‘The X-Files’ creator Chris Carter says new director’s cut of ‘I Want

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Reporting

Space.com reports that 'The X-Files' creator Chris Carter says new director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' is 'the horror movie that we really wanted to make' (interview). Chris Carter, creator of "The X-Files", is revisiting the 2008 film "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" in an new R-rated director's cut coming to Hulu on Aug. 14. The key issue is what the mission or observation makes possible next: better data, stronger hardware, new experiments, or clearer science.

The Details

• Space.com: 'The X-Files' creator Chris Carter says new director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' is 'the horror movie that we really wanted to make' (interview)
• Chris Carter, creator of "The X-Files", is revisiting the 2008 film "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" in an new R-rated director's cut coming to Hulu on Aug. 14

The Context

Space updates can look routine from the outside: a launch, a docking, an instrument check, another mission note. Look closer, though, and they are usually about data, endurance, materials, communications, robotics, or the next piece of exploration infrastructure.

Next Developments

• scientific results from the mission
• follow-up research publications
• practical applications on Earth