It's been ten long years since the last X-Files film, based on the hit FOX television series of the same name, came out. In that time, star Gillian Anderson got married, got divorced, had a baby and went back to being a blonde--though not necessarily in that order. (And yes, she also received a slew of award nominations for her acting on stage and screen.) David Duchovny had a couple of kids with his real-life wife, Tea Leoni, donated his movie wife's heart to Minnie Driver in Return to Me (2000) and played a hand model in Zoolander.

Yeah, they really do need to go back to their government jobs.

Below are a few sterile and redundant stills from the film:

Last summer, Dorothy Snarker gave us the preliminary scoop on the movie, and yesterday the filmmakers themselves dropped some maddeningly vague hints about the sequel.

While attending the 25th annual William S. Paley Television Festival along with co-writer Frank Spotnitz, director (and series creator) Chris Carter told reporters, "I know what I want it to be, but Fox has ideas of their own...I know what it should be." While the original film centered on the "alien mythology" storyline that came to dominate the series in later years, the sequel will reportedly be a standalone feature, like the "monster of the week" episodes that originally defined the television show. Spotnitz added, "It will not be a mythology movie, but it's true to everything that's come before."

The film, which also stars Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly, is set to hit theatres July 25. … continue reading