'X-Files: I Want to Believe' Trailer Teases Director's Cut Release
The cut restores Chris Carter’s darker, Frankenstein-inspired vision after Fox pushed for a PG-13 release.
- Hulu released a trailer for Chris Carter's R-rated director's cut of The X-Files, titled Vrach Frankenshteyn, set to premiere on August 14.
- Twentieth Century Fox forced the original 2008 film to meet PG-13 standards, prompting Carter to restore his Frankenstein-inspired horror vision. Carter stated: "I made it too scary, and I was told so by the brass at Fox."
- Starring David Duchovny as Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, the film reunites the FBI agents six years after the television series concluded to investigate mysterious disappearances, consulting a disgraced Catholic priest claiming psychic visions.
- Ryan Coogler's separate franchise reboot has completed production on a pilot starring Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel, launching alongside Carter's director's cut on Hulu.
- Both the director's cut and original 2008 theatrical version release August 14, enabling direct comparison; the 2008 film grossed $68 million versus the franchise's 1998 theatrical film, which earned $189 million.
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Trailer drops for X-Files: I Want to Believe's R-rated cut
It's suddenly a great time to be an X-Files fan. Just days after the release of the first LEGO X-Files set, a new X-Files movie trailer drops. Sadly, it is not a trailer for the mythical third X-Files movie, but rather a director's cut of 2008's X-Files: I Want to Believe. — Read the rest The post Trailer drops for X-Files: I Want to Believe's R-rated cut appeared first on Boing Boing.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe director’s cut Vrach Frankenshteyn unveils first-look trailer
The X-Files may be getting a brand-new series in the form of Ryan Coogler's revival, but fans will be getting some more action to tide them over with a director's cut of sequel film I Want To Believe.The second X-Files feature film was released in 2008 - but now director Chris Carter is getting a second run at it with a new cut, which will bump the film up from a PG-13 rating to an R rating (similar to changing from a 12 to a 15 in the UK).The n…
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