UPDATE #2 SEE BELOW! The idea for a second X-Files film has been in the works for a long time. The IESB attended the TV Set press day today and spoke with David Duchovny about just that!

Back in 2005 Duchovny told IGN, "According to USA Today, Duchovny told reporters at the recent 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards that he expected to shoot X-Files 2 some time this year or in early 2006. Elaborating on the project, the actor said it would not involve the alien conspiracy storyline that helped make the television series so popular. Instead, he stated, it would be a standalone supernatural horror film."

Well we know it obviously didn't happen, but things never happen quickly in Hollywood.

Duchovny spoke about it briefly to the IESB today while promoting TV Set.

Duchovny says X-Files fans will have their second film after all! He revealed to the IESB that they were in final negotiations for the second X-Files film and should wrap this week. Plans are to start shooting in '08 or sooner!

If negotiations get nailed down this week as planned, it looks like he will once again fill the shoes of our favorite Special Agent, Fox Mulder.

IESB will keep you updated!

UPDATE! We followed up with David Duchovny after our brief discussion ealier in the day regarding X-Files 2, we wanted to get a bit more info on the script and other cast. Here is a transcript of what he said below --

Q: Is the storyline you talked about last year still the same? It won’t involve aliens or a science fiction element and have more of a horror element?

David Duchovny: Not a horror film when compared to today’s standards like Saw and Hostel but more of a supernatural thriller.

Q: Who is all returning for the film?

DD: The story will revolve around Gillian’s character, Dana Scully, and my character, Fox Mulder.

Q: Are they going to address the time issue, the space between each film? Are they still in the FBI?

DD: There is no script completed, they are still developing the entire story.

UPDATE #2! For those of you who wrote in and asked, we wanted to get the rest of the X-Files tidbits up about the second film including information about Robert Patrick, here are some further quotes from David Duchovny --

Q: Could you give us an update on the X-Files movie?

DD: We'll do another movie or two, we'll continue to do movies if the next one does well.

Q: Is there a script already written?

DD: There is a board, as we say, a story.

Q: Do you think Robert Patrick will be back?

DD: No, no, it's just going to be the core [characters].

Sounds good to me! We'll update again if any further details develop!