X-Files Film Gets World Premiere
Hundreds of fans packed onto Hollywood Boulevard, many having queued overnight, to cheer on the welcome return of Mulder and Scully at the world premiere of The X-Files: I Want To Believe.
Lovers of the show, which first aired on TV in 1993, screamed and went crazy as David Duchovny arrived early to spend some time with the crowds. The actor was swiftly joined by actress Gillian Anderson, dressed in a blue satin dress that had been designed to fit snuggly around her tiny baby bump.
Speaking on the red carpet Gillian said it had been a pleasure to reunite with her former cast mate: “I think that our appreciation for each other has increased over the years. We’ve been in contact and we’ve gotten older, but I think we were both hugely excited to come back together again and it felt like a treat. Like I’m having an opportunity now to work with somebody, as opposed to ‘ehrrghhh another day, not again!’”
David praised the dedication of the fans that had waited patiently for hours in the baking California sunshine: “It’s nice that they still want the show after all these years, I don’t know what brings them out but I’m just happy they’re here.”
Writer and producer Frank Spotnitz was just relieved the film’s top secret plot hadn’t been leaked onto the internet: “I have to say it’s a miracle we did it and we did keep it a secret.”
