Articles tagged with ‘Doctor Who’
Who will play Who in possible Doctor Who movie?
Posted on December 14th, 2011 at 6:02 am by SBGLA
Rumours about the popular BBC series Doctor Who being adapted for the big screen have been swirling around for years, but the rumours have become even more rampant ever since director David Yates, best known for helming multiple Harry Potter films, mentioned that he will possibly be developing a feature adaptation.
Furthermore, Yates had Doctor Who fans pondering which actor would portray the iconic Time Lord in the feature film after Yates was quoted as saying Doctor Who series producers Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat “have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch.” The truth is that only Yates knows just how much reinvention he would apply in terms of casting and character development, but that fact obviously does not stop the rest of us from speculating.
However, the legitimacy of Yates’s account of the Doctor Who movie became less reliable after Moffat, the current executive producer of the Doctor Who series, more recently said: “There are no developed plans for a Doctor Who movie at the moment.” He added: “But if and when the movie happens it will need to star television’s Doctor Who – and there’s only ever one of those at a time.” With reference to Yates’s statements, Moffat said: “The brilliant David Yates was talking off the cuff and a little prematurely.”
Moffat may insist that the actor personifying the Doctor on television (currently Matt Smith) must also play him in the movie, but if the movie takes two or three years to manifest, Smith might not still be playing the character. Therefore, the question remains… Who will star in the possible Doctor Who movie? Only time, or a Time Lord, can tell.
Matt Smith’s Hollywood Dream!
Posted on October 26th, 2011 at 1:36 pm by SBGLA
Matt Smith is not your typical leading man, but the Doctor Who star has admitted he fancies his chances in Tinseltown when his time as TV’s favorite Time Lord is up.
Regarding his future career prospects, the 28-year-old actor revealed that he is contracted for one more series as the Doctor and confirmed he won’t be sticking with the role past the upcoming 2012/2013 season, adding: “Then I’m certainly going to come and give it a shot. I’d like to hang out in LA.”
I’m not sure Matt’s plan is a very good idea, Hollywood is a tough town to crack and only a few ever truly break through. Matt’s pal, The Amazing Spider-Man star, Andrew Garfield, is an example of one of the lucky ones.
But Smith did say he wanted to ‘hang out’ in LA, that’s good, because that is what most of the struggling thespians end up doing here, they hang out, attending the opening of an envelope hoping they’ll get noticed, the poor things… Not exactly living the dream when harsh reality comes to light…
If you ask me, Matt Smith may well want to reconsider his dream before hanging up his sonic screwdriver for the last time!
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Doctor Who To Spend Christmas in South Wales!
Posted on September 28th, 2011 at 9:30 am by SBGLA
If you live in South Wales you might catch Matt Smith running around in a silver space suit or driving around in an old-time classic car (pictured.) Smith and the Doctor Who cast and crew have been busy filming scenes on location for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas episode. The story takes place in war-torn England and involves a young widow, played by actress Claire Skinner, and her two children.
Speaking about the special episode, Doctor Who lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said: “The Doctor at Christmas – nothing is more fun to write. Maybe it’s so his kind of day – everything’s bright and shiny, everybody’s having a laugh, and nobody minds if you wear a really stupid hat.” Moffat added: “Of all the Doctors, Matt Smith’s is the one that was born for this time of year – so it’s the best news possible that he’s heading back down the chimney.”
The regular season finale of the current Doctor Who series will be broadcast on Saturday, October 1st with the Christmas episode airing closer to the holidays. This Doctor Who Christmas episode will mark Smith’s second. As previously reported, Smith and the rest of the current Doctor Who cast will return to work on the show next year. Keep up the good work Matt!
Karen Gillan Attends Doctor Who Event Practically Nude!
Posted on August 16th, 2011 at 6:38 pm by
Scottish actress Karen Gillan recently appeared very flesh-colored at a special premiere screening of the next installment of the sixth series of Doctor Who at the British Film Institute Southbank in London. The red-head wore a flesh-colored dress that exactly matched her pale skin tone. Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory Williams on the popular BBC program, also attended the event; however, there was no sign of lead time lord actor Matt Smith.
The new Doctor Who episode follows the Doctor and his friends as they search for the mysterious Melody Pond. Along the way, the Tardis crash lands in Berlin during the 1930s and the Doctor comes face to face with the infamous Adolf Hitler.
Gillan, who portrays Amy Pond, confirmed in July that she will be returning for the seventh series of the sci-fi show. The actress is also working on numerous other projects and will make her first theatrical appearance in a production called Inadmissible Evidence in October.
Like it or not, the flesh-colored dress certainly caught the attention of the media, which I imagine is exactly what Karen wanted. Clever girl!
BBC Cuts Torchwood Gay Sex Scene in Britain – But U.S Starz To Show it!
Posted on July 20th, 2011 at 11:42 am by
I always thought it was the other way around, what was too racy for the Americans; the UK couldn’t lap up enough.
Notorious for their strong censorship, the Americans have decided on this occasion to air the ‘graphic’ gay scene that features John Barrowman (pictured left) as bisexual Captain Jack Harkness romping with another man; however, the BBC has just announced it is to axe the lewd sex act from an upcoming episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day fearing a public outcry.
What’s happened to us Brits? Have we all gone soft or something!?
Last night, the BBC confirmed the scene had been axed along with another gruesome scene later in the series, a source said: “It wasn’t that it was a gay scene that worried people, but just the fact that it was such an explicit sex scene full stop. You can get away with scenes like that on American cable channels, but you can’t on primetime BBC One.”
The source added: “Even though the show airs after the watershed, it has a lot of young fans who would have been shocked at the graphic nature of the sex.”
Barrowman, in recent interviews promised Torchwood fans that the new series would be its sexiest yet, with “man sex” and “full-on” nudity.
Leaping to the shows defense he insisted that the sex scenes are part of the plot and not “gratuitous.” He said: “It’s not gratuitous sex. It facilitates the story, so it’s nothing they grab just to put on the camera and sensationalize it.”
Fans were furious the BBC began broadcasting the series six days after it premiered on Starz. The backlash against the decision had actress Eve Myles who plays Gwen Cooper speaking out against the BBC by saying: “If it was up to me and John we’d show it to UK fans straight away.”
The BBC argued that it had a contract with Starz, which meant it couldn’t broadcast the series for at least 24 hours after the American broadcaster and eventually they chose a slot that was the “best” for the show.
Well, it has to be said; banning scenes is the kind of censorship that will certainly have people wanting to see what all fuss is about. So I’d say it’s probably not such a bad thing for Torchwood that this has happened and it could well give John Barrowman’s star-power the much-needed boost to get him noticed a little more in Tinseltown!
I for one WILL be watching!
Doctor Who’s Matt Smith Goes on a Sarah Jane Adventure!
Posted on October 20th, 2010 at 10:51 am by
Doctor Who fanatics will especially be excited about the upcoming story arc on the telly series The Sarah Jane Adventures when actor Matt Smith, the current incarnation of Doctor Who, makes a guest appearance on the show as the time lord. Smith will not be the only special guest star though as actress Katy Manning, reprising the classic Doctor Who character of Jo Grant from the 70s, will also be joining Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane on the upcoming adventure.
Manning has a sound vantage of the Doctor Who universe after returning to it after more than 30 years. When asked about the new version of Doctor Who as portrayed by Smith, to TV Choice magazine Manning said: “His physicality is one of the most extraordinary things I have seen. I think it’s wonderful and so appropriate, so creative with this new Doctor. I mean look at the acts this young boy’s had to follow! It isn’t easy and I think he has done a miraculous job, from the moment I saw him.”
In the two-part story called “Death of the Doctor,” Sarah Jane and Jo Grant are informed that the Doctor has died. The two former time lord companions meet at his funeral and find themselves in a perilous situation. Regarding the episodes, Sladen, who plays the title character, said: “It’s a fantastic script and I can’t wait to work with another Doctor and hope Matt has fun with us. I’ve known Katy for ages and I am delighted to be working with her.”
The script for “Death of the Doctor” has been written by the brilliant exec. producer Russell T. Davies and the episodes are scheduled to air on the CBBC on the 25th and the 26th of October.
It looks like this will be Sarah Jane’s biggest adventure yet!
Doctor Who Secretly Summoned to the White House!
Posted on October 11th, 2010 at 10:58 am by
In the two-part premiere episode of the coming sixth series of Doctor Who, the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy (Karen Gillan), and Rory (Arthur Darvill) will find themselves in America in the 1960s when they are secretly summoned to the Oval Office, the BBC recently announced. Additionally, there will be scenes filmed in the desert in the state of Utah.
The episodes have been written by new series show-runner Steven Moffat and co-produced with BBC America and will feature actress Alex Kingston reprising her role as River Song.
This will be the first time Doctor Who has filmed on location in America according to Moffat who said: “The Doctor has visited every weird and wonderful planet you can imagine, so he was bound to get round to America eventually. And of course every Doctor Who fan will be jumping up and down and saying he’s been in America before. But not for real, not on location – and not with a story like this one.”
The first half of series six will be shown in the spring of 2011 followed by a second block of episodes to be broadcast in the autumn of 2011 all on BBC One.
Hmmm… 1960s, Utah desert, and the White House… sounds like a recipe for a UFO crash to me. Calling Doctor Who!
Doctor Who’s Matt Smith: I’ll Save Amy Pond!
Posted on September 24th, 2010 at 4:37 pm by
Responding to speculation that Doctor Who‘s assistant Amy Pond, played by Scottish actress Karen Gillan, is to be written off the show, lead actor Matt Smith proclaimed: “Don’t worry, I won’t let it happen – I’ll save her, I’ll save the day!”
Rumours of Pond’s demise have gained momentum after the character was briefly bumped off near the end of her first series, only to be brought back to life in the final episode, The Big Bang.
Smith, sounding like a true fan of the red head, revealed: “She can’t die, Amy Pond can’t die. No way, I’d be sad. I’d miss Karen.”
Regarding the characters’ relationship, he added: “I just think for this particular Doctor, his bond with Amy, I think there’s a lot more mileage in it yet. I think there’s a long way to go. So I can’t see [Amy's swan song] happening any time soon.”
Doctor Who‘s executive producers have confirmed that both Smith and Gillan will be back in the next series airing in the Spring of 2011.
Until then, Doctor Who fanatics can get their dose of the good doctor at the new Doctor Who Live arena tour, which opens October 8th at Wembley Arena and will continue through eight more cities. I hear Matt might make an appearance on opening night.
I agree with Matt, Doctor Who wouldn’t be the same without Amy Pond and I can’t wait to see what happens to the dynamic duo next!
