Disney+ has released the first trailer for "Expediente X: Creer es la clave - Vrach Frankenshteyn," a director's cut of the 2008 film "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second movie in the franchise created by Chris Carter.
The new cut restores the version Carter originally envisioned before 20th Century Fox required him to soften the film substantially so it could secure a PG-13 rating. The director's cut arrives on Disney+, and on Hulu in the United States, on August 14, 2026, carrying an R rating, equivalent to a recommendation for viewers over 17 in Spain.
Fox forced multiple rounds of cuts
Carter said months ago that the studio made him tone down the film's content on several occasions. He said his original intention had been to make a story much closer to horror cinema, drawing inspiration from Frankenstein, but Fox executives judged the result too disturbing for the franchise's audience. Even after a first round of edits, the film still failed to secure the rating the studio wanted, forcing Carter to cut further material.
Carter now says he has finally recovered that original vision. The new subtitle, Vrach Frankenshteyn, means "Viktor Frankenstein" in Russian, a direct reference to that inspiration. The trailer shows darker cinematography, a more aggressive edit, and a tone aimed squarely at horror.
Mulder and Scully investigate again
The plot remains essentially the same. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) again work with the FBI to investigate the disappearance of several women after a priest expelled from the Church says he is having visions connected to the case. Carter said the new version restores deleted scenes and develops the horror elements far more than the theatrical cut did in 2008.
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