Former X-Files star David Duchovny revealed whether or not he'd return to the series.
During the 1990s, the sci-fi series The X-Files took the world by storm. The series followed the beloved FBI special agent twosome, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, as they explored unexplainable cases and potential government conspiracies. The show's success eventually led to movies, spinoff series, and eventually a short-lived revival, making The X-Files one of the longest-running science fiction series on television. Recently, during an interview with The Discourse podcast, X-Files star David Duchovny revealed whether or not he'd ever consider revisiting his iconic character.
Initially, the actor/director/writer spoke about some of his recent projects like his film The Estate and his recently released graphic novel Kepler, the latter of which takes inspiration from Planet of the Apes. Unsurprisingly, Duchovny was also asked questions about X-Files and whether or not he'd ever consider bringing back Fox Mulder."I can't really answer that question," Duchovny said in regards to bringing back his character. "For me coming back, it's always like, 'Well, what are the stories? What's the reason for being at this point?' I mean, there are many reasons for being. One of them might be because people want to see it. Another would be that Chris [Carter] or someone that Chris knows and likes says, 'Oh, I've got a story to tell! Check this out – this is how we could do this now.' There's not a world where we just come back and do it the way we did before because the world has changed."
Duchovny went on to note that he would be willing to consider returning if another series revival brought something new to the table. The Evolution star said, "How do we change with it? If you could make the pitch to me and said, 'Let's do it this way now,' which is kind of how I got back in the last time. And I was like, 'Let me try that.' You're going to play this guy in his thirties and his sixties. That's an interesting challenge, but you don't want to play it the same way. You don't want to tell the same stories because that becomes kind of weird and obscene. You don't want to be the [Rolling] Stones still writing about making out with girls in the back seat of a car when they're eighty years old. I mean, you could do it, and you could make a lot of money at it, but part of you would die."
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