Carter's X-Files Director's Cut Hits Disney+ August 14
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- Chris Carter's director's cut of 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe — Vrach Frankenshteyn' premieres on Disney+ and Hulu on August 14, nearly 20 years after Carter originally intended to release his version.
- Carter's cut intensifies the horror elements removed from the 2008 theatrical release to achieve a PG-13 rating, with the film functioning as a contemporary take on Dr. Frankenstein.
- The 2008 original starred David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Mitch Pileggi as Mulder, Scully, and Skinner, and served as the sequel to the 1998 X-Files film.
- Ryan Coogler is writing and directing a reboot pilot for the franchise, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel cast as two FBI agents assigned to a long-shuttered division handling unexplained phenomena.
- The reboot's ensemble cast also includes Amy Madigan, Steve Buscemi, Ben Foster, Devery Jacobs, Lochlyn Munro, Tantoo Cardinal, Joel D. Montgrand, and Sofia Grace Clifton.
Why it matters: After nearly 20 years, X-Files fans finally get Carter's unrated vision on August 14, and Disney+ pairs the cut's release with Ryan Coogler's reboot — a coordinated relaunch that puts the franchise's future under new creative leadership while preserving the original creator's darker cut.
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