The director's cut of "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" will be released on August 14 on the Hulu streaming service. Chris Carter has restored the original edit of the 2008 film, and now the film has received an R-rating ("restricted") instead of PG-13, with which it was released in theaters 18 years ago.
In addition, the re-release received an expanded title — The X-Files: I Want to Believe — Vrach Frankenshteyn. The director used the transliteration of the Russian phrase "Vrach Frankenshteyn" (Doctor Frankenstein), but what meaning he put into it is still unknown.
Hulu positions the director's cut as one that "faithfully restores the director's original vision." However, the exact runtime, list of changes, and volume of additional materials have not yet been disclosed.
The thriller "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" was released in 2008 — six years after the original series concluded. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprised their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who had left the FBI. According to the plot, the former agents team up to investigate the disappearance of a department employee, enlisting the help of a priest who is haunted by supernatural visions.
Apparently, the release of the director's cut is intended to fuel interest in the franchise amidst preparations for its reboot. Ryan Coogler, the director of "Sinners," is working on the new series. He has already completed filming the pilot episode, but the further fate of the project has not yet been decided.