That’s a wrap! X-Files 2 finishes 3-month shoot in Vancouver

By Mike

March 14, 2008 in Movies, Television

Chris Carter and David Duchovny were among the cast and crew that held a press conference on Wednesday to thank the city of Vancouver for putting up with them the last three months during the secretive shoot of X-Files 2.

Yeah, I’m SURE they had a problem with it. I’m pretty certain the people of Vancouver hold the X-Files deep in their hearts after five years of filming the TV series there. In fact, the series popularity may have helped the town’s filmmaking profile:

“It would please me to no end to think that we were helpful to Vancouver, because this was the perfect city to film this particular show in,” Mr. Duchovny said. “When we came here, we barely knew what we were doing, and as we got better, the crews grew with us.”

Over the course of the filming, lots of secrets were thought to have been discovered by the paparazzi that followed the crew around as much as possible. Earlier in the production, we posted the shots of a wolfman that set the internet ablaze with excitement, only find out it was a cleverly staged act to throw us off.

It happened again a few days ago when pictures of Mulder and Scully kissing started circulating. That appears to have been a big show as well:

“We staged that,” Mr. Duchovny told reporters at the Sutton Place Hotel, where media were informed Anderson would not attend due to illness.

“It’s been a two-way street,” says Mr. Carter of the prying eyes. “To tell you the truth, I would like to make the movie secretly and put it out there on July 25, have everybody get a gift they could open.”

Carter reiterated that X-Files 2 is a standalone story, without any connection to the previous film or the TV series in the way of the overall mythology. This should help pull in those unfamiliar with the series.

“We’re not doing an exercise in nostalgia to appeal to the fans of the show,” said co-writer and producer Frank Spotnitz. “We saw this as an opportunity to introduce the characters to people who may have been too young . . . It has a reason for being, even if there’d never been a television show before.”

The movie will pick up 6 years after the end of the TV series.

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Jason 7 months ago 1 point
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6 years later...man, has it been that long?

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Mike 7 months ago 1 point
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I know...it feels like forever too because that last season sucked :)

My last great memory of the show was the season finale with Scully on the beach, and they pan away up into the sky and you see the outline of a space craft under the waves, buried in the sand.

That was a goose-bumpy moment...then it sort of went stale.

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Robert 7 months ago 1 point
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It was more than just the last year, wasn't it? It was at least 2, since Robert Patrick shows in IMDB as having been in 40 episodes. I like him as an actor, but I think at that point the show was just too far gone for me to be interested.

I wonder at the effect of being so long removed from when the series is on. Too long to be relevant, but not long enough for nostalgia to set in yet. I think that requires a remake by unrelated cast anyway, with one or two of the original doing a cameo type role.

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