Chris Carter Releases 7-Minute-Shorter X-Files Cut on Hulu, Disney+ After Stripping Mulder-Scully Romance
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Updated · TV Guide · Aug 14
Chris Carter Releases 7-Minute-Shorter X-Files Cut on Hulu, Disney+ After Stripping Mulder-Scully Romance
3 articles · Updated · TV Guide · Aug 14
Summary
"The X-Files: I Want to Believe — Vrach Frankenshteyn" began streaming Friday on Hulu and Disney+, delivering Chris Carter’s new cut nearly seven minutes shorter than the 2008 film.
Carter said the R-rated version restores his horror focus, but the recut mainly removes Mulder-Scully relationship material — including two kisses, references to their home and mentions of Samantha and William.
Those changes leave the plot largely intact: Mulder and Scully rejoin an FBI case involving a missing agent, Father Joe and an organ-harvesting ring, with only slight added violence.
The release follows earlier reports that Fox had twice re-edited the movie for a PG-13 theatrical version; the new cut instead sharpens the franchise’s long-running divide over romance versus horror.