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Once youve walked through that arch, youre now in Scotland. Youve traveled to J.K. Rowlings Scottish Highlands, Gilmore says. Weve taken real buildings and weve referenced real architecture and made it more Harry Potter. MARY SOLLOSI for EW ), the Wizarding World in Hollywood seamlessly condenses various iconic Potter locations into a much smaller space. Its all designed as a giant film set, Gilmore explains. And its absolutely identical to the film sets....

Filipino director Lav Diaz doesnt believe in doing things in half measures. If that sounds like a weighty time commitment, consider this: His previous film was eight. Needless to say, these are not movies for the fidgety or easily distracted. Credit: Cinema One Originals She has spent the past 30 years behind its walls, jailed for a murder she did not commit. Shes unexpectedly released after one of her fellow prisonersand closest friends behind barseventually confesses to the crime....

Heres what we learned: 1. Carter denies rumors that Mulder and Scully have married. Mulder and Scullys partnership will be reignited even if its only for work. Credit: Monica Schipper And… Carter trailed off when asked about the state of Mulder and Scullys relationship as it stands now. Were dealing with two people who had a romantic relationship, he said. And they find a reason to come back together, not romantically, but for other reasons....

Was the Cigarette Smoking Man telling the truth? We talked to Carter about what this could mean forTheX-Files future. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The episode explained how William B. Davis Smoking Man survived the explosive 2002 series finale. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox How did you decide on bringing him back that way? CHRIS CARTER:I liked the idea that he was burned almost to death, yet survived somehow. Like the Devil himself, he cant be burned by his own fire....

The Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis) would be so pleased by that pessimism. Over its 10-season, two-movie run, there have been almost as manyX-Filesendings as there have been twists. Carter has said thatthe revival is not a victory lap, nor should it be. Credit: Fox My Struggle II isallforward. Mulder and Scullys story isnt done, and it never really will be. Which is the problem:. If the focus is on the mythology, answer a few of those questions....

With the right writing/writers,The X-Filescan be relevant, no matter the era. A return to transcendence? Too much to ask. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox Show em how its done! The problems with My Struggle begin with its massive scope of obligations. All this, whilealsoexpressing Carters Trust No One obsessions and aiming to be zeitgeist-tapping pop! The episode was a mediocre pilotanda sad reunion specialanda flawed rebootanda lunatic fringe soapbox rant, all at once....

What person in their right mind eats PB&J any other time than lunchtime? He gave thanks and gulped it down with a glass of milk. He looked out the window. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox It was a day like many other days, except it wasnt. Shiraz got in his car and went for a drive with the windows rolled down. Stopped at a traffic light, he saw two women wearing cowboy hats crossing the road....

Oh, and Mulder almost receiving oral sex. (Morgan is writing and directing his own episode for the revival, reportedly entitled Home Again. It has nothing to do with Home. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox Like the premiere, it suffered from trying to accomplish too much. (At one point, I thought Morgans Home Again ep was supposed to air second. Did it get moved?) But Sanjay wasnt hungover. Was he being dicked around by someVALIS-like extant intelligence?...

What is our responsibility to what we create and release into the world? When does that responsibility end? Most importantly: Am I super-bad person for loving my Keurig? Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox His fans called him the Band-Aid Nose Man. This time, though, they did it together. Like other installments in the revival, Home Again tried to do too much. Still, I was moved, provoked, and spooked by this creepy and overtly political hour....

(Im immortal, she quipped to Mulder,winking at a fan theory.) would be scratching the ship itch nonstop. But I wont be making it. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox I hope so because its time get busy crushing on it. (Check out Darren Franichs interview with Morganhere.) Morgans final credited script was my favoriteX-Filesepisode ever, Jose ChungsFrom Outer Space. The underlying message: the Monster-of-the-Week episodes really were the best, werent they? To paraphrase that headstone: Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster kicked it in the ass....

An old friend is returning inThe X-Files season finale and we dont mean Scullys umbrella. It is the predicament of their lives brought into the most frightening spotlight that I could imagine. The predicament of: Where is their child? Credit: FOX/Ed Araquel One other predicament might need addressing: Where is Mulder (David Duchovny)? The X-Filesseason finale airs Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. FOX/Ed Araquel FOX/Ed Araquel FOX/Ed Araquel FOX/Ed Araquel...

Recap is on the way – let’s talk about the episode here The X-Filesrevival is over. Was it good for you? It certainly didn’t finish well. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox Chris Carter tried to end with an apocalyptic bang. He left us whimpering “Why?” “My Struggle II” was an attempt to bookend the revival with symmetry. And so we got an opening sequence that recapped her series history with photographs and voice-over....

For Morgan, who calls himself the biggest Rancid fan, Armstrongs casting was a leap of faith. I wrote [Home Again] with him in mind, Morgan tells EW. Armstrong was on board, andThe X-Filesgot more than a guest star out of the deal. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox The set you see, the artists studio, thats all his artwork, Morgan says. Along with Gillian Andersons daughter, who worked in the art department. Piper did a lot of the work in the Trashmans studio....