Disney+ is expanding its library with the director’s cut version of a divisive 2008 sci-fi movie from 20th Century Fox. As of today, the director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, is available to stream on Disney+.
What do we know about David Duchovny’s The X-Files: I Want to Believe?
The X-Files: I Want to Believe director’s cut is expected to feature more R-rated horror elements, which director Chris Carter originally removed from the film’s final theatrical cut after the studio pushed for a more PG-13 version. In the 2008 film, Duchony and Anderson reunited as the iconic mystery-solving duo in the franchise’s second feature film. Unlike the first installment, the sequel divided critics and fans over its plot. It currently holds a 32% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 167 reviews.
“Though FBI special agent Fox Mulder and his partner, Dr. Dana Scully, once chased things that go bump in the night, his tireless search for the truth out there has led to his professional exile. However, a missing-persons case leads to the agents’ reunion, along with an encounter with a priest who may or may not be experiencing psychic visions,” reads the official synopsis.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe director’s cut was written and directed by original series creator Chris Carter. The movie also starred Amanda Peet as Dakota Whitney, Billy Connolly as Father Joe, Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner as Mosley Drummy, Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner, Callum Keith Rennie as Janke Dacyshyn, and more. During its theatrical run, it grossed over $68 million at the box office.
