Last month, US streaming platform Hulu (a section of Disney+ in the UK) announced it had ordered a pilot for a new iteration of the iconic series, from the filmmaker behind Sinners and Marvel's Black Panther franchise.
It remains unclear whether Coogler's The X-Files will share a wider universe with the original series or branch out into its own fresh continuity, but we do know that it has the enthusiastic stamp of approval from Anderson.
Speaking at Washington DC's Awesome Con, she revealed that she'd had a "few conversations" with the writer-director about his vision for the revival, and came away confident in what he was cooking.
View oEmbed on the source websiteHer words seemed to pre-empt the harsh scrutiny (or outright trolling) that reboots of much-loved properties can often suffer, urging viewers to "give it a break" when it is unveiled to the public.
Previously, the Sex Education and The Crown star had stated that she was "finished" with the role of Dana Scully, making headlines in 2018 by saying "that's the end of that" on The X-Files season 11 press tour (via Consequence of Sound).
For now, we're still waiting to hear whether The X-Files revival will even receive a full season order, so it might be wise for us not to get ahead of ourselves.
"My mum means the world to me… so this is a big one for me," he told Variety last year. "I want to do right by her and the fans. My mum has read some of the stuff I wrote for it. She's fired up."
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