David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, reprising her role as Agent Dana Scully, last teamed together for the 2018 X-Files revival series. Despite the actor's themselves feeling let-down by the last
The Fall Series 3 Trailer Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More infoNetflix dropped all three seasons of BBC crime drama The Fall with many viewers coming to the show for the first time. The Fall concentrates on the efforts of brilliant Metropolitan Police Detective Stella Gibson (played by Gillian Anderson) as she tries to catch serial killer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), who has been murdering women under the moniker of the Belfast Strangler. However, viewers are curious to know more about Gillian and her life away from the cameras. Trending Did Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny date in real life?British-American actress Gillian first shot to fame in the 1993 sci-fi series The X-Files playing the iconic FBI Special Agent Dana Scully, a character modelled on Jodie Foster’s portrayal of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the was a scientist and a doctor as well as a sceptic, who had been hired by FBI bosses to debunk the work of another FBI agent and The X-Files – the name given to cases which fell into the realms of the paranormal and unexplained, verging on conspiracy starred opposite American actor David Duchovny, who played her partner FBI Special Agent Fox pair provided a nice foil for one another with Scully as the non-believer and Mulder open to the possibility of other things not explained by conventional MORE: Gillian Anderson husband: Is X-Files and The Fall star married? Gillian Anderson and her The X-Files co-star David Duchovny (Image: GETTY) Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny played Scully and Mulder in The X-Files (Image: GETTY)The X-Files also played with an unresolved sexual tension between the two FBI agents with fans tuning in for the will they/won’t they storyline as much as the compelling cases fans also wondered if Gillian and David were also dating in real life with some hoping life would imitate a 2016 interview with The Telegraph, Anderson addressed whether she and co-star David had ever been together, telling the publication she had “never been romantically involved with Duchovny.”She went on to tell the Daily Mail in 2018: “I actually don’t know very much about David. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny did not date in real life (Image: GETTY)“And it’s a funny thing. We’ve spent so much time with each other over the years that I’ve probably been together with him more than in any other relationship I’ve had.”She went on to say: “But that doesn’t necessarily make you close. We might have a little chit-chat between scenes but we don’t really talk about our personal lives because we’re at work.“And we don’t have meals together because we’re spending so much time in each other’s company.”Gillian added: “David and I love each other, we get along well and we respect each MISS...Gillian Anderson age: How old is The Fall star Gillian Anderson? [EXPLAINER]Gillian Anderson nationality: Is Gillian Anderson English? [INSIGHT]Jamie Dornan wife: Is The Fall and Fifty Shades star married? [ANALYSIS] Related articles Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny worked on The X-Files for a decade (Image: GETTY)“But ask me anything about him as a person, and nine out of 10 things about him I’d get wrong.”Gillian was previously married to Clyde Klotz, an assistant and art director on The pair had one daughter Piper Maru together before later getting went on to tie the knot with filmmaker Julian Ozanne in 2004 but decided to call time on their relationship a couple of years was then dating businessman Mark Griffiths for six years before they went their separate ways in 2012. The couple have two sons together Oscar and Felix. Related articles She is now dating The Crown’s writer Peter Morgan and will be appearing as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season four of the Netflix her romance with the screenwriter, Gillian told The Times in 2020: “We choose when to be together.“There is nothing locking us in, nothing that brings up that fear of, ‘Oh gosh, I can't leave because what will happen to the house, how will we separate?’”David, on the other hand, was married to actress TĂ©a Leoni between 1997 and 2014 with the pair sharing daughter Madelaine West Duchovny and son Kyd Miller has since been linked to Monique Pendleberry, who is sad to be a former football Fall seasons 1 to 3 are streaming on Netflix UK now Related articles The One Show: Fans shocked as Gillian Anderson walks off The Crown: Gillian Anderson provides Harry and Meghan timeline update Strictly Come Dancing to ‘feature same-sex couple’ boards. Gillian Anderson and longtime partner Mark Griffiths recently. "amicably" split, her rep confirms to Us Weekly. The couple has two. sons together, age 5 and age 3, but never wed. David Duchovny quietly split from wife Tea Leoni after his sex. addiction forced him into rehab in 2008.

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny have reunited and The X-Files fans are former co-stars rose to fame as FBI special agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in the Nineties hit series The X-Files. On Sunday (18 April), Anderson shared two photos of herself and Duchovny joined by her dog, Stella. “Stella made a new friend today. @davidduchovny,” wrote The Crown star in an Instagram post that has since received over 333,000 likes. The X-Files fans were quick to share their appreciation for the rare sighting of the duo together. “Oh man that’s my childhood right there,” wrote one user, while someone else wrote: “The way you knew this would break the internet.”Another asked: “Can’t you just marry already?” while a third person quipped: “Am I alive? Is this real!?”Anderson and Duchovny starred together on the popular sci-fi series from 1993 to 2002, after which they reunited for two follow-up seasons in 2016 and 2018. Anderson – who also stars in Netflix’s Sex Education – previously won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance as Agent Scully in the original series. Duchovny received four nominations for his role in The X-Files but only took home the award once in is unclear whether the unexpected reunion indicates that the actors will be working together in the near future. Meanwhile, Anderson is preparing to star in the forthcoming series The First Lady. Her role as Eleanor Roosevelt was announced in February this year.

After a few motion-picture and television appearances, Anderson got her big break when she auditioned for a part on The X-Files.At the insistence of the show’s creator, Chris Carter, she landed her first starring role, playing Dana Scully, a skeptical scientist and doctor working as an FBI special agent alongside Fox (“Spooky”) Mulder (played by David Duchovny). Gillian Anderson wanted to make a cameo on her X-Files co-star David Duchovny's show Californication, but he quickly put a stop to the idea. Here's why David Duchovny prevented his X-Files co-star Gillian Anderson from cameoing on his Showtime comedy Californication. While Duchovny first got widespread notice thanks to his surprisingly progressive role as trans FBI agent Denise Bryson on Twin Peaks, it wasn't until he played a different FBI agent, Fox Mulder, on The X-Files that the actor became a household name. The X-Files was also the true launching point for the career of Gillian Anderson, who was mostly unknown prior to playing the skeptical Dana Scully. While it's become well-known over the years that Duchovny and Anderson didn't always get along behind the scenes during the X-Files' original run, in the years since, both have become good friends, and were in a much better place personally by the time the X-Files revival happened in 2016. Following The X-Files' original conclusion in 2002 though, Duchovny moved on to starring in Californication, the overtly TV-MA comedy in which he played sex-obsessed, functional alcoholic writer Hank Moody. Californication lasted for seven seasons, and while Duchovny earned praise for his performance, his character was best known for having an almost supernatural ability to get just about every woman he met into his bed. Duchovny had many one-night stands on the show, and many X-Files fans wished over the years that Gillian Anderson would guest star as one of these flings, as a call-back to the famous sexual tension between Mulder and Scully. It turns out that Anderson was completely on-board with that idea, and made overtures to do so, but Duchovny rejected the ideae for a fairly simple reason. He was afraid that such a salacious cameo would affect how X-Files fans viewed Mulder and Scully going forward. It's not hard to see why some X-Philes would've been more than happy to see Duchovny and Anderson get busy onscreen, as while they eventually got together romantically, Mulder and Scully never really did much as far as displaying physical affection in front of the camera. Yet at the same time, Duchovny's position does make sense. He is protective of The X-Files, and of the award-winning characters that he and Anderson created while leading the show. While they certainly wouldn't have been playing Mulder and Scully on Californication, anyone who had watched The X-Files would likely still see them that way. Mulder and Scully's relationship always had a tinge of innocence to it, as while there were clearly sparks between them early on, the two became best friends and trusted FBI agent partners long before they shared their first kiss, much less the first time they made love. To see Duchovny and Anderson getting anything close to as down and dirty as many of Californication's infamous sex scenes got would've risked forever altering the image of the two actors together, and thus the image of Mulder and Scully together. In that sense, as much as it pained some X-Files fans, Duchovny was right to block an on-screen hookup with Gillian Anderson. More: Why The X-Files Season 12 Never Happened She-Hulk Video Reveals How Jennifer Gets Bruce Banner's Powers About The Author Michael Kennedy (4475 Articles Published) Michael Kennedy is an avid movie and TV fan that's been working for Screen Rant in various capacities since 2014. In that time, Michael has written over 2000 articles for the site, first working solely as a news writer, then later as a senior writer and associate news editor. Most recently, Michael helped launch Screen Rant's new horror section, and is now the lead staff writer when it comes to all things frightening. A FL native, Michael is passionate about pop culture, and earned an AS degree in film production in 2012. He also loves both Marvel and DC movies, and wishes every superhero fan could just get along. When not writing, Michael enjoys going to concerts, taking in live professional wrestling, and debating pop culture. A long-term member of the Screen Rant family, Michael looks forward to continuing on creating new content for the site for many more years to come. More From Michael Kennedy David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will be back as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Series creator Chris Carter will be at the helm for 20th Century Fox TV and Ten Thirteen Productions.
Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock Science fiction fans and government conspiracy theorists alike may be in love with Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, the dynamic FBI duo from "The X-Files," but the stars certainly aren't in love with each other. It is true that the two on-screen characters go together like peanut butter and jelly in every way imaginable. However, fans often impose this relationship on the actors. Contrary to popular belief, David Duchovny (Mulder) and Gillian Anderson (Scully) are not, and have never been, an item. In fact, if you know anything about the behind-the-scenes action on "The X-Files," it's probably that the stars don't like each other very much. Of course, that never stopped the two from being professional, and working together for a solid 11 seasons between 2003 and 2018. In fact, you might even see the two acting on friendly terms on social media. So then what's the deal? Do Duchovny and Anderson hate each other? Or is there something more behind the controversy between the "X-Files" actors? On the X-Files set, Duchovny and Anderson were anything but friends Fox Despite Mulder and Scully going from work colleagues to romantic partners over the course of "The X-Files," the actors themselves weren't overly fond of each other. In fact, during a 2015 interview with The Guardian, Gillian Anderson revealed that "there were definitely periods when we hated each other... We didn't talk for long periods of time. It was intense, and we were both pains in the arse for the other at various times." Likewise, David Duchovny has also been forthcoming about how the two of them struggled to get along. "Familiarity breeds contempt," he told Metro in 2008. "We used to argue about nothing. We couldn't stand the sight of each other." Despite the two's incessant rivalry, both managed to at least maintain a stable working relationship throughout the lifespan of "The X-Files." This might seem contradictory, as it might feel impossible to act alongside someone you have contempt for, especially when your characters are so closely tied. However, it actually makes a lot of sense when you dig a bit deeper into the pair's working relationship. Duchovny and Anderson aren't friendly, but they are respectful Fox So far, it seems like everything David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have had to say about each other over the years has been negative. However, if you asked either actor at any point in time, you'd find that they have an underlying respect for each other. This was likely the reason they were able to work together on "The X-Files" set so closely, for such a long period of time. "It's nothing to do with the other person," Duchovny said in his interview with Metro. "All that fades away and you're just left with the appreciation and love for the people you've worked with for so long." Similarly, Anderson told The Guardian that, while there were "periods" where they hated each other, she felt that "hate is too strong a word." At the time of the article in 2015, she was forthcoming about the fact that "we are closer today than we have ever been." In the end, their mutual respect has always trumped their interpersonal issues. It's why you rarely, if ever, saw them bad-mouthing each other to the press, even if they were open about their dislike for each other. Nowadays, the two are much closer Fox While it is tough to call them close friends, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have gotten closer as the years have gone by. At least, they've become close enough that they're willing to take selfies with one another. In April, Anderson posted a picture of the two (along with her adorable pup) on Instagram with the caption, "Stella made a new friend today." Even then, the two aren't overly-chummy. So far, Anderson's selfie is the only time the two have interacted on social media. That being said, what they have now is a much more positive relationship compared to when they were co-workers. But even that doesn't stop fans from shipping the two like no tomorrow: "You two are the absolutely perfect dream team! Seeing you together always brings a smile to my face," wrote one fan in response to Anderson's selfie. "My favorite couple," wrote another. It actually seems like this facet of their relationship is what bothers the two the most. In 2016, Duchovny went on record with The Guardian about how fans shipping them upsets him. "Gillian and I are not lovers, or boyfriend and girlfriend," he said. "There seems to be a certain kind of Twitter contingent that wants us to be together. It's odd to me, because I've never had the fantasy of wanting two people together that aren't, or are."
Gillian Anderson y David Duchovny eran la pareja de ensueño en la serie The X-Files con sus eternamente enamorados personajes Dana Suclly y Fox Mulder, respectivamente. Pero fuera del ojo del lente de de la cĂĄmara, en la vida real, la verdad es que este par estaba muy lejos de llevarse bien y de recibir un disparo o el ataque de una criatura “X-Files” reunion: Gillian Anderson presenta David Duchovny a Stella, il suo cane Mulder e Scully si sono fatti un selfie. E come sempre succede con loro, i fan sono impazziti, consapevoli che per vederli come la coppia famosa di agenti FBI rimane solo Instagram Si dirĂ , ma che senso ha informare su Gillian Anderson e David Duchovny che si sono fatti una foto su Instagram. Due attori che, nonostante un bel po’ di progetti seguiti alla serie – X-Files – che li ha resi celeberrimi, saranno per sempre collegati a quel prodotto che li ha fatti esplodere. E per cui molta gente reclama nuove avventura. Be’, esattamente per questo motivo, cioĂš che poichĂ© di nuove avventure dell’agente Dana Scully e Fox Mulder manco l’ombra (Anderson ha detto piĂč volte «mai piĂč Dana»), ci si accontenta di una foto. Postata ieri sull’Instagram di Gillian, la foto (il selfie, insomma) ritrai i due colleghi e amici di lunga data assieme a un terzo incomodo, il cane di Gillian, Stella. Che ha avuto l’onore di conoscere il buon David («Stella ha conosciuto un nuovo amico oggi»). La coppia Ăš una delle piĂč famose e amate della tv – in parte anche del cinema, X-Files Ăš finito sul grande schermo per due volte – e guardandoli non si fa fatica a pensare a due nuovi Julie Andrews e Christopher Plummer. Volenterosi e dolci di farsi foto e andare a reunion pure in lĂ  con gli anni; probabilmente quando si sarĂČ risolto il mistero degli ufo, uno dei tanti della serie. X-Files: Dana e Scully oggi Nove anni sul set, 1993-2002, due film (1998 e 2008) e altre due serie: la prima uscita a 14 anni dalla chiusura, nel 2016, l’ultima nel 2018. Poi stop. E la confessione che XF li aveva in piĂč di un’occasione fatti Divise, le carriere dei due attori sono state altalenanti. All’inizio Ăš sembrato David quello in grado di staccarsi in modo eclatante dal ruolo di Fox, il personaggio affascinante e derelitto di Californication, serie andata in onda su Showtime per sette anni, Ăš l’opposto di Mulder; meno quello di Aquarius, un agente di polizia. Ma l’animo dell’attore non Ăš mai stato uno dei piĂč tranquilli. Ricoverato per sex addiction nel 2008, Ăš famoso anche per aver alzato il gomito: da cui l’ottimo consiglio «qual Ăš l’antidepressivo perfetto? Lo champagne», almeno cosĂŹ consigliava una volta. Ora le sue passioni sono la musica, e la scrittura, che alterna ai tour. Siccome causa pandemia niente concerti, l’ultima fatica uscita a febbraio in libreria Ăš il romanzo Truly like lighting. Gillian e David in “X-Files – Il film”, film diretto da Chris Carter nel 1998. (Ansa) A fine di X-Files e di due matrimoni Gillian invece se ne Ăš tornata in Inghilterra, essendo naturalizzata britannica. LĂŹ ha lavorato per il cinema e per la tv, con molti titoli prodotti dalla BBC. Riesce a tornare tra le serie che contano con The Fall – Caccia al serial killer, andata in onda dal 2013 al 2016. Con Scully nelle ultime due stagione di XF. E soprattutto con il ruolo della sessuologa mamma del protagonista di Sex education, su Netflix, un personaggio che la fa amare da un pubblico giovane e che mette in luce il suo fascino con un taglio di capelli nuovo e un guardaroba fresco e colorato. Ricevi news e aggiornamenti sulle ultime tendenze beauty direttamente nella tua posta Infine gli applausi per la Margaret Thatcher di The Crown 4, per il quale ha vinto un Golden Globe. In pieno spolvero, l’ultima notizia di Gilliam a parte il selfie con David Ăš la scrittura nel cast di The First Lady, serie antologica sulle mogli dei presidenti. Un’altra sfida con un personaggio storico-politico, stavolta nei panni di Eleanor Roosevelt. iO Donna ©RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA
David Duchovny was married to Tea Leoni from 1997—2014, while Gillian Anderson was married to Clyde Klotz from 1994—1997 and Julian Ozanne from 2004—2007. Now that both stars are unmarried (although Gillian has a long-term partner with whom she has two children) the time may finally be ripe for the two to explore their romantic chemistry
| So remember back in April when award-winning actor & producer Gillian Anderson (The Crown, Sex Education) was asked during a profile interview what it would take for her to return as FBI Agent Dr. Dana Scully if there was to be another revival of The X-Files (like in 2016 and 2018)? "It just feels like such an old idea. I've done it, I did it for so many years, and it also ended on such an unfortunate note," Anderson explained, in reference to the reveal that Scully was pregnant. "In order to even begin to have that conversation [about another season] there would need to be a whole new set of writers and the baton would need to be handed on for it to feel like it was new and progressive. So yeah, it's very much in the past." During an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment in support of his new novel The Reservoir, Anderson's co-star David Duchovny (FBI Agent Fox Mulder) is weighing in on Anderson's comments and sharing his thoughts on another revival. THE X-FILES ('The X-Files' image courtesy of 20th Century Studios) "No, that was the first I'd heard of it [Anderson's comments]. Personally, I don't like to air creative grievances like that in public, so I was surprised to see it actually" Duchovny said of Anderson's comments expressing her displeasure with how her character was handled. As for his interest in a return, the actor, writer & director is always willing to keep the door open. "I thought the first seven years were enough! But I'm always up for more, clearly," Duchovny said. "Someone sent me a clip of Joel McHale from the 2016 episodes we did, and it's a spot-on description of where we're at six years later. I don't think ['The X-Files' creator] Chris Carter gets enough credit for being [prescient]. Forget about the ins and outs of plots and who gets pregnant or who gets shot. I mean, every show turns into a soap opera, so you have limited options. People are going to die or get pregnant or go to prison, right? Or become president." He continued, "I think like it's a little bit in the weeds to worry about characters' fates when you realize that Chris [Carter] somehow made a show in 1993, and again in 2016, that predicted what 2022 would be like. If he wanted to do more, I'd certainly listen to him. I'd say, 'What have you got?' Because I want to know the future, too, you know what I mean? And not denigrating Gillian's [Anderson] feelings about Scully being pregnant or the character. I certainly had misgivings about my character throughout the run. It's in the nature of a long-running thing. But to take the long view, what that show is able to embrace thematically is really the key to its longevity, and if we were to do it again, it's just a question of: 'What have we got to say?" Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!About Ray FlookServing as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017. Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Joel McHale 61 responses to “TV Review: ‘The X-Files’” Roberta says: January 12, 2016 at 12:56 pm.
The actor and author recently reunited with his former X-Files costar Gillian Anderson, and fans loved it Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. "I was having lunch with [former X-Files costar Gillian Anderson], and as I was leaving she was like, 'Let's take a photo,'" he recalls in this week's issue of PEOPLE. "I was told there was a big reaction to it! I never get that stuff, but it's really cool that people are interested after all these years." Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. For more on David Duchovny, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny Credit: Gillian Anderson/Instagram Of course, in the decades since his hit show first premiered, the multi-talented Duchovny, 60, has been plenty busy in the acting, writing and music worlds. "There is still a lot of stuff I want to do," says the author, whose fifth literary venture, an Audible Original audio story, The Reservoir, premieres Thursday. (A singer-songwriter, he will also release his third album this year, Gestureland, and is working on a pilot for his novel, Truly Like Lightning.) The inspiration for Reservoir came in part thanks to quarantine last year. "I was in New York at home, and I thought about what it would be like if I saw someone who was flashing their lights because they were in trouble and needed help," says Duchovny. "It's a little bit like Rear Window, in a pandemic." David Duchovny Besides the creative nudge, Duchovny admits that unprecedented time at home did have some silver linings. "My son was with me and we spent pretty much the last year together 24/7," says Duchovny of 18-year-old Miller, whom he shares with ex-wife Tea Leoni. (They also have daughter West, 22.) "I'd always been working a lot so we'd never really done that before. And it was a beautiful thing. We weren't really on each other's nerves too much!" And Dad's creative talents are passing down to his kids. "My daughter is an actress and she's really terrific," says Duchovny. "And my son plays the guitar. He's very musical. And he's good. I'm just mediocre. I'm not good enough to play with him!"

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ContenidosGillian Anderson se sincera sobre su relaciĂłn con DavidDavid Duchovny y Gillian Anderson hablan de Expediente XLa tensiĂłn de los 90 de Gillian Anderson con David DuchovnyGillian Anderson y David Duchovny avergonzados durante un Gillian Anderson se sincera sobre su relaciĂłn con David Aunque muchos crĂ­ticos en lĂ­nea se mostraron indiferentes ante el debut de Gillian Anderson como directora, el equipo de producciĂłn se vio sin embargo inundado de llamadas y cartas de fans agradecidos a los que les encantĂł esta profunda inmersiĂłn en el lugar en el que se encuentra Scully en esta coyuntura de su vida. El ritmo es un tema recurrente. MĂĄs allĂĄ de la mĂșsica, estos incluyen: 1) La escena de apertura, el sonido del agua que gotea del grifo comienza antes de que empiece el vĂ­deo y continĂșa. 2) El proyector de diapositivas que cambia de diapositivas. 3) En el hospital, la enfermera que le entrega a Scully el expediente mĂ©dico da golpecitos con el lĂĄpiz. 4) El cordĂłn de su persiana golpea la pared. 5) El monitor cardĂ­aco en la habitaciĂłn del Dr. Waterson. 6) El intermitente de Scully cuando estĂĄ hablando con Mulder por el mĂłvil. 7) El cartel de la botica chirriando. El primer borrador del guiĂłn de Gillian Anderson tenĂ­a 15 pĂĄginas de mĂĄs y no tenĂ­a cuarto acto. Chris Carter y Frank Spotnitz intervinieron para ayudar a convertirlo en un episodio de Expediente X. De hecho, una de las principales contribuciones de Spotnitz fue la ambigua apertura en la que se da a entender que Mulder y Scully se han acostado finalmente. David Duchovny y Gillian Anderson hablan de Expediente X SĂ© que esta pregunta no es realmente nueva, y ya ha habido bastantes explicaciones sobre estos dos. Pero lo que me confundiĂł es que hubo un momento en el que no se llevaban bien en el set, lo cual era extraño porque parecĂ­an muy unidos al principio de TXF (ss1). InteractĂșa en las redes sociales y el tuit de Gillian sobre el cumpleaños de David (que es bastante bonito)3 comentarioscompartirinformar79% UpvotedEntrar o registrarse para dejar un comentarioEntrarSign UpOrdenar por: mejor La tensiĂłn de los 90 de Gillian Anderson con David Duchovny Los antiguos coprotagonistas – que aparecieron como los agentes especiales del FBI Dana Scully y Fox Mulder, respectivamente, en la serie de ciencia ficciĂłn de 1993 a 2002 – se reunieron recientemente, y es seguro decir que a todos les encantĂł verlos juntos de nuevo. Es un buen piloto, pero vas a ver a los alienĂ­genas o no. No me interesaban las teorĂ­as conspirativas, y estaba perfectamente dispuesto a decir: “Voy a tener que pasar de ese piloto, porque dije que harĂ­a este otro proyecto”. El verano pasado, Fox revelĂł los planes para un spinoff animado llamado The X-Files: Albuquerque – y aunque el creador Chris Carter servirĂĄ como productor ejecutivo, Gillian y David no estaban vinculados en ese momento. Gillian Anderson y David Duchovny avergonzados durante un Esta es la razĂłn por la que David Duchovny impidiĂł que su coprotagonista de Expediente X, Gillian Anderson, hiciera un cameo en su comedia de Showtime, Californication. Aunque Duchovny se dio a conocer por primera vez gracias a su papel sorprendentemente progresista como la agente trans del FBI Denise Bryson en Twin Peaks, no fue hasta que interpretĂł a otro agente del FBI, Fox Mulder, en Expediente X, que el actor se convirtiĂł en un nombre conocido. Expediente X fue tambiĂ©n el verdadero punto de partida de la carrera de Gillian Anderson, que era casi desconocida antes de interpretar a la escĂ©ptica Dana Scully. Aunque es bien sabido que Duchovny y Anderson no siempre se llevaban bien entre bastidores durante la emisiĂłn original de Expediente X, en los años posteriores ambos se han hecho buenos amigos y se encontraban en una situaciĂłn personal mucho mejor cuando se produjo el renacimiento de Expediente X en 2016. Sin embargo, tras la conclusiĂłn original de Expediente X en 2002, Duchovny pasĂł a protagonizar Californication, la comedia abiertamente televisiva en la que interpretaba al escritor Hank Moody, obsesionado con el sexo y alcohĂłlico funcional. Relacionados[email protected], soy VĂ­ctor Manuel Crespo redactor del blog. Te invito a leer mis publicaciones, podrĂĄs encontrar diversas curiosidades.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have played scenes like this over a hundred times before. It should be a cakewalk. But on this August afternoon on a Vancouver soundstage, nothing’s going
ï»żRob Kim/Getty Images When The X-Files first premiered back in 1993, it thrilled sci-fi fans with spine-tingling stories that were filled with alleged aliens, mysterious monsters, and spooky situations. Viewers were also captivated by the show's two leading stars, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. While the pair played Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, FBI agents who eventually became romantic partners on the series, things were not exactly always so friendly between the actors in real life. Anderson and Duchovny's relationship seemed to start off well and when he earned a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Series in January 1997, he called Anderson "the best co-star anybody could have," according to Uproxx. However, when "cameras move[d] to pick up a reaction shot from the actress ... an eye-roll [was] detected." On top of that, "Anderson did not, for her part, similarly mention Duchovny during her moment in the spotlight" when she won Best Actress "immediately prior," which might have hinted at the fact that she was not feeling as fond of him as he was of her. By August of that same year, Duchovny spoke to Cult Times (via Uproxx) and admitted that he did not "socialize with Gillian, just because we're working together all the time." While he claimed that they got along and that she was the only one who really knew what he was "going through," he admitted, "Sometimes we all just show up and go, 'I'd rather be anywhere else but here, and I'm going to make you suffer for it." Yikes! And things did not really get better from there. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson 'couldn't stand the sight of each other' Kevin Winter/Getty Images If you have ever watched The X-Files, then you likely understand why people adored Dana Scully and Fox Mulder's dynamic. You also surely get why those same fans hoped that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were a real-life item or at least friends. However, not only did they fail to find romance together, but they also struggled to simply be friendly towards each other. Frankly, "off screen The X-Files stars were constantly arguing," according to Us Weekly. By the time the series had wrapped up its original run and returned for a movie in 2008, Duchovny revealed that their relationship had pretty much been non-existent. When asked by Metro when he had last seen Anderson before reuniting to film again, he admitted that "[i]t had been a number of years," but also added that "when you spend that much time with someone it doesn't feel like you've been apart. She's like my sister." When it was noted that the actors "must have been sick of ... each other" after they had "work[ed] so closely together for eight years," Duchovny confirmed that notion, explaining, "Absolutely. Familiarity breeds contempt." He explained, "It's nothing to do with the other person. All that fades away and you're just left with the appreciation and love for the people you've worked with for so long. We used to argue about nothing. We couldn't stand the sight of each other." Granted, according to Anderson, there was another reason why they did not get along. Gillian Anderson said she and David Duchovny 'were both pains in the arse' Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny may be able to thank their on-screen chemistry for being a part of what made The X-Files a success, however, they can't thank each other for making the filming experience any easier. "[T]here were definitely periods when we hated each other," Anderson told The Guardian in 2015. She then corrected herself, saying, "Hate is too strong a word. We didn"t talk for long periods of time. It was intense, and we were both pains in the arse for the other at various times." When asked how Duchovny was an, er, pain in her arse, she indulged in a lengthy pause before saying, "I'm not even going to begin to get into that. But we are closer today than we ever have been." That certainly seemed to be true because, although "Anderson was the most notable no-show at Duchovny's Walk of Fame event" in 2016, as The Guardian pointed out, "she did send a letter that was read aloud, a mock eulogy that ended with her jokingly saying, 'He'll always be my shining star. May his soul rest in peace.'" Oh, um, that's ... nice? As for Duchovny, he revealed that same year that he still deals with questions about a potential real-life romance between himself and Anderson, something that apparently "visibly frustrates him." He explained, "Gillian and I are not lovers, or boyfriend and girlfriend." And it kinda seems like they never will be.
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson appear as their iconic ‘X-files: The Movie’ in 1998. The duo played Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a pair of FBI agents tasked to investigate supernatural
Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Entertainment Life & Style TV & Radio Celebrity News DAVID DUCHOVNY has opened up on the enormity of his fame which came with The X-Files and, in turn, drove both he and Gillian Anderson "crazy". FOX/GETTYThe X-Files' David Duchovny opens up on feud with Gillian Anderson Don't miss the best new TV releases for 2022 and behind the scenes news Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More infoDavid and Gillian return as FBI agents Mulder and Scully in the long-awaited revival of The X-Files, which has already won over US audiences and is likely to do the same in the UK. But at the height of its success during the 90s, both actors became household names which caused turmoil between the two leading stars. Related articles "At times we were nuts with one another, where she [Anderson] was acting crazy or I was acting crazy, or we were both acting crazy," David, 55, told Radio Times. "But the thing about being crazy is you don't know you're crazy. I look back now and say, ‘Oh, I was a little nuts.' And I think Gillian would say the same. We both appreciate why the other was crazy. We get it, and forgive." FOXDavid admitted they both went 'crazy' at the height of their fame We both appreciate why the other was crazyDavid Duchoveny, Radio TimesThe actor also admitted finding the cult sci-fi series' conspiracy theories a little "hard to believe". He explained: "People can't keep secrets. I've never known anybody, not one person, to keep a secret. I find it hard to believe that they're keeping aliens from us because it's pretty juicy."The X-Files' return exceeded all expectations across the pond, eclipsing the viewing figures of its "final" episode in 2012. IPSO Regulated Copyright ©2022 Express Newspapers. "Daily Express" is a registered trademark. All rights reserved. Welcome to the NEW David and Gillian Archive. This site has now been simplified and is more mobile friendly. It may take a while to get used to, but there is now a search option to make things easier as well. More updates coming soon :) Screen captures from the various projects of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. It may be one of the summer’s most anticipated films of the year, at least for ardent fans of the Emmy winning TV series. The movie’s title, I Want to Believe, refers to Duchovny’s Mulder returning to the FBI to help solve the disappearance of an agent. The one clue is in the hands of a psychic priest [Billy Connolly] convicted of pedophilia. At his side is the more cynical pragmatist, Scully [Anderson] ex-lover and partner. The pair seem as comfortable off screen as on. Paul Fischer reports. Question: Can you talk about getting back into these characters after a five or six year period? Duchovny: Well, I had two weeks before Christmas of basically running around and chasing Callum Rennie who plays the running bad guy that I chase all over the place. That took a good two full weeks of running even though I know it’s only about ten seconds in the movie and then Gillian and I started working on it after Christmas break. The first two weeks I felt a little awkward and I didn’t really feel like I wanted to do longer scenes. I was just fine running around. Then as soon as Gillian and I started working and it was Mulder and Scully, then I kind of remembered what it was all about and that relationship kind of anchored my performance just as I think the relationship anchors this film. Anderson: I had a similar experience. This feels so weird. Summertime. I didn’t have all the running around that David had to do, but I did have my own unfortunate beginning which was starting with one of the most difficult scenes for Scully in the film where it’s later on in the script and she goes through a range of emotions in confronting Billy Connolly’s character. I just had a really hard time for those first couple of days. I had a really hard time just finding her, finding her voice. I think I must’ve gone through ten other characters in the process of trying to get to her when I had assumed that I would be able to show up on the first day and it would just be there. It wasn’t until I think day three when we got to work together, not just necessarily in a familiar environment which it really wasn’t, but in the environment of each other and the relationship and that it kind of felt natural and familiar and I felt like I’d landed this time. Question: The film was very heartfelt and thought provoking, similar to some of the early episodes. Did that play a part in coming back to this after all this time? Duchovny: No. My coming back was not based on script. At this point I have almost complete blind trust in Chris [Carter] and Frank [Spotnitz] to come up with the goods. So my only concern was that it should be a stand alone and not something that you needed specific knowledge of ‘The X-Files’ to enjoy. When I read the script I saw that it was that. Other than that I had no hopes or plans for what this would be. I just knew that the world we made and the world that Chris and Frank would remake was going to be satisfying to me. Anderson: I had stated my interest in being onboard sometime ago as well and by the time I read the script it was kind of a given that this was something that we were going to do. So I don’t think there was ever a point where I jumped more onboard or had an opportunity to back out of it
 Duchovny: She wanted a musical. Anderson: We’re not allowed to sing. Question: What do you think the secret is to your chemistry when you two plays these characters as actors? Anderson: We’ve actually been having a fifteen year affair. Duchovny: I don’t know why in the beginning, maybe just luck in the beginning. But after this long we actually do have a history and so when I look over at Gillian or I’m Mulder looking over at Scully, there’s a lot of shit that I can call on. We have a lot between us and so you don’t really have to make it up. I think that just as people, now fifteen years later, we have just shared so much regardless of how much we speak to one another. I expect to see Gillian even if I haven’t seen her for a year. She’s not even listening to me. Anderson: I was, I was! Duchovny: You just heard the last line. Anderson: I did. I was really distracted. I was listening to every word that you said. Duchovny: I don’t have a window like you do over there. Anderson: You can tune out now. Whatever it is that’s between us was there from the second that we started working together and it’s not quantifiable. I think it’s something that is unique and yes, they got lucky, but it was something that Chris had seen which is why he fought so hard, specifically, and this is something that’s been written about a lot, to cast me over someone else. He saw something between the two of us that was unique. Whether it’s luck or that we were meant to be with each other all along, I don’t know. Duchovny: I mean, there’s chemistry in life and there’s acting chemistry. I’m not saying they’re the same thing, but they’re as mysterious. Question: There’s the fact that you’ve both had children and have had children over the past six years or so. Does that align you more with a Mulder or Scully in terms of personal philosophy? Anderson: I mean, when Scully had a child I’d already had a child. Duchovny: Gillian had a child the first year of the show. Anderson: I had a child when I was three [laughs]. But I think that in the series, from what I remember, Scully thought that she had a child early on – Emily. Right? Duchovny: Oh, yeah. Anderson: I don’t think that I would’ve been able to get there as an actor realistically, if I did do it realistically because I can’t really remember, because obviously that experience would’ve been informed by the fact that I was already a mother. I’m sure that our conversations that we do have from time to time about this child that I gave away must be influenced by the fact that I’ve had children, but the show was so not about maternity. It wasn’t about parents. It wasn’t about that. They were actually anti-parents in a way. Question: But in terms of having your own children, does that make you more of a skeptic or a believer of miracles or in absolutes? Anderson: That’s interesting. I never related the two. Probably absolutes on my end. Duchovny: I’m gonna look out the window [laughs]. It’s miraculous. It’s spiritual. It’s otherworldly to have kids. It’s more Mulder, I think, but I don’t know. Anderson: But then also when you have kids, when your kids get sick or when family members do, not just your kids, but when there’s death there’s also absolutes and that can hit home at any stage of one’s life. Duchovny: See, we’re starting to argue. Question: When you play characters this deep for so long and then it stops, how much of that stays with you for life? Does it impact your personality in some way for life? Duchovny: That’s a very interesting question and I wouldn’t know how to answer it. I mean, it impacts your life because strangers can see you that way. I’ll sit here and I’ll answer questions about this fictional person and so it stays with me in that way. I wouldn’t say that I ever get up and think of Mulder unless I’m working on it. I think that I liked a lot about the guy. When I played him I liked his courage and I liked his energy to get to the truth and to the quest and all of that and I think that at one point I’d learned a little from that, like a fan might. I was a fan of the guy. So that’s as far as I go in terms of saying that he lives in me. Anderson: It’s the same for me. I don’t do things, mannerisms or something and think, ‘Oh, that was kind of like Scully.’ But by the same token I don’t know how much of me today wasn’t influenced by the fact that I got to play her for such a long time. It’s possible that there are aspects of my seriousness or my independence or my inquisitiveness about the medical profession or science or something that aren’t directly related to the fact that I lived with her for such a long time. But that’s hard to qualify and hard to say. Duchovny: When Gillian operates on a human being – Anderson: That’s when I’m reminded of Scully. Question: Gillian, Scully was always rocking a cell phone way before everyone else. Always on the cell phone and using it. What’s your own relationship to your cell phone, and how do you think that the character has informed strong female law enforcement characters? Anderson: I think I only ever talked to Mulder on that cell phone. I don’t think that there were any conversation that was ever had with anyone else except for Mulder, if you remember. Duchovny: You were in my fave five. Anderson: Was I number one or number two? Remember how big our cell phones were? We just happened to have them in our pockets. Duchovny: Yeah. You had to have like a trench coat to have them in the pocket. Anderson: A cell phone in one and a Xenon flash in the other. Duchovny: ‘Hello? I’m talking to you on a phone that’s not attached to anything.’ Anderson: I’ve had letters from people, even actually recently, who have said, ‘Funnily enough I’ve been a fan for many years and it’s because of Scully that I’m now a forensic pathologist -‘ or ‘I’m now a medical doctor -‘ or ‘I’m now in the FBI -‘ or any of the fifteen things that she was as a professional to be able to say all those complicated words. Duchovny: You were talented. The cell phone question is interesting because I think that it extended the life of the series because Gillian and I were so fatigued and the advent of the cell phone, in what year? ’96? I don’t know. But it was instrumental in us being able to have time off because we could split up and we didn’t have to be in the same room to have a conversation. I’m being totally serious. I could have some time off and Gillian could have some time off and we’d just talk on the phone to one another rather than being in every scene together. Anderson: It’s very true. Duchovny: So if not for the cell phone no second half of ‘The X-Files’. Question: In terms of what’s on film how much does Chris encourage a sense of humor? Duchovny: Very, very, very little. Chris and I have always kind of battled over that. In the series it got in more and more for both of us as we went on and did what we thought of as the funny episodes and we both enjoyed doing those because they were like vacations and certainly Chris, as the show runner, was guiding that and letting that happen and saw the virtue in what a huge tent this show so that it could encompass everything from stand alones to mythology to parody of itself. I can’t think of another show that ever did that. We just never did the musical. We never did that, but that’s the only thing, thank goodness. But in terms of me coming up with stuff in the moment, usually Chris doesn’t like that because he has a different theory about the tension than I do. He really feels like it lets the air out of things and he doesn’t like to do that. I feel like I like to let the air out. So that’s just a difference opinion we have. I don’t know what your take on that is. Anderson: I’m not funny. Question: Did you ever ask her to the No Pants Restaurant? Duchovny: No, I never did. But I think I will. Anderson: Give me a few months, please [laughs]. Question: David, you famously sort of distanced yourself from the show in the last season, being fatigued, and then we hear that you’re really who was big into getting this movie done. Can you talk about that? Is it a love/hate relationship? Duchovny: I wouldn’t characterize me as the one who really wanted to get it going, but I’m certainly someone who would always say yes whenever Chris and I would talk about it. The love/hate has nothing to do with the actual content, the actual people, the actual anything. The love/hate had to do with me wanting to get on with the rest of my life, the rest of my career and when you think about it, that I did eight years and Gillian did nine, that’s a lifetime. There are no other dramas that keep the same characters that run that long. If you look at ‘Law & Order’ or ‘ER’, they’re twenty years old or whatever they are, but they’re completely recast. So it’s just not something you see. You don’t see actors not get fatigued and not get frustrated in a drama where we’re working, cell phones or not, everyday for many, many hours playing the same characters. So it’s just natural to burnout. There was always love for the show and love for the character. There was never any hate for that. Anderson: But it’s interesting that it’s always something for the press to latch onto. It’s always a surprise, in some way or it’s a good headline, that someone wants to leave. It creates good drama and so it always becomes this thing where actually it’s just a natural thing. Duchovny: Right, like you’re ungrateful in some way. Yes, I love ‘The X-Files’ and I love Vancouver. Those things are true. Question: Can you talk about working in the severe weather conditions up in Canada? Anderson: This time around I didn’t have as much exposure to it as David did. Fortunately, Chris didn’t write those words in the script for Scully. But I was up there in Whistler and when I arrived it was about eighteen below. Fortunately it didn’t stay there for too long, but I was out there for probably a good couple of weeks, I guess and it’s beautiful, but it’s also exhausting. Duchovny: Yeah. Let me try to say this in a way that’s right. Just doing quotation marks is going to get me in trouble. I had to work in one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world for almost three weeks. Pity me. I think it’s hard sometimes. The logistics of it is if you’re out in the middle of nowhere and you’re running around in the freezing rain or snow you don’t get a chance to go off and warm up in your trailer because you’re seeing so much that your trailer is on the other side of the town. So you are stuck in clothes that aren’t fitting for the environment for a long time. So, yeah, it’s a pain in the ass, but you just suck it up and it’s not going to be that long and your feet are cold and your ass is cold and your hands are cold and your muscles are cold. You just suck it up. Anderson: I think one of the more physically challenging aspects for me at the time were that there were a couple of scenes where we had quite a bit of dialogue and when you’re in that kind of weather and the wind is slightly blowing and the snow is coming down, your lips actually do freeze. They do. There were a couple of times that were reminiscent of the pilot. There was a scene in the pilot where we’re in this pouring forest rain that’s freezing and I’m screeching at him about one thing or another – Duchovny: ‘You mean to say thirty miles?! Came here?!’ Anderson: Are you making fun of me? Duchovny: No. I just remember it. Anderson: I remember it too. It felt very much like that, but what was reminiscent was the fact that my mouth wouldn’t work. I had all this stuff to say and it just comes out as gobbledygook. Duchovny: But when you see it on film it’s just gorgeous. You look at those big snow flakes coming down in the movie and it’s worth it. Anderson: It’s beautiful. Duchovny: You have to know that when you’re putting up with it, that if you’re experiencing this discomfort it’s probably going to look pretty good on film. Anderson: If there’s pain involved. Question: What are your next projects? And was the George Bush/J. Edgar Hoover thing scripted or did it just come about? Duchovny: Yeah, that was completely scripted and that was an example of where I was trying to be what I thought was funny and Chris was like, ‘No. No.’ Anderson: Probably because he knew in the back of his mind that that little bit of music right there was going to be in there which kind of does the humor for it. Duchovny: Yeah, so no. That was actually always in it and was written in, literally as George Bush and J. Edgar Hoover. Anderson: We tried a few other versions of it. Duchovny: Yeah, what did we do? I thought they were funny. It was funny. I can’t remember. Question: Your upcoming projects? Anderson: I’ve got a couple of things coming out, but the next thing I’m going to do is a play in London. I’m going to do a play there a couple of months after the baby is born. Question: During your run of the show and of the movie, because of the things that you guys handled, did you ever experience any real paranormal happenings either on the set or outside of it? Anderson: At Riverview. There was a place that we shot during the series and also during the film that was an abandoned insane asylum – Duchovny: But not so abandoned. It was like half abandoned and half not. Anderson: Yeah. The top floor was being used for something. Duchovny: But there were some crazy people wandering around. Anderson: Yeah. It was miles and miles of institution and insanity. Duchovny: Actually, where we did the photos for this movie, that was where – Anderson: That was really creepy. Duchovny: We went into these rooms, tiny little rooms, that only had loops on the floor for where you would hook someone’s retraining irons onto. Anderson: There’s paint peeling and all of that stuff. Duchovny: But I’ve never really had a paranormal experience per say in my life. I believe in the spirit and the energy, but I’ve never seen it. I’ve felt it, but not seen it. Question: David, what’s your next project? Duchovny: I believe I will be doing this movie called ‘The Joneses’ and then ‘Californication’ season two is coming out in September. I have just three more days of filming of that and then we’re done.
In "Plus One," the third episode of The X-Files season 11, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) reconnected in an intimate way and fans finally got a shot of the two of them in
Elle confirme qu'Ă  certaines pĂ©riodes, les deux stars ne pouvaient pas se supporter. Aujourd'hui, Gillian Anderson et David Duchovny sont trĂšs proches. A tel point qu'on leur a mĂȘme prĂȘtĂ© une aventure amoureuse, ces derniers mois. Mais Ă  la grande Ă©poque de X-Files, c'Ă©tait beaucoup plus tendu en coulisses, entre Mulder et Scully. InvitĂ©e au Salt Lake Comic Con FanX, Ă  Salt Lake City, la belle rousse est revenue en dĂ©tails sur sa relation compliquĂ©e avec son camarade de jeu : "Nous nous entendions globalement bien (dans les annĂ©es 1990), mais il y avait des pĂ©riodes, durant ces 9 ans, durant lesquelles on s'entendait clairement beaucoup moins bien." La comĂ©dienne n'a pas prĂ©cisĂ© les raisons du (ou des) conflit, mais elle avance que David Duchovny et elle ont passĂ© trop de temps ensemble. "On se taquinait mutuellement neuf mois par an. C'est un peu comme si nous Ă©tions frĂšre et sƓur. Des drames arrivent. Et puis on grandit..." X-Files, saison 11 : Gillian Anderson n'a pas Ă©tĂ© approchĂ©e (pour le moment) Avec le temps, ils ont su surmonter leurs diffĂ©rences, continue Gillian Anderson : "Je pense que nous avons rĂ©alisĂ© que, durant cette pĂ©riode dĂ©vorante de la sĂ©rie originale, nous Ă©tions essentiellement les seules personnes Ă  pouvoir comprendre ce que nous traversions Ă  l'Ă©poque. Et on a commencĂ© Ă  se dire : 'En fait, ce serait bien mieux si on s'entendait bien non ?' C'est venu avec la nostalgie du temps, de la tendresse, et un peu plus de maturitĂ©. Et puis en vieillissant, on se dit qu'on va mourir bientĂŽt, alors autant ĂȘtre amis !"

Duchovny and Anderson repries their roles as Agents Mulder and Scully in 'The X-Files' revival -- premiering Jan. 24 on Fox.

Gillian Anderson finally addresses those surgery rumours and rift with X Files co-star David DuchovnyThe actress spilled the beans on Jonathan RossGillian Anderson has denied having surgeryGillian Anderson's youthful complexion has certainly sparked a few rumours. Many fans tuning into Channel 5's X Files re-boot - 23 years after the original series hit screens, are convinced the actress must have had surgery to look so flawless. During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show , the US beauty finally addressed those stories. Slamming the rumours as completely false, she said: "I don’t really give a f*** because I know it’s not true. But the fact is, it's shaming. Let’s say that I had decided to, that’s my choice." READ MORE:X-Files racism storm as viewers accuse show of 'promoting Islamaphobia' Gillian's youthful complexion has triggered rumours ( Image: Fox) When the host commented that her male co-star David Duchovny wouldn’t have to put up with an article analysing his face for plastic surgery, Gillian joked: "Of course his whole face has been done!" During the chat, the actress also opened up about her headline-grabbing rift with X Files co-star David, which she confirmed was caused by her HAIR. Gillian confirmed her rift with X-Files co-star David Duchovny was over hair ( Image: 20thCentFox) "It’s so stupid," she giggled. "I can’t talk about this without just laughing and laughing, it’s just so silly. It takes women a lot longer than it takes men because, it’s very damp in Vancouver and so my hair gets frizzy. We shoot in the rain all the time and then I’m a drowned rat and then we have to wait around for them to blowdry it and everything. And so there’s a lot of waiting because of me. "It didn’t encourage our [friendship] but I got it, I understood
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FBI Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) receives a new assignment and a new partner — Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) — on the same day. Officially, she's expected to assist
"The X-Files" star Gillian Anderson told Variety that she had to rebel while filming the original show. She pointed to sexist behaviors on set such as being asked to walk behind her male costar David Duchovny. Anderson also said she would not return for a reboot unless a "whole new set of writers" were hired. Loading Something is loading. Gillian Anderson told Variety that she had a "knee-jerk reaction" when she was asked to walk behind her male costar David Duchovny while filming "The X-Files."The science-fiction mystery series, which began in 1993 and ran for eleven seasons, followed two FBI special agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson), who solved paranormal cases. During an interview with Variety after being nominated for a Variety Icon Award, Anderson said she tried to push back against sexist behaviors on set when she worked on the show."I was expected to walk behind [costar Duchovny] when [our characters] walked up to the front doors of the people we were investigating," she said. "There were things that I rebelled against." Anderson did not tell Variety who specifically enforced or requested this or whether she succeeded in making changes on set. However, this is not the first time Anderson has criticized the an interview with Red magazine in 2014, she said the pay gap between herself and Duchovny was "massive." Gillian Anderson has played Detective Dana Scully on "The X-Files" for 11 seasons. Shane Harvey/Fox When the series returned in 2016 for its final two seasons, after originally finishing on season nine, Anderson was reportedly offered half of what Duchovny was given, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Last year, Anderson said in a roundtable THR interview that she had put her foot down for the new seasons after she had previously spoken out about the pay. THR later reported that a source said they received equal pay for the two seasons. "We were going back to do another season and Fox came to me to offer, I don't know, a 10th of what my costar was being offered," the 53-year-old actress said. "That was the point where I was like, 'Fuck this. I'm actually going to talk about this [publicly].'"Anderson added that she had an advantage in that she could not be fired because fans would get upset with the series won 16 primetime Emmys over the years and has become a cult classic especially due to Anderson's character who had inspired women to become who told THR last year that she had "mini breakdowns" while filming "The X-Files," told Variety that she isn't entirely keen on returning to the series for a reboot or new season. "It just feels like such an old idea," the "Sex Education" star said. "I've done it, I did it for so many years, and it also ended on such an unfortunate note.""In order to even begin to have that conversation, there would need to be a whole new set of writers and the baton would need to be handed on for it to feel like it was new and progressive," Anderson added. "So yeah, it's very much in the past."In 2017, The Washington Post reported that only men had been hired for "The X-Files" writing room for the newer response to this Anderson tweeted: "And 2 out of 207 eps directed by women. I too look forward to the day when the numbers are different. #TheFutureisFemale." —Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) June 29, 2017
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