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Gillian Anderson Helps Push Fan Campaign To Bring The X-Files Back

During an interview this week with Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Podcast, The X-Files star Gillian […]
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“I would be f***king overjoyed,” Anderson said when asked what her reaction would be were The X-Files to get a Twin Peaks-style resurrection/reboot.

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In the course of the conversation, which also covered a number of her more recent projects, Anderson encouraged fans to reach out to 20th Century Fox on social media if they wanted to see more X-Files, saying that she’s confident everyone on the creative side would be interested if the studio wanted more.

Nerdist helped organize a hashtag — #XFiles2015 — to help fans have a more cohesive voice on social media and throughout the week, it has trended in the U.S. and worldwide on and off a few times.

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