The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter ||

X-Files still planning 10th

Despite lower ratings, Frank Spotnitz said there are still plans for more

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: SciFi Wire
Nov-21-2001

The ninth season of "The X-Files" hasn't been the best when it comes to ratings, and the loss of David Duchovny is really starting to take effect on the Fox series.

But that isn't too discouraging to producer Frank Spotnitz who said that despite all the talk that Fox might pull the plug after this season if creator Chris Carter doesn't, there are still plans to continue the series next fall.

"One of the first things this season, before we even knew if Chris was coming back, was figuring out how the show would work for Season 9, and then how it could work for Seasons 10 and 11 and beyond if the audience were there," Spotnitz recently told Sci-Fi Wire. "We didn't want to write ourselves into a corner, so we really planned for the future. We took into consideration the fans and the actors who are putting so much into making the show a success. Robert [Patrick] and Annabeth [Gish] are really killing themselves, working incredibly long hours, being very disciplined and dedicated, and trying to make everything as good as it can be, because they have to prove themselve. We wanted to honor that and find a way for the show to go forward."

There are definitely a lot of question marks for who would return in the 10th season, however. Gillian Anderson's contract runs out at the end of the current season, and she's already indicated that she was going to follow in Duchovny's footsteps by stepping back and waiting for the next "The X-Files" motion picture to begin shooting. And even Spotnitz has yet to sign on for another season.

"Will I come back? I don't know, I really don't know," he said. "Will Chris come back? Given how long it took him to sign this year, I think there's a very good chance he won't. And the same questions apply to the rest of the people who've made the show what it is all these years.

"I would like to think the show, because it's such a good idea, because of all the great people, could go on even if we didn't come back, but there are other issues, too. There are battles fought that people don't know about, that they don't need to know about, but that all factor into the final decision."

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