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25 July 2008 12:06 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Amanda Peet

Directed by Chris Carter

Rated PG-13

There's definitely wishful thinking in the title of the new X-Files movie. Ten years after the first film and nearly a decade after the finale of the landmark series we get The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Fans who have missed the show and even casual viewers who admired its constant risk taking and envelope pushing probably want to believe. So did I.

For the better part of an hour, The X-Files delivers on its promise, and not surprisingly, it tapers off a little after that. This feels like an extended episode, which is not meant to slight the film at all, because for many years, this show was among television's best written dramas. But because of the dramatic weight of the story - which I'll go to great lengths

Colin Boyd

20 July 2008 8:38 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Dread Central just got word from the recent press junket for The X-Files: I Want To Believe that when the flick hits DVD, it'll feature a "longer, more explicit, unrated, director's cut." Makes you curious what kind of material they cut out or had to tone down for the theatrical release next week! The X-Files: I Want To Believe opens next Friday, July 25th, 2008 here in the Us; August 1st, 2008 in the UK and stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit and Billy Connolly. Series creator Chris Carter wrote and directed the sequel.

Also, check out our Fright exclusive interview with A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 actress Tuesday Knight, who talks about her experience working on The X-Files episode "Trevor"! (Click the frame below!)

18 July 2008 6:31 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Empire Online got their hands on the UK poster for the upcoming sequel The X-Files: I Want To Believe aka The X Files 2 by director Chris Carter (The X Files: Revelations) and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Synopsis: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully with this long-delayed big-screen continuation that revives the series six years after it headed off the air in 2002. Creator Chris Carter returns to direct, co-writing the script with series veteran Frank Spotnitz for 20th Century Fox. Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit co-star in the stand-alone sequel. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Brian Corder

17 July 2008 6:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Amanda Peet has apologised for calling parents who refuse to vaccinate their children "parasites" in a U.S. lifestyle and family magazine.

The new mum has hammered celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Charlie Sheen who vocally oppose vaccinations in the latest issue of American publication Cookie.

In an article about motherhood, the Whole Nine Yards star says, "There are a lot of misconceptions about the dangers of vaccinations... (but) frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites."

Peet is now backtracking after upsetting family groups with her remarks. In a statement, she says, "I believe in my heart that my use of the word 'parasites' was mean and divisive."

"I completely understand why it offended some parents, and in particular, parents of children with autism who feel that vaccines caused their illness.

"For this I am truly sorry. Since my mom has Parkinson's Disease, I know what it feels like to want a concrete cause, and a concrete cure, as soon as possible. However, I still believe that the decision not to vaccinate our children bodes for a dangerous future."

McCarthy is among those fighting vaccinations, claiming birth injections contributed to her son's autism.

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14 July 2008 3:45 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

The always awesome Woody Harrelson (Natural Born Killers, Transsiberian) will be joining John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet and Thomas McCarthy in Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic disaster movie 2012, according to MTV. I play a guy whos been talking for a long time, the whole world thinks hes crazy, Harrelson said of his character. But hes been talking that theres gonna be hell to pay for whats been going on ecologically and everything. The story centers on an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe and makes contact with his double in order to prevent an apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayans.

11 July 2008 1:18 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Singaporean actor Chin Han is the latest name to sign up to Roland Emmerich's disaster epic 2012. The Dark Knight star will join John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejifor and Danny Glover in the film, which revolves around an academic researcher who battles to prevent an apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayans. Variety quotes him as saying: "I have (more)

By Beth Hilton

9 July 2008 10:07 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

Singaporean actor Chin Han (The Dark Knight) will next star in Roland Emmerich's 2012, according to Variety. Chin Han joins an ensemble cast that includes John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejifor and Danny Glover. The pic, co-written and to be produced and directed by Emmerich for Centropolis Entertainment and Columbia Studios, begins shooting in Vancouver in August. Additional producers are Harold Kloser, Larry Franco and Mark Gordon, with Centropolis' Ute Emmerich and Michael Wimer exec producing. "I have always enjoyed Roland Emmerich's epic take on sci-fi and disaster movies and really look forward to being a part of this film," Chin Han said.

3 July 2008 12:24 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Thomas McCarthy has joined the cast of Roland Emmerich's disaster movie 2012. McCarthy, a supporting actor who has recently found success writing and directing indie features The Station Agent and The Visitor, will play the boyfriend of Amanda Peet's character. "As an actor, I've never worked on anything with this scale before, and I always go see these movies," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "And then there's the director part of me. I get really excited about (more)

By Simon Reynolds

1 July 2008 10:17 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

Thomas McCarthy, the writer and director behind the season's indie sleeper hit, "The Visitor," is moving into disaster movie territory by booking a role in Roland Emmerich's "2012." He will star alongside John Cusack that includes Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Oliver Platt. McCarthy will play the boyfriend of Peet, who is the ex-wife of Cusack's character. Read on to see what he had to say about his role in the apocalyptic sci-fi thriller... McCarthy said he is driven to roles out of curiosity. "As an actor, I've never worked on anything with this scale before, and I always go see these movies," he tells Variety. "And then there's the director part of me. I get really excited about working with directors like this, who do things that are so wildly different from me. And he really is. He works on a totally different canvas."

1 July 2008 10:10 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Although he’s not the kind of guy you would normally expect to see in a big Hollywood action blockbuster, Thomas McCarthy has signed on to star in Roland Emmerich’s upcoming apocalyptic thriller “2012.”

The film focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in 2012. John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover and Amanda Peet are already on board.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, McCarthy will play Peet’s boyfriend. Peet herself will star as the ex-wife of Cusack’s character, a limo driver who wants to become a writer.

McCarthy’s acting credits include small roles in “Michael Clayton” and “Flags of Our Fathers.” He’s also known for writing and directing “The Station Agent” and “The Visitor,” two of my favorite indie flicks.

Shooting for “2012” will kick off later this summer, with a release

Franck Tabouring

24 June 2008 11:15 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

This weekend 20th Century Fox updated their official website for X-Files: I Want To Believe, which arrives in theaters everywhere July 25. Besides releasing a bunch of new stills, they also posted a new widget that will help the super fan interact with other fans. You can check out the widget inside or click the link above to start browsing the updated site. Directed by Chris Carter, the long awaited sequel stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie and Adam Godley. The studio is keeping the film's logline under wraps, but stressed the pic is a stand-alone story and supernatural thriller that takes the complicated relationship between Mulder and Scully in new directions.

23 June 2008 11:59 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Love it or hate it, The X-Files was a cultural milestone that brought horror back in a big way. Like the rest of America, I went through the mid-Nineties completely addicted and eagerly anticipated the Friday night paranoia of agents Mulder and Scully. But following the departure of writers Glen Morgan & James Wong and the first big screen movie, the show took a creative nosedive and slowly burnt out through season after season of bad story arcs. Now, seven years later, The X-Files: I Want To Believe hopes to reignite the glory days for a whole new generation. But can Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz restore the elements that made us fall in love with the series?

The duo came out to the L.A. Film Festival with star David Duchovny to screen footage and talk up the film. The first clip showed the opening scene, where a woman returns

Andrew Kasch

18 June 2008 1:26 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

Although it doesn't appear to be much different than the new theatrical trailer, Apple.com has posted what's said to be an exclusive internet trailer for X-Files: I Want To Believe, 20th Century Fox's highly anticipated sequel arriving in theaters July 25. I love that the trailer reveals nothing and yet looks so incredibly interesting. Directed by Chris Carter, the sequel to the popular TV series stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie and Adam Godley. The studio is keeping the film's logline under wraps, but stressed the pic is a stand-alone story and supernatural thriller that takes the complicated relationship between Mulder and Scully in new directions.

13 June 2008 2:23 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

The cast is growing for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming apocalyptic action spectacle “2012,” and the latest to join the gang is Amanda Peet, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt and Danny Glover are already on board.

The film focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in the year 2012, as predicted by the Mayan calendar.

Peet will jumps into the female lead as Cusack’s ex-wife. Cusack himself plays a limo driver who wants to become a writer, with Glover starring as the president and Thandie Newton playing the latter’s daughter.

Emmerich is directing a script he wrote with Harald Kloser. The two previously collaborated on the screenplay for Emmerich’s recent action spectacle “10,000 B.C.”

Peet was last seen alongside Cusack in “Martian Child.” She will next star in Chris Carter

Franck Tabouring

12 June 2008 10:08 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

I know it's not really horror, but all the other sites are covering it and it is about the apocalypse. Today it was announced that Amanda Peet (X-Files: I Want to Believe) has landed the female lead in Roland Emmerich's epic disaster project 2012. Peet is joining a strong ensemble cast led by John Cusack that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Oliver Platt. "2012" revolves around a global cataclysm and the heroic struggle of the survivors. Peet is playing Cusack's ex-wife, newly married to a wealthy man. Cusack plays a divorced father trying to become a writer while holding a job as a limo driver. Emmerich wrote the script with Harald Kloser. Barring an actors strike, the movie will shoot in July. The release date for "2012" is July 10, 2009.

4 June 2008 2:41 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

This trailer's actually been making the rounds the last few days in a number of international formats on You Tube. Well, you might have seen it if you were fast enough to catch them before they were pulled by Fox! Alas, X-files fans, you need not worry! Yahoo has has posted the official new theatrical trailer for Mulder & Scully's latest outing X-files: I Want To Believe. The new 2 minute trailer gives a solid look at what the film will be like without really giving anything away. (Can't wait!) Check it out for yourselves at This link on Yahoo's site. The movie opens July 25th, 2008 and stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit and Billy Connolly. Series creator Chris Carter wrote and directed the sequel.

23 April 2008 5:45 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt and Rebecca Hall have joined the cast of Nicole Holofcener's new comedy-drama.

Holofcener will write and direct the movie, which revolves around a couple (Platt and Catherine Keener) who live next door to an elderly woman whose New York apartment they own.

They are waiting for their neighbour to die so they can reclaim the property but their plans are compromised . . .

Beth_Hilton_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Beth Hilton)

31 March 2008 8:17 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

This week is something of a nostalgia trip with a period comedy, Freddie Prinze Jr. and a concert documentary about a group of men who, by all the laws of man and nature, should not still be alive and walking around.

"The Flight of the Red Balloon"

After being nominated for the Palme d'Or an incredible five times at Cannes, it's no wonder that director Hou Hsiao-hsien has become a Francophile. In his first film outside of Asia, the "Three Times" auteur directs the country's first lady of cinema, Juliette Binoche, in a story about an overburdened mother who receives a much-needed lift from her son's Chinese nanny (Song Fang) as they turn the City of Lights into a magical playground for the 7-year-old Simon . a tribute to Albert Lamorisse's 1956 short. In French with subtitles.

Opens in limited release.

"Jack and Jill vs. the World

Neil Pedley

18 articles from 2008