Black Panther Director Wants To Make A New X-Files
Ryan Coogler has an attractive entry on his resume with Marvel’s Black Panther, one of the best films in the MCU. So what does he want to do next? Bringing back the 90s is one goal. Disney has tapped Coogler to explore a possible reboot of The X-Files, a 20th Century Studios property now under their umbrella. The news was reported by Bloomberg, but it doesn’t make clear what form this would take: are they thinking about a TV show, a limited series or a movie? Whatever it is, it’s gonna need more than the name. There’s been this annoying belief lately that recognizable IP determines success better than any other element, when there’s plenty of evidence that’s not true. In fact, there’s evidence against it with The X-Files specifically. For a time in the 90s it was the sensation of television, but then it just kept going, and going, until its tangled mythology no longer made sense. Actors started leaving and so did viewers. The show was actually resurrected