No, I cant, because we want to preserve the element of surprise.
I will hit you with one direct question.
Just today anX-Fileswebsite announced that the film was about women being abducted.
This was based on the apparent leaking of the synopsis of the films novelization.
And we considered all that as we moved forward.
We printed the script on red paper so people couldnt Xerox it.
So it was difficult then, but its even more difficult now with all the dedicated spoiler sites.
Are you serious?Yep.
Now, maybe it was an overly dramatic measure.
But I think it gave people an idea about how determined we were to keep it a secret.
Plus, I hear Duchovnys a terrible squealer.
[Laughs] Ill tell you an interesting anecdote.
I look up one day and I see men in suits in my office.
It was the Secret Service.
They were investigating a leak ofMinority Reportthat came out of our offices.
Someone had used a phone at night to call [TV and movie website]Aint It Cool.
They were going after the person.
I told that story to Hutch Parker and he said, Oh, those are the old days.
Now, we really prosecute people.
He said, Thats the bestX-Filesyou guys have ever done.
Im thinking, whatshedoing watching the show?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What hopes do you have for the franchise?
Would you like to make another film?CHRIS CARTER:I know we would.
But were not under the illusion that its a given.
Weve got to perform here to make it give it another day.
That is actually part of the literature.
It is a Mayan date.
The last couple of seasons of theX-FilesTV show received a fairly mixed reaction.
Ive got no regrets now over the work that we did during that time.
One of the best parts of doing the series is that it starts to go places you hadnt anticipated.
He said, Thats the bestX-Filesyou guys have ever done.
Im thinking, whatshedoing watching the show?
People must always be hassling you for information about theX-Files.
But, oftentimes, you get, Oh,The X-Files.
I never really watched that show.
[Laughs]
Seriously, were you just counting the money?I wasnt.
I tell people it was 10 years of output followed by five years of input.
I read a lot.
I traveled a lot.
I became a pilot.
Is that easy?Its easy if youre a reckless person.
