X-Files: I Want to Believe director's cut Disney Plus release date officially delayed

**TL;DR:** X-Files: I Want to Believe director's cut Disney Plus release date officially delayed

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It looks like we’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for the truth. In a recent press release , Disney announced that, on June 11, it would debut a new director’s cut of the 2008 movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe on Disney Plus. But as of June 16, I Want to Believe is no longer listed on that press release, and it’s still not on the streamer, either. Don't worry, though, Polygon can confirm that it's still coming, just a little later than originally advertised.

Source: Polygon

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