and directing deal with Dimension Films could bump up the against that. "I suppose it could, but I don't think it will," Spotnitz. "I think I will be able to both. I hope so. That's my intention, anyway." And while specific ideas have yet to be committed to paper, Carter does admit to having a few ideas percolating inside that creative mind of his. "I have rough ideas and I'm sort of deciding what to do," says Carter. "Frank Spotnitz and I will write it. It's one of those things where we'll sit down one day and throw out a lot of things and put a lot of things. It's a process rather than an idea that just in my head." While fans would enjoy a movie based on the mythology, the story may seem inaccessible to general audiences unfamiliar with the bigger picture of The X-Files. "One of the tricks to the movie was in creating a movie for X-Files fans and others," says Carter. "I don't want to go backwards, I don't want to beat them over the head. The X-Files fans knew very well who Mulder and Scully were, and their characters didn't need to be reintroduced to them. So we had to be clever about how we told a new audience about who they were." "The X-Files" TM and © (or copyright) Fox and its related entities. All rights reserved. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution of these materials in any form is expressly prohibited.; This web site, its operators and any content on this site relating to "The X-Files" are not authorized by Fox. Original content and design © xfmegan 2000-2007