Duchovny Evolves In New Role

David Duchovny--star of Ivan Reitman's upcoming SF comedy film Evolution--told the Eon magazine Web site that the movie is actually a stretch from his usual duties on The X-Files. "It's different, and that's why I wanted to do it, because it's a totally different performance style for me," Duchovny told Eon. "I was looking for something different to do. The fact that there were aliens in it was kind of a drawback, but it's just a superficial coincidence."

Duchovny plays a discharged Army medic who joins Orlando Jones and Julianne Moore to deal with a meteorite that crashes to Earth with microbes that evolve at an accelerated rate. "Comedy's challenging, because there's really only one criteria, and that's if people laugh or not," Duchovny said. "Drama--people like it a little or they like it a lot, but you don't have to cry to like it. In comedy, if people aren't laughing, it's not successful, so you're really putting your ass on the line."

Duchovny said he's not worried about being typecast in SF roles. "Who's going to do that?" he said. "Is the great casting director in the sky going, 'Hmm? Did The X-Files, and now he's done this. That's all he can do!'" Evolution is set for a summer release.

Courtesy of EON.com.