A.V. Club interviews Gillian Anderson

Published: July 24, 2008, 3:21 pm

It isn't hard to feed the mythology of the X-Files franchise. Thanks to the steady rise of DVD sales and the Internet since the show's 1993 debut, it's a beast that has found a way to nourish itself untended over the years. The fact that a major studio would bankroll a sequel (of sorts) to a film from a decade ago, based on a television program that limped to its conclusion in 2002, is a testament to the show's enduring mystique. The X-Files: I Want To Believe has been shrouded in secrecy, and its cast has been directed to remain hush-hush about plot points, though that's probably as much a marketing ploy as a legitimate concern for the show's creator (and I Want To Believe's director) Chris Carter. It's a conspiracy wrapped up in a mystery, and it's just the kind of thing that plays upon the anticipation of its devoted throng. Gillian Anderson returns as the scientific, skeptical FBI Special Agent Dana Scully. On the eve of the

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