BLACK PANTHER Director Ryan Coogler's X-FILES Reboot Reportedly Adds Danielle Deadwyler As Female Lead

BLACK PANTHER Director Ryan Coogler's X-FILES Reboot Reportedly Adds Danielle Deadwyler As Female Lead

We may have our first bit of casting news for Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot, as a reliable source is claiming that Danielle Deadwyler is in talks to play the female lead...

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 09, 2025 06:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Via SFF Gazette.com

The truth is still out there, and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler will soon continue the search for answers in a brand-new X-Files series.

We first heard about plans to reboot the beloved sci-fi/horror series back in 2023 when the original show's creator, Chris Carter, revealed the following during an interview.

"I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast," he teased during a podcast appearance. "So he's got his work cut out for him, because we covered so much territory."

Then, earlier this year, Coogler confirmed that he will get to work on the X-Files reboot before he turns his attention to Black Panther 3.

"[X-Files] that's what's immediately next. I've been excited about that for a long time and I’m fired up to get back to it, and that, you know, some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really [frick]ing scary...We're going to try and make it soon and try and make it for the X-Files fans."

The iconic duo of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) always seemed unlikely to return, though Coogler has previously mentioned that he did speak to Anderson about the project (so surprise cameos are always possible). Now, we may now have word on which actor is set to play one half of the new team of paranormal investigators.

According to Nexus Point News, Danielle Deadwyler is in talks to join the series as "one of the lead investigators, whose character is partnered with a male investigator."

Deadwyler is best known for roles in The Harder They Fall, Till, and The Piano Lesson. More recently, she starred in Carry On and The Woman in the Yard, and will be next be seen as Zelma Redding in Otis & Zelma.

The X-Files focused on a pair of FBI agents, Mulder and Scully, who were tasked with investigating unsolved cases, usually involving some kind of supernatural or extraterrestrial elements. The show ran from 1993 until 2002, before returning 2016 for an additional two seasons. Two feature films followed, The X-Files (1998) and The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008), but neither was particularly well-received.

Coogler, who is coming off massive acclaim for his latest feature Sinners, will produce the new series for Disney's 20th Century Studios, but we're not sure if he is planning to direct any episodes himself.

What do you make of this news? How would you feel about a new X-Files series from Ryan Coogler? Be sure to let us know in the comments section.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/9/2025, 6:41 PM
next thing u know, they are gonna start joining the x-men
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LibraMatter
LibraMatter - 10/9/2025, 7:30 PM
Oh man. This comment section is going to be pretty eye-roll inducing! I personally didn't get too into X-Files but remembered the Giovanni Ribisi episode where he can control lightning or eletricity… and remembered it being really effective. Scary even.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 10/9/2025, 7:52 PM
@LibraMatter - I'm getting my pants off now...
DocSpock
DocSpock - 10/10/2025, 12:09 AM
@OriginalGusto1 -

So you have to win every blue flame contest?
LibraMatter
LibraMatter - 10/10/2025, 2:23 AM
@OriginalGusto1 - well, I guess the parties starting!
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 10/10/2025, 7:35 PM
@DocSpock - I'm not wearin' this thong and cape for fun, man.
JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/9/2025, 8:00 PM
Deadwyler has such a great presence in her roles. She was so good in 'THE HARDER THEY FALL'
JobinJ
JobinJ - 10/9/2025, 8:05 PM
Ah yes. A gay bisexual person of color lead.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 10/9/2025, 8:13 PM
@JobinJ - Ah yes. A small minded loser.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 10/9/2025, 8:28 PM
@JobinJ - there's no mention of that
CrimsonComet40
CrimsonComet40 - 10/9/2025, 8:35 PM
"Mulder, white people are the aliens"

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narrow290
narrow290 - 10/9/2025, 10:06 PM
@CrimsonComet40 - are you a meth-head? Every post I’ve seen from you makes no sense
CrimsonComet40
CrimsonComet40 - 10/9/2025, 10:11 PM
@narrow290 -

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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/9/2025, 8:48 PM
Cool, looking forward to seeing what Coogler does with this franchise.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/9/2025, 9:34 PM
To the law:

Ecclesiasticus 43:29-31 kjv

²9 The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power.

30 When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough.

31 Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?

32 There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works.

33 For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.


... I want Coogler to start the film with these verses. Go from there...
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/10/2025, 9:23 AM
@KennKathleen - well, thanks, that's all super relevant and not in the least bit mental
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/10/2025, 10:14 AM
@FallenThomas - 🙄😐🤔😐...


Perhaps change the name to "DoubtingThomas".
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/10/2025, 10:31 AM
@KennKathleen - No, just Fallen - 'doubting' would indicate that I had at some time considered this as something other than unenlightened nonsense.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/10/2025, 2:03 PM
@FallenThomas -


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One quick Google search later-
"Doubting Thomas" refers to the apostle Thomas, one of the Twelve disciples of Jesus, who expressed disbelief in Jesus's resurrection until he could physically touch the wounds of the risen Christ. The phrase is now used to describe a person who is habitually skeptical or requires definitive proof before believing something."
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/11/2025, 6:45 AM
@KennKathleen - Not missing any point Katy, just have zero patience with 'faith' centred points of view. It's like arguing whether Peter Pan or The Little Mermaid are the blueprint for life.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/11/2025, 8:51 AM
@FallenThomas - 🙄🤔😐 ...yet, you responded.

Then you continue to respond.

Now, here we are.
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/13/2025, 5:24 AM
@KennKathleen - I'm just a sucker for debate with the deluded. It's one of the most entertaining reasons to be a member of this site.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 10/13/2025, 6:27 AM
@FallenThomas - Ah. 👍🏼

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ModernAudience
ModernAudience - 10/9/2025, 11:06 PM
Wonder if it will touch on the Syndicate storyline with the alien invasion? Needs to have a better conclusion than what the series left off on.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 10/10/2025, 12:10 AM

Excellent! So the government has finally released the Malcom X files!!
HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 10/10/2025, 2:15 AM
Please don't be shocked. Coogler is a closet racist
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/10/2025, 6:24 AM
@HelloBoysImBack - 😂
HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 10/10/2025, 6:34 AM
@MarkCassidy - actually he's not even in the closet anymore. It's for all to see
China1975
China1975 - 10/10/2025, 3:16 AM
As a first episode fan, way back in 1993, it was such an amazing show. I’m not gonna lie, I’m actually nervous about this. Yet I’m rooting for it to be smart, and to take us down a rabbit hole. Please don’t go half ass, and please don’t play it safe. The culture, and information is there. Here’s hoping the writing staff, is watching behold a pale horse, with Bill Cooper, and everything not seen under the sun!
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/10/2025, 7:58 AM
So Ryan's introduced a race swap lead, I'm shocked to the core . . . .
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/10/2025, 8:55 AM
@FallenThomas - It's not a race swap. It's a new character. Everything's fine.
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/10/2025, 9:18 AM
@Clintthahamster - Ok guess I was a little hasty. I'm becoming predisposed to angry reactions of late. It's either age or the agenda driven BS that's misguided the CBM world for the last 5-6 years. Perhaps it's both.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/10/2025, 9:48 AM
@FallenThomas - I hope you'll consider whether or not it's actually the agenda-driven BS that's being spewed by bad-faith culture war grifters on Youtube and elsewhere that is actually what's making you predisposed to angry reactions.

But yeah, I've found being an old grump doesn't help with much (but it's our god given right for having lived this long!)
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/10/2025, 10:12 AM
@Clintthahamster - I don't think any of us are completely immune to external influence but the agenda driven BS is self evident and does not pass the sniff test. I like to think of myself as fairly well balanced and can usually see merit on both sides but will always call out cynical political/sexual/racial agenda and (to your point) I've earned the right to be a grump.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/10/2025, 10:51 AM
@FallenThomas - I'll just circle back to the confirmation bias of it all. It seems at this point that any project that doesn't have an all-white cast will be called "Woke" or "DEI." Yet white people still make up like 75% of all lead roles in films and TV. There's a disconnect between perception and reality there.
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/10/2025, 11:33 AM
@Clintthahamster - Don't think it's that simple mate. If it's about balance then it should probably be about 70/30? Then it would reflect society. If it's a period piece then it should be 95/5 to accurately reflect the time. Knowingly forcing anything else is just a cynical abuse of your platform. Anyone sponsoring disharmony between white and black is missing the real threat in the room. DEI is admirable until it morphs in to reverse discrimination that just builds resentment. Woke is a tired, overused term for middle aged, middle class Karens but good or bad, it is a shorthand that most people recognise and respond to. What angers me is that you can no longer question somebody's motivations without being labelled a Nazi. It's pathetic. I'm what most people would call a level headed social (not political) Liberal but I'm not allowed to ask 'why?' without being singled out as intolerant.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/10/2025, 2:39 PM
@FallenThomas - "If it's about balance then it should probably be about 70/30?"

The 2020 Census put it at 58% White (non-hispanic) so 70% is a little heavy. But also, the time of the story is important, as is the setting. Is it really so unbelievable that there might be a group of two professionals and both of them are Black? There are areas, especially in the South, where Black folks are the majority.

"What angers me is that you can no longer question somebody's motivations without being labelled a Nazi."

First off, I haven't called you a Nazi. More confirmation bias. But it is the case that many of these conversations and talking points have their roots in white nationalism. Not saying that every person–or even most people–who are complaining are white nationalists, or even racists per se, but it is important to know where he conversation started, and whose ends it serves.

"I'm not allowed to ask 'why?' without being singled out as intolerant."

Maybe it's because folks keep asking why when, as far as I know, the question's been answered: Studios were making an effort to not cast white people by default for every role in the interest of increasing their customer base and maximize shareholder dividends. For the last ten years, while the predominant cultural mood was generally progressive on inclusion for people who were not predominantly straight, white, male, and cisgender, those companies also pretended to care about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, because it was on trend. Now that ultra-conservative politics are ascendant once again, they're walking it back, but some shows, like this one, that were produced prior to November 2024, might still have some non-white leads in them.

But also, you're not really asking why, you're stating why: The dreaded AGENDA, a concept rooted in The Great Replacement Theory, which, itself, is rooted in white nationalist thinkers like Jean Raspail, Renaud Camus, and David Horowitz (if you can call that thinking.) It's not calling someone a Nazi to point this out. Just food for thought.
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/13/2025, 8:23 AM
@Clintthahamster - A nicely reasoned sociology student response but I think the whole debate has been turned on it's head. I'm so far from a nationalist viewpoint and have never been considered Conservative but the conversation feels like it's being manipulated in to two extreme camps. It's BS labels like 'cisgender' that are pushing previously balanced people to the hard right, angered by a tiny minority who want to change the language we use and as a reaction to the 'tail wags dog' nonsense of tiny minorities dictating the discourse. I'm not a cis male, I'm a man. Unfortunately the straight voice has driven the narrative but there's a reason for that. Society has to be for the majority, whilst taking care of the minority, otherwise it collapses in on itself, like a soufflé in a cupboard. I'm a straight white male with gay, black and Asian friends and I love them all dearly.
FallenThomas
FallenThomas - 10/13/2025, 10:20 AM
@Clintthahamster - Also, 58% white is a very parochial perspective Clint. The country I live in has a 82% white population, whilst the continent is nearer to 90%.
Knightstar
Knightstar - 10/10/2025, 9:18 AM
LMAO, yes Hollywood do this. As our moral betters where would we be without you Hollywood.
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