“X-Files” Movie Lining Up the Stars

Chris Carter’s next “X-Files” movie has just signed on rapper Xzibit (”8 Mile”), actress Amanda Peet (”Martian Child”) and Billy Connolly (”Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) to star alongside David Duchovny (Agent Fox Mulder) and Gillian Anderson (Agent Dana Scully) for the long overdue sequel to the first 1998 film and TV series. Carter is adamant to remind fans that this next project is not a sequel but will stand on its own merit.

The Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz script is under tight security. The film will begins production next month in Vancouver and is hoping for a July 2008 release date.