Submitted by ionscifi on December 26, 2022 - 07:53
Though not streaming internationally on new home Disney+ until November, the BBC have released the first teaser for the 2023 Doctor Who Specials and it's very heavy on Ds.
Doctor David (Tennant) tells us, "If destiny exists then it is heading for Donna Noble."
Submitted by ionscifi on November 19, 2022 - 09:36
Into the silent PR abyss of late Sunday night (early Monday morning here), the BBC dropped news of Ncuti Gatwa taking on the role of the next Doctor Who. Or as it turns out, the next after David Tennant's second stint.
The announcement about who will play his companion, Millie Gibson, was made with more fanfare (and also some warning) during BBC's Children in Need event on a Friday. Her character's name is Ruby Sunday.
It's not often that we bother to repeat entertainment gossip but The Hollywood Reporter have dropped a small bomb which may confirm one of our own Doctor Who theories - that Jodie Whittaker may have in fact been The Master.
Their speculation is Ncuti Gatwa may also appear with David Tennant in the 2023 anniversary special and that the latter could regenerate into the former.
Though still a long way from appearing on our screens, Ncuti Gatwa who will play the next Doctor Who has had a busy week, receiving an honorary doctorate and also dropping a major idea bomb.
Actors frequently drop such bombs and they're rarely worth much attention but Gillian Anderson as a Doctor Who villain would be something.
Doctor Who in waiting Ncuti Gatwa has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) for his contributions to both acting and charity.
He graduated from the RCS in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in acting.
Earlier in the week we saw stories circulating about Ryan Gosling wearing a Ncuti Gatwa Doctor Who t-shirt on a film set. While the shirt looked cool it didn't meet our threshold for news.
But has become so courtesy of that shirt, which isn't licensed merchandise and was initially removed from sale at the insistence of the BBC, returning for sale.
Returning showrunner Russell T. Davies confirmed that he planted "a couple of misleading things" about the identity of the actor who will next play Doctor Who.
We now know that our next Doctor Who will be played by Ncuti Gatwa of Sex Education fame and this is being framed explicitly as not a diversity hire.
At the very tail end of a quiet-as-a-mouse sci-fi news week, when everyone else took a break to avoid competing with juggernauts Star Wars and Marvel, the BBC have revealed our next Doctor Who.
The role will pass from Jodie Whittaker - who we feel performed brilliantly even if the show itself took a few wrong turns - to Rwandan born Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa, best known as Eric Effiong in Netflix's Sex Education.
