‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Gets a Director’s Cut Meant for the Fans

Today, the official trailer and key art for Chris Carter’s highly anticipated director’s cut The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn were revealed. The film premieres August 14 on Disney+ and Hulu. The original 2008 film The X-Files: I Want to Believe will also be available the same day. 

For decades, the spooky extraterrestrial tales of The X-Files has been captivating audiences. But the movie was not seen as such and was rather viewed as the kind of follow-up a series of that caliber was better than. It only grossed $68 million.

Luckily, hopes seem a bit higher with Carter’s cut of the film on the horizon. According to him, he made it “too scary,” and Fox wanted a PG-13 film. So in a tale as old as time, elements of the film had to be pruned away, and the film as a whole withered as a result.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Carter said, “We set out to make a real-life Frankenstein movie, and due to a variety of factors, our Frankenstein never completely left the operating room. A chance to apply the electrodes again was a special thrill.”

Most fans will surely tell you that this version is the one that should have been released all along. After all, The X-Files is undoubtedly scary, especially to many who grew up hearing its eerie theme. Even if it did not get its chance nearly eighteen years ago, now seems like the perfect time.

About The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn

When a group of women is mysteriously abducted, it becomes a case right out of The X-Files. Years after walking away from the FBI, Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully are pulled back from the shadows when a federal agent vanishes without a trace. In a case you’d never see on TV, their only lead is a disgraced, defrocked priest claiming to have horrific psychic visions of the crime. Forced to confront the ghosts of their past, the partners must navigate a chilling winter landscape and an even darker human monstrosity. The truth of these crimes is out there somewhere … and it will take Mulder and Scully to find it.

This R-rated version represents the film Chris always envisioned — a darker, frightening thriller exploring a real-life Dr. Frankenstein. The restoration also gives fans a chance to experience a side of the film that has never been seen before.

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