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The pair stayed in contact by e-mail after the sci-fi series ended in 2002 but had not met up until work started on I Want To Believe, which will premiere next month.
"We have a lot of history," said Anderson. "I spent more time with David than I have with most of my friends and some family members. It was the first time I'd seen David in ages... It's emotional."
Anderson also recalled the feeling of reviving her character Agent Scully after several years' absence.
"Those first few days at work felt unbelievably familiar and also freakishly foreign," she said.
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