David Duchovny is supposed to be doing PR for his upcoming miniseries, Aquarius on NBC. But all anyone wants to talk about is the recently announced revival of The X-Files, which will reunite Duchovny with his co-star, Gillian Anderson and series creator, Chris Carter.
During an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, Duchovny played into the renewed interest in The X-Files by revealing that two more of the series’ original stars will be back.
“Mitch Pileggi will come back,” revealed Duchovny. “And the Cigarette-Smoking Man — if that means anything to anyone — will be coming back.” It’s no surprise that Pileggi will reprise his role as FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner. Pileggi appeared in all nine seasons of the series and both X-Files feature films.
However, the inclusion of the Cigarette-Smoking Man as played by William B. Davis is unexpected, given his character’s gruesome death in the final episode of The X-Files. But it wouldn’t be the first time that Cigarette-Smoking Man cheated death on the series.
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You can watch Duchovny’s Late Show appearance in the video below.
TVWise is also reporting a rumor that Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are also set to reprise their roles as John Doggett and Monica Reyes, respectively. Patrick and Gish were brought into The X-Files during the final two seasons to help carry the show after Duchovny left the series. Doggett and Reyes were last seen driving off together in the series finale.
The X-Files six episode event series will begin filming this summer in Vancouver.
