"The first scene was just great.

We immediately felt there was still a connection."

Of course, the biggest connection was the "will they, won't they" storyline between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

And when the actors were photographed during filming recently in what looked like a clinch, fans turned the internet white hot as they discussed whether the mystery plot would have the pair finally hooking up.

Later, David claimed they had pretended to kiss as a joke for photographers.
But now he says it was the director Chris Carter who staged it to throw people off. David shook his head as he said: "I would never say it was just a joke. The relationship does evolve."


So there's a kissing scene?

"No, I won't speak on the kiss," he insisted. "I mean, I know there was a planting of misinformation by producers.

"Therefore, it makes everything suspect, and I think that's a good thing."

"I will share a little secret about this movie with you - Mulder's quest is to rediscover the energy from the beginning. By the end of this movie, he's more like the original Mulder that started out in 1993."

Back then, Mulder always believed he would uncover the truth and unmask the lies. But he has lost every battle and has been beaten down by life.

The last time we saw him in 2002, he was on the run from the FBI, who had closed down The X-Files.

The actor admits there is a lot of chasing and being chased again in the movie.
It's set in wintry Virginia and sees Mulder and Scully investigating the disappearance of a group of women.

Billy Connolly plays a priest called Father Joe while Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit are FBI agents.

David said: "Mulder is probably less plugged in than the last time we saw him.

"He's less into the quest that we got to know him in. But by the end of the movie, he's back to where he was.

"He's re-motivated. He's reinvigorated. So, this particular story is really about this character finding his way again."

WHAT SCARES DAVID?

DAVID DUCHOVNY admits to liking the scary side of X-Files, but his two biggest fears are clowns and sharks.

He said: "I'm not a big fan of clowns, they are a little scary. But what actually terrifies me is the idea of being eaten by a shark.

"I like to swim in the ocean, so I think about sharks much more than anybody should.

"None of us should ever think about sharks when we're in the ocean, yet we do. I resent the fact that my ocean-going experience has been ruined by Jaws."

Perhaps unsurprisingly, he believes that "we are not alone out there", although he adds that he doesn't think much about life after death.

He said: "It just makes sense that there are more forms of life than just us.

"Yet I don't feel the need to prove it.

"I know that I can't and I don't feel the need to yell at people who may disagree with me."

'What got me over the hesitation was the first scene I did with Gillian. Everything clicked'