‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn’ creator Chris Carter explains why he decided to release a director’s cut

“The truth is out there.” “The X-Files” creator Chris Carter is releasing an R-rated version of “The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn” on Hulu and Disney+.

While chatting with On The Red Carpet, Carter explained his desire for sharing a director’s cut. “This is the reason I went back and did a director’s cut: I felt it really didn’t get seen by a wide audience. ‘X-Files’ fans went to see it. Bless their hearts. Once we had to cut the movie back to get a rating, to get a PG-13 rating, I feel like the movie wasn’t the movie we set out to make,” he said.

“The X-Files” fans are in for a treat according to Carter, “I hope that I could give the hardcore ‘X-Files’ audience who may have seen the movie originally, two hours of great entertainment.”

Billy Connolly, plays Father Joseph Crissman in the film, a former priest claiming to be receiving psychic visions. “Billy Connolly was inspirational for the character. I felt he could play a character who was tormented by his compulsion and as it collided with his faith,” Carter shared.

Watch On The Red Carpet’s interview above to hear the director reveal his favorite episode from the original run of “The X-Files!”

“The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn,” starring David Duchovny as Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, premieres Aug. 14 on Hulu and Disney+.

Before the darker version drops, catch up with “The X-Files” streaming now on Hulu.

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