Ryan Coogler X-Files Movie Sooner Than Expected; Black Panther 3 Also Coming
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COMICBOOK.COMRyan Coogler's on top of the world after Sinners hit theatrically in 2025, and now rumors are swirling about his next project beyond Black Panther 3. Word is floating around that an X-Files movie might be in the works sooner than fans anticipated. For what it's worth, Coogler directing X-Files would be a wildly different vibe than his superhero work, but the guy has range. If he's juggling both BP3 and X-Files simultaneously, that's genuinely ambitious—maybe too ambitious.
ComicsBuzz Take
Coogler bringing his grounded, character-driven approach to X-Files could actually be perfect for rebooting that property, assuming Marvel doesn't lock him into Black Panther reshoots that eat his entire calendar.
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"Coogler doing X-Files would slap hard. But can he handle BP3 AND that at once?"
— u/CoogleFan on Reddit