X-Files 2 Casting News
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CP Cochran
By CP Cochran
Published on 12/6/2007
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has announced three cast members for the X-Files sequel movie. Rapper Xzibit, who was to appear in Oliver Stone's "Pinkville" with Bruce Willis, and Amanda Peet, who played Jordan McDeere on the short-lived Aaron Sorkin TV series Studio 60, have signed on. Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, who was in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," has also been cast.
The casting hasn't yet been officially confirmed, although Reuters did pick up the story, along with a lot of entertainment news sites. Twentieth Century Fox hasn't revealed what roles the actors will play -- as usual, anything to do with the X-Files sequel is being handled with a secrecy that would impress the Cigarette Smoking Man. Last week there were rumors of two new FBI agents joining the cast, but that turned out to be based on casting sides that were pages from episodes from the TV series. But maybe the new FBI agent characters are real after all.
Rumor roundup (as in who knows if it's true or not): the website X-Files Ultimate picked up on buzz that Timothy Olyphant, from the HBO series Deadwood and currently starring in "Hitman," might be in the sequel.
What we know for sure, is that X-Files 2 starts filming in Vancouver this month, and releases July 25, 2008 in the U.S. Series creator Chris Carter co-wrote the script with Frank Spotnitz, and will also direct. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny return as Agents Scully and Mulder.
Sources:
X-Files Ultimate
Reuters
The Hollywood Reporter
We have some casting news, although as usual, things are
still mysterious...
Almost, not quite, officially confirmed
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has announced three cast members for the X-Files sequel movie. Rapper Xzibit, who was to appear in Oliver Stone's "Pinkville" with Bruce Willis, and Amanda Peet, who played Jordan McDeere on the short-lived Aaron Sorkin TV series Studio 60, have signed on. Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, who was in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," has also been cast.
The casting hasn't yet been officially confirmed, although Reuters did pick up the story, along with a lot of entertainment news sites. Twentieth Century Fox hasn't revealed what roles the actors will play -- as usual, anything to do with the X-Files sequel is being handled with a secrecy that would impress the Cigarette Smoking Man. Last week there were rumors of two new FBI agents joining the cast, but that turned out to be based on casting sides that were pages from episodes from the TV series. But maybe the new FBI agent characters are real after all.
Rumor roundup (as in who knows if it's true or not): the website X-Files Ultimate picked up on buzz that Timothy Olyphant, from the HBO series Deadwood and currently starring in "Hitman," might be in the sequel.
What we know for sure, is that X-Files 2 starts filming in Vancouver this month, and releases July 25, 2008 in the U.S. Series creator Chris Carter co-wrote the script with Frank Spotnitz, and will also direct. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny return as Agents Scully and Mulder.
Sources:
X-Files Ultimate
Reuters
The Hollywood Reporter
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