X-Files Star Gillian Anderson Returns to Science Fiction With New Book; Gillian Anderson Comes to The Screen In `Streetcar Named Desire’

Gillian Anderson is getting busy. The "X-Files" star is returning to science fiction in a new book. Gillian Anderson can also be seen as Blanche Dubois in a limited screening of the classic Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Gillian Anderson co-wrote the science fiction novel "A Vision of Fire" with Jeff Rovin, a New York Times bestselling author. "A Vision of Fire" tells the story of Caitlin O'Hara, a child psychiatrist who is treating "the daughter of India's ambassador to the United Nations [who] starts speaking in tongues and having violent visions." The visions correspond with a worldwide phenomenon where teenagers and animals start acting strange and begin hurting themselves. The psychiatrist believes there is a connection.

In January, Anderson told Entertainment Weekly that she "wanted a very strong female character, around my age. I would want to read something like that and I think other women would like to read."

"A Vision of Fire" is set for release in October. You can read an excerpt on the Simon451 Fall 2014 Preview Sampler through Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple iBookstore, and the Google Play store.

Gillian Anderson is starring with Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby Star in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" which will be shown on movie screen in the United States for one night. The play was directed by Benedict Andrews.

Fathom Events, National Theatre Live (NT Live) and BY Experience announced that "A Streetcar Named Desire" will be shown on September 16 at 7:00 p.m. The performance will be pre-recorded earlier the same day and be broadcast from London's Young Vic Theatre.

Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" is one of the most influential play in American theater history.

Gillian Anderson plays Blanche DuBois; Ben Foster from "Lone Survivor" and "Kill Your Darlings") puts on Stanley Kowalski's T-shirt. Vanessa Kirby from BBC's "Great Expectations," and "Three Sisters" plays Blanche's sister Stella.

BY Experience's co-President Julie Borchard-Young said "Cinemas provide live theatre-lovers an amazing opportunity to experience world-class performances, right in their own communities. We are thrilled more than 500 theaters across the country will screen the critically acclaimed production of the Young Vic's 'A Streetcar Named Desire', expanding the reach of NT Live to more communities nationally than ever before."

Fathom Events executive vice president Shelly Maxwell said "'A Streetcar Named Desire' will enable fans in theaters to experience this timeless classic direct from the stages of London. Fathom is delighted to present this all-time favorite to communities all across the nation."