{"id":70012,"date":"2025-04-18T15:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=70012"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:49:42","slug":"ryan-coogler-is-set-to-bring-the-horrors-of-the-x-files-to-life-and-has-even-spoken-with-actress-gillian-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/ryan-coogler-is-set-to-bring-the-horrors-of-the-x-files-to-life-and-has-even-spoken-with-actress-gillian-anderson\/70012\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Coogler is set to bring the horrors of The X-Files to life and has even spoken with actress Gillian Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Coogler, the director known for <em>Black Panther<\/em> and <em>Creed<\/em>, is gearing up for a major project\u2014he\u2019s set to direct a reboot of <em>The X-Files<\/em>. In a recent podcast appearance on <em>Last Podcast on the Left<\/em>, Coogler dropped some exciting details about the reboot, including the potential involvement of Gillian Anderson, who famously portrayed Agent Dana Scully in the original series.<\/p>\n<p>Coogler spoke highly of Anderson, calling her \u201cincredible\u201d and hinted that the two have already discussed the project. He expressed hope that she will be involved, saying, \u201cFingers crossed there.\u201d When asked about the reboot, he shared that it is his \u201cimmediately next\u201d project, fueling excitement among fans of the long-running paranormal series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been excited about that for a long time, and I\u2019m fired up to get back to it,\u201d Coogler said. He promised that if the team does their job right, some of the episodes will be \u201creally f**king scary,\u201d teasing that the reboot will stay true to the eerie, suspenseful nature of the original show.<\/p>\n<p>Coogler also mentioned his goal to create something special that will not only appeal to longtime <em>X-Files<\/em> fans but also attract new viewers, aiming to deliver an engaging and thrilling experience for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Following Coogler\u2019s comments, Gillian Anderson shared her thoughts on the reboot in an interview, calling Coogler a \u201cgenius\u201d and saying she couldn\u2019t think of a better person to take on the project. However, she made it clear that her involvement isn\u2019t confirmed yet, adding, \u201cWhether I am involved in it is a whole other thing.\u201d That said, she didn\u2019t rule out making an appearance, suggesting that there\u2019s a good chance she could return in some capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, who starred alongside David Duchovny as Agent Scully for the original nine seasons of <em>The X-Files<\/em> (1993-2002), as well as in the revival seasons (2016-2018), remains one of the most iconic figures in the show\u2019s history. Fans will be eager to see if she makes a return to the franchise in Coogler\u2019s upcoming reboot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Coogler, the director known for Black Panther and Creed, is gearing up for a major project\u2014he\u2019s set to direct\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":70013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[25812],"class_list":["post-70012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-ryan-coogler"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}