JamesG
04-01-2024, 07:03 PM
"The X-Files" Creator says Studio Execs asked ‘Where’s the Sex Appeal?’ about Gillian Anderson
by Zack Sharf
April 1, 2024
“The X-Files” creator Chris Carter is not involved in the upcoming reboot, which is being shepherded by filmmaker Ryan Coogler. In a new interview with Inverse, Carter said he has no reservations about letting someone else put their stamp on his beloved franchise
Whether or not David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will appear in Coogler’s reboot remains to be seen.
Carter remembered Fox executives not exactly embracing his casting choices when he pitched the two actors in the early 1990s. The studio wanted a bombshell like Pamela Anderson to play Scully.
“Where’s the sex appeal?” Carter remembered studio executives asking him. “Even though Gillian’s beautiful, she wasn’t their idea of sexy. First, because they didn’t understand what I was trying to do with the show. And she was an unknown, so that never helps.”
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/x-files-creator-gillian-anderson-not-sexy-enough-1235957120/
by Zack Sharf
April 1, 2024
“The X-Files” creator Chris Carter is not involved in the upcoming reboot, which is being shepherded by filmmaker Ryan Coogler. In a new interview with Inverse, Carter said he has no reservations about letting someone else put their stamp on his beloved franchise
Whether or not David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will appear in Coogler’s reboot remains to be seen.
Carter remembered Fox executives not exactly embracing his casting choices when he pitched the two actors in the early 1990s. The studio wanted a bombshell like Pamela Anderson to play Scully.
“Where’s the sex appeal?” Carter remembered studio executives asking him. “Even though Gillian’s beautiful, she wasn’t their idea of sexy. First, because they didn’t understand what I was trying to do with the show. And she was an unknown, so that never helps.”
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/x-files-creator-gillian-anderson-not-sexy-enough-1235957120/