Frank Spotnitz confirmed to Sci-Fi Wire this week that he has signed on to help write the next movie based on the hit series "The X-Files", but that the new movie won't deal with the show's byzantine conspiracy arc.
"There's still a very good chance that we will all do another X-Files movie. David, Gillian and I, and even Chris Carter, all have deals in place, and once the legal issues are over with, we will go on with it. I'm hoping it will get resolved soon" said Spotnitz who helped create much of the show's mythological arc.
Although the script isn't written, the idea is already developed and Fox likes the idea - "No, we're not going into the mythology [in the sequel], one of the things that was exciting about doing it is to not make it a mythology story, and it's like one of the stand-alone episodes. It's a bit scary. Of course, we will catch up with the characters and what is going on in their lives, but it's not about the alien conspiracy. It's not about that".
