'Goats' Cast Rounded Out

Goats is a movie that's interesting for several reasons. First, it sounds pretty weird, but in a potentially unique and good way (more on that in a bit). Second, it's the directorial debut of Christopher Neil, who comes from a pretty good pedigree: his dad Bill worked at Industrial Light & Magic during the Empire/Raiders/Jedi years, and has been a part of many notable effects teams over the years (the Bruce Willis vehicles Die Hard and The Fifth Element jump out on his lengthy resume). Bill Neil is also Francis Ford Coppola's brother-in-law, making Christopher... um, somehow related to that legendary filmmaker. So I'm at least mildly curious to see what he does for his first project as a helmer.

Goat Man, meet Hippie Mom

With recent news, courtesy of JoBlo, of some additional casting for Goats, the project has just jumped up on my interest meter much more. In addition to the previously-cast Graham Phillips and Ty Burrell, five additional (and bigger-name) actors have joined the cast: David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Keri Russell, Minnie Driver, and Will Arnett.

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'X-Files 3' is Officially in Works

In an interview with TVmag, David Duchovny revealed that a script for The X-Files 3 is currently in the works.  If you remember the last one, The X-Files: I Want to Believe released in 2008 and only grossed $21 million at the domestic box office.

Says Duchovny, "It is in the process of being written. One awaits just the green light from Fox, who are a little disappointed from the relatively poor reception of the second film. (The film grossed $20.8 million.) The error comes, in my opinion, from the authors straying too far from the roots of the series. Moreover, the film was released in the summer. The third will be much closer to what the public expects, with government conspiracies, etc."

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David Duchovny Wants 'X-Files' Movie For 2012

David Duchovny still wants a third X-Files movie, having achieved peace with the impact his character of Fox Mulder had on his life and career. You'll remember, Duchovny wanted to stop shooting the show in Vancouver in favor of Los Angeles, and he and Gillian Anderson both kind of walked away from the series (and the first film) not looking back.

But the cast and creator Chris Carter reunited to make X-Files: I Want to Believe, which was a bit of a letdown, even though it had a modest budget allowing the film to become profitable. So a third movie, now that everyone is re-invested in the lore of the original series, seems inevitable. “As far as the X-Files movie I’d like to do next, if we get a chance to do it, would be a return to the heart and soul of the mythology, which is the alien-oriented conspiracy," Duchovny tells The Daily Beast.

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Gillian Anderson Says There Might Be More 'X-Files'

This is a long distance rumor, but I think you might be surprised by how valid it probably is. In a recent Croatian interview, Gillian Anderson talked openly about the prospects of a third X-Files movie, saying that Chris Carter and company "talked about maybe doing it in 2012."

But wait, you say, didn't the second movie lose money? Oh no. Far from it. In fact, it only cost about $30 million, so even though it wasn't a blockbuster, it doubled its budget by the time all was said and done. And when you factor in how much money Carter, Anderson, and David Duchovny got from the TV show, so long as it's generating any kind of cash, they can keep those going in perpetuity if they feel like it. And unlike when they were working on the show's final couple of seasons, it sounds like everyone involved took a page out of the Eagles reunion and now can't wait to work together again.

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One More Round for Mulder and Scully?

Few thuds at the box office have seemed resounding this year than The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Sure, it's been nearly a decade since the show left the air, but the sequel made $130 million less around the world than its predecessor ($67 million) and made $10 million less in the United States during its entire run than the first X-Files movie made in its opening weekend.

Having said that, the movie made money internationally, and now that the DVD is coming out on Tuesday, it may not have been the big disaster we thought, although audiences sure didn't clamor for it in the U.S. when it was in theaters.So logically, there's talk of another movie. Writer-producer Frank Spotnitz told MovieWeb where the series would have to go if given another chandce. "If we were to make one more feature," said Spotnitz, "I think we would definitely have to deal with alien colonization." "There's a date that looms very important in X-Files mythology, which is December 2012," the producer explained. "I think after the DVD comes out, the studio will decide whether they want to roll the dice on another X-Files feature."

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