Fans were delirious with applause during this past Saturday’s WonderCon panel for X-FILES 2, as David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, co-writer/director Chris Carter, and co-writer Frank Spotnitz arrived on stage and showed off some footage from the film.
Nothing too elaborate. Basically just a teaser.
Trailer – Dozens of FBI agents walk in a horizontal line across the snow while poking at the ground. Meanwhile, a crazy-haired Billy Connelly rushes in front and chants, “It’s here…! It’s here…!” Then there are various shots of Mulder being Mulder, Scully being Scully, some lady in a nightgown getting pulled across the ice, Mulder’s car getting smashed by another car, various characters running toward and past the camera, an old dude seizuring on the ground, a bald man bleeding from scratches on his face, FBI agents digging a hole in the snow… and finally, the agents crowd around a cleared section of ice, looking inside. The release date fades on screen: July 25, 2008.
Here’s the leaked footage (courtesy of MovieWeb):
X-FILES clearly has its fanbase, which, based on the response to the sequel’s panel at WonderCon, would appear to still be very active. I, meanwhile, found myself underwhelmed by the presentation, both by the footage as well as Duchovny’s and Anderson’s general lack of enthusiasm for making another movie. Still, not enough has been shown yet to make a fully informed decision on whether or not the movie will be any good.