'X-Files: I Want to Believe': L.A. Film Festival Sneak Peek with David Duchovny and Chris Carter
By Fred Topel, Special to Hollywood.com
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
3. There are some new people in the movie too:
"Amanda Peet, we were looking for somebody who had Gillian's gravity and intelligence and authority to be this really strong, smart, capable young FBI agent commanding this manhunt," said Spotnitz. "Xzibit was just discovered in casting. We had no clue. As it turned out, he had done a rap song that mentioned The X-Files years ago. Then Billy Connolly was somebody that Chris had really wanted to work with for a very long time, admired from a movie called Mrs. Brown and he wanted to do it as well. He actually has a lovely goatee and we had to shave it off for which we felt very guilty." Duchovny joked about Xzibit, "He pimped Chris's ride."
