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If "Trust no one" is the mantra of The X-Files, than "trust no rumors" seems to be its creator's creed.
After public statements by both David Duchovny and, more recently, Gillian Anderson that they're hanging up their FBI badges, producer Chris Carter comes forward to say nothing is certain.
"I wouldn't make any assumptions about who is going to be with the show or not, or even if the show is going to be around next year," Carter tells the New York Post. "I think there are way too many things that need to be worked out, decided, and cleared up before anyone can say clearly what is going to happen.
"We'll have to know if the series will continue for an eighth season] sometime after the new year," Carter says, "probably in February or March for sure."
For the record, Duchovny and Carter both have contracts that expire at the end of this, the seventh, season; Anderson's runs for another year, but would be null and void if the show's off the air.
"It always complicates matters when contracts run out and there are situations unresolved, whether they be legal or creative. There are always things to work out. Through the life of the show, there have been many renegotiations. This is just another one," Carter says.
However, regardless of whether the series will end after seven or eight seasons, Carter says the story will continue on the big screen with Duchovny and Anderson reprising their roles of Mulder and Scully, a fact that seemed up in the air, given the two stars' public griping about their roles. The first film hit theaters in the summer of 1998 and brought in a so-so $84.6 million domestically.
Carter also took the opportunity to address his relationship with Duchovny, who's suing Fox over X-Files profits. Carter isn't a target of the actor's lawsuit, but Duchovny did allege that Carter conspired to keep him out of the loop.
The prolific producer, whose Harsh Realm premieres this Friday, says of his X-Files male lead, "We're doing great work; David and I just co-wrote a script. I don't see that there are any issues between us."
Carter is looking ahead, however. He told the New York Times that he's eyeing the Sunday slot as the eventual home of Harsh Realm.
The X-Files initially
debuted on Fridays, where, Carter says, "You have to build an audience, you
can't steal one." He'd originally opposed the switch to Sunday, but now
says, "The show would never have been as popular without that move."
So popular that Carter tells the Times, "I know Fox is still trying
to find a way to keep The X-Files on another year."
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