The former X-Files star has been turning up in some very unexpected places of late – who, after all, would have expected Scully to appear in a relatively low-budget political biopic like this week’s The Last King of Scotland, or a big BBC costume drama series like last year’s Bleak House adaptation? It seems her move to the UK has done her artistic credibility some good – though will it be maintained with her upcoming projects?
Anderson currently has two films in the pipeline, both British. First, due in April in the UK, Straightheads revolves around a middle-class couple who, after being attacked by a vicious gang, decide to have their own bit of violent fun – if you want to find out more, check out the film’s rather fun blog. After that, she’ll be cropping up alongside the very British likes of Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks and John Hurt in the comic tale of blackmail in a seaside town that is No One Gets Off In This Town. Sounds decidedly Carry On – which may or may not be a good thing…
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