It seems life has reached a new level of amazing for our good friend Kumail Nanjiani. On top of all the wonderful things that he has lined up in his schedule, Kumail has also achieved a goal he once thought impossible: guest starring on The X-Files. Kumail sent out a series of tweets on Saturday documenting his trip to the set of the beloved, revived sci-fi series.
The lighting is weird because there is a UFO right above our heads. pic.twitter.com/uCW9kTyCJL
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 18, 2015
I had been trying to stay calm & approach it like any other job. And then I freaked out soon as I saw this. pic.twitter.com/reBKXIlXQ4
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 19, 2015
Some people would have been perfectly content with just having a few podcasts, a couple of television shows, and a successful stand up career â but those people are not Kumail. Well, that’s not entirely true. It seems the casting director for the revived Fox series actually sought out Kumail (instead of the other way around) due to his work on Community. Of course, anyone who knows Kumail knows how much of a fan he is of the original X-Files run â even starting another podcast dedicated to it â and how much of a big deal this is for him. Whether he will be able to snag David Duchovny and/or Gillian Anderson for an episode or two of The X-Files Files is unseen, but he did apparently get an awesome opportunity for some behind-the-scenes audio.
We were shooting nights. It was 3 AM. Gillian & David were reminiscing about the show. She looked at me & said "You should record this."
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 19, 2015
So I did. I recorded them swapping stories, laughing. I don't know how the quality is cuz it was on my phone. But I hope to release it soon.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 19, 2015
Filming for the X-Files revival started last month and will be continuing on until the end of August. There has been no announcement from Fox yet as to when they plan to air the miniseries. Are you as excited for Kumail as Kumail is for Kumail? Let us know in the comments below!
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