http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=282133>1=7701The long-awaited second "X-Files" film is finally a go, with 20th Century Fox setting a July 25, 2008 release date.
The untitled project reunites "X-Files" creator Chris Carter with star actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, who will reprise their signature roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
Carter begins filming in December in Vancouver from a script he co-wrote with Frank Spotnitz, a veteran scribe of the long-running "X-Files" television series, which became a worldwide hit during its 1993-2002 run on the Fox network. Spotnitz also co-wrote with Carter the screenplay for 1998 feature "X-Files." Carter and Spotnitz will also serve as producers.
The studio is keeping the film's storyline under wraps, but stressed the movie is a stand-alone story and supernatural thriller that takes the complicated relationship between Mulder and Scully in new directions.
As of now, there are only two other titles scheduled for July 25 release, both comedies. Sony will release "Step Brothers," starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly and directed by Adam McKay. MGM will release an untitled Ice Cube family comedy.
The plan to bring the "X-Files" sequel to the bigscreen was waylaid when Carter brought a 2005 lawsuit against Fox over how the "X-Files" syndication profits were divvied up. The suit was later settled.
Earlier this year, the issue seemed to have been resolved, with Duchovny and Anderson both indicating that the film was finally moving forward.
Released in 1998, "The X-Files" feature film grossed $187 million worldwide, including a domestic haul of $83.9 million and an international total of more than $103 million.
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