TV
Gillian Anderson Explains Why She Won’t Be Playing Dana Scully Anymore
She’s done after this year’s Season 11. And she means it.
As you’ve surely already read on this and/or any number of entertainment sites, Gillian Anderson has been firmly declaring that she’s done with “The X-Files” after the now-airing eleventh season, which puts the future of the series in serious jeopardy. After all, creator Chris Carter recently noted that if Anderson is out, he’s probably out too.
At the Television Critics Association winter press tour this week, TV Line tells us, Anderson was of course asked about her decision, and she elaborated on just that.
“There are lots of things that I want to do in my life and career. It’s been an extraordinary opportunity. I’m extremely grateful,” said Anderson. “[But] I don’t want to be tied down to doing one thing for months and months… I like to be challenged as an actor. That’s why I got into this business. And it’s time for me to hang up Scully’s hat.”
She added, “This is it for me — I’m really serious.”
Anderson further explained…
“I arrived at the decision before we did the previous six [episodes], but I was really curious. I felt that the previous six was going to be it. It was dipping our toe back in again … and getting to play these wonderful characters again. I think as [series creator] Chris [Carter] has said himself, that short stack of episodes felt like we were learning how to walk again and that this season of 10 feels like the pace is up and we’re running. I wouldn’t necessarily have been happy if those six were how we said goodbye.”
Does this mean Season 11 is the official end for “The X-Files”? Sure seems like it.
TV
Ralph Ineson and Corey Stoll Join ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Spinoff Series Starring Wyatt Russell
The small screen MonsterVerse is expanding with a “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” spinoff series centered on Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell), and Deadline brings us the latest casting news.
Corey Stoll (Imperfect Women, Billions), Ralph Ineson (The Witch, The Fantastic Four: First Steps), and Nyasha Hatendi (Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials, Casual) have signed on.
Pilou Asbæk (Salem’s Lot) and Millie Brady (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) also star.
Originally announced back in December, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” showrunner and “Monarch” executive producer Joby Harold will serve as showrunner on the untitled spinoff series.
The series will follow Colonel Lee Shaw, an American operative who in 1984 went on a secret mission behind enemy lines in an attempt to stop the Soviets from unleashing a horrific new Titan big enough to destroy the U.S. and turn the tide of the Cold War.
Wyatt Russell told Collider earlier this year, “you’ve got absolutely no fucking clue what to expect. I think people are going to expect one thing and be like, ‘Holy shit, this is not what I expected.’ It’ll go deeper into Lee’s experience after he came up, and being sort of put on ice, in 1982, and then what happens after that, and why he’s needed and the mission he goes on.”
You must be logged in to post a comment.