
When The X-Files: I Want To Believe bombed this past summer at the U.S. box office it looked like the end of the sci-fi franchise. However the film has grossed a pretty decent $70 million worldwide off of a modest budget of $30 million, so it is firmly in the column marked profit. All this and the DVD sales haven’t even been factored in yet.
Now Fox head Tim Rothman has stated that he’d be up for a third film in the series, and all that it will take for the film to get a green light is commitment from Chris Carter, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
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When asked by IESB about the film Rothman said:
“It’s really up to Chris, David, and Gillian.”
“It wasn’t a matter of the money, that was the film that Chris wanted to do. He was determined to do a stand alone film, a film that wasn’t dependent upon the mythology. His interest in making the movie, was in the characters and in their relationship, not the mythology.”
Producer and Co-Writer of I Want To Believe Frank Spotnitz seemed a bit surprised by the news. On his blog he wrote:
“I was encouraged to read Tom Rothman’s remarks as well. I anticipated the studio would wait until after the release of the DVD to make any decision regarding a third movie, but I will let you know if we end up having any news before then.”
So there you have it. The future seems bright for Mulder and Scully. While I Want To Believe may not have been a huge commercial and critical success it has generated enough coin to get a third film off the ground.
I recently re-watched the film and I have to say that it works better on the small screen, and it does play more like an episode of the series. Which isn’t really a bad thing!
During the publicity rounds for the last film all the principals seemed very interested in returning for a fourth installment, so there would appear to be a very good chance that Mulder and Scully will return.
More when we get it.
Sources: IESB and Biglight.com




48 Comments
here is a idea the secret government and the aliens are alies
Wow Chris,,,
That’s a little too close the the “real” truth, I wonder if FOX would allow that…
If you guy’s remember the final episode that 2012 IS when the invasion takes place. So I can see them doing 1 or 2 more by then. Maybe a pre-invasion movie then in 2012 a full on invasion. Would be a real way to close up loose ends.
Yes I saw the last episode, though I think one last movie to wrap it all up would be for the best. I mean that way they can’t leave out the aliens and 2012 right?
I absolutely adore X-files; I have Literally grown up watching the show. I was very dissapointed by I want to believe; However I do agree that it is much better to watch on the small screen and viwes much like the interlinking episodes. I do hope they Make a third movie. And I do hope (even more) that the stick a little more to the mytholgy of the origonal series. I a keeping my fingers crossed for the long spoken of Alien invasion that would be well worth the watch.
i think rather then making a third movie they should just make another season of the x files. it would be more interesting.
I’ve loved The X-Files, it’s my favourite TV show. I was bored by I Want To Believe but for that time I didn’t really care about the aliens, I just wanted to see Mulder and Scully back again. If it was aliens again, I’d get a bit tired. But now I am completely excited about a third X-Files movie, and I hope they make a Season 10!
Hey all id lovvveee to see an X-Files 3 lol
. lol chris come on and get this movie going!. Hell guys…. if i won the lottery id send him over 20 mill just to start the movie up. =P
ive seen all episodes and starting last night begun to watch them all again. im on season 1 episode 5. its just sad that i was too young to watch it as i grew up. always will be named my fav show. even though i had to buy all 9 seasons and watch it like that just to see them all. twas born in 1992
Note: i watched episodes here and there with my mom when i was like 8. Thats how i first got to know it.
THEY NEED TO END UP TOGETHER ALREADY!!! LOL….
movie was like an episode, but thats why we watch it though right?! we miss them and they are so good together
IWTB was a good episode. I say episode, because well thats more or less what it felt like. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, the plot was interesting enough. I think for the most part the fans hate it because of that it was to much like an episode. The fans just want to see the Alien Colonization. Sorry but I feel that the whole hate on IWTB sorta… dumb.
Now I really hope there is a third movie. Would be nice to finally see how this whole thing truly ends.
I agree that IWTB was an episode, basically – it was good to see Mulder and Scully again. But I still need my alien/conspiracy fix. Also need to know what happened to William. Truly hope they make the 3rd movie. There are quite a few good shows out there right now – Lost, Dexter, True Blood — but nothing has filled the “Xfiles Hole” for me.
there should be another movie of the x-files
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