Chris Carter

Reporter: At the heart of The X Files movie's story, we see Mulder saving Scully again. Was that something you gave thought to? Chris: We thought it would work best this way. It felt like the natural choice. People are asking about the fact that it's once again the damsel in distress being rescued by the man. But Scully rescues Mulder in the room where the bomb was about to go off, so that he could rescue her later. So there's an equality there. Certainly, Scully is a strong character and she took action in that building. I've always written Scully strong and I don't see the fact that she was infected by this virus makes her the victim, per se.

(About The X Files) Chris: The mythology has become so complex now that there are things that I'll have to go back and make sure I'm right about. There is so much stuff that it's hard to remember everything. There are fans who can now sometimes trip me up! There is complexity, but we always attempt to -- and I think we've been successful at this -- recontextualize everything as we go forward. But there is no X-Files bible. That would be limiting. Everything leads from everything else. Writing the movie made me think through the mythology, how it worked, and if the movie was true to what we had done through 117 episodes. We had to use the mythology in such a way that it gave us new storytelling opportunities without squelching new storytelling opportunities.

(About The X Files movie) Reporter: Do you think there are more films on the horizon? Chris: If this movie is successful, then we'll get to do more movies and we'll get the chance to continue on the big screen as a series after the show ends.