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Gillian Anderson Not Happy About All-Male “X-Files” Creative Team

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Gillian Anderson, who finally gets her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year, has made no bones about the fact that she’s not okay with the way the entertainment industry often treats its men a whole lot better than its women. Female-directed films like Wonder Woman are still a rarity, and the issue of unequal pay is one that Anderson has herself contended with.

Headlines were made last year when Anderson revealed that she was initially offered half of what David Duchovny was to return to “The X-Files, which was a pretty clear cut example of the gender inequalities in the business. After all, Anderson and Duchovny are unquestionably of equal importance to the FOX series that they together made famous.

Thankfully, Anderson was eventually paid the same as Duchovny for the revival.

Now she’s fighting a different but related battle, taking to Twitter to express her frustration with the recent news that FOX has put together an all-male team of writers to pen the upcoming 11th season of “The X-Files.” The writing staff includes series vets Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong, as well as newcomers Gabe Rotter, Benjamin Van Allen and Brad Follmer.

Anderson tweeted today, calling out the show’s overall lack of female involvement…

 

Yes, out of the 200+ episodes of “The X-Files” that have aired since 1993, only 2 were directed by women. The first female-directed episode of the show, Season 7’s ‘all things,’ was helmed by Gillian Anderson herself, while Michelle MacLaren directed Season 9’s ‘John Doe.’

Production on Season 11 begins later this summer ahead of an early 2018 launch.

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AreYouWatching.com: ‘The Watchers’ Interactive Website Is Full of Creepy Easter Eggs

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Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.

The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.

Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere can be seen trapped inside.

You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.

There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…

The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.

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