Ryan Coogler, Director of Creed and both Black Panther movies, maybe watching another franchise for adaptation. fucking disgusting noticed that, in a recent interview with CBC On the coast, X-files creator Chris Carter mentioned that Coogler was looking to “return” the franchise.
He said On the coast presenter Gloria Macarenko, “I just spoke with a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to ride again x-files with a diverse cast. Which makes sense. x-files It wasn’t a diverse show, though it did create one of pop culture’s most prominent heroines and sparked its fair share of conversations about women in science. Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully seemed to inspire an entire generation of young women to become doctors and scientists as she used her own analytical skills to go toe-to-toe with David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder. Since then he has been nicknamed the “scully effect.”
In addition to improving the diversity of the franchise (later movies and the show’s 2016 season did a better job of diversifying the cast, but those sequels themselves were also…absolute garbage to watch), a new show will also need to address the way conspiracy theories have changed.
Since the show ended in 2002, dangerous conspiracy theories, fueled by extremely accessible misinformation online, have altered the course of our culture. Political figures like Donald Trump are actively involved in popularizing conspiracy theories to delegitimize others and try to secure power. It’s not just things like little green men and a second gunman on the grassy knoll anymore.
Carter has talked about the challenges of doing the show in these current times and concerned about his own role in popularizing conspiracy theories, which used to exist on the fringes of society, not at its nexus. But a director like Coogler could help things become fresher, if he worked on the Black Panther The series is anything to get by.
But at this time, the official status of his “remake” is unknown. So, as the show says, trust no one, at least until an official announcement is made.
