Doctor Who 'to be made into film'
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15730665


Looking forward to this.:)

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There were similar rumours floating around for most of the 1980s and into the early 90s. The nearest we ever got to it was the 1996 TV movie and these days that's just considered a continuation of the series.

TBH I'll believe it when I see it.

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Its already been done

http://www.drwhoguide.com/cushing.htm

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Twice, in fact. I quite like the Cushing films, despite their departure from the TV show's continuity.

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that was not directly related to the tv series

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I know. Hence my use of "departure". They re-made two Dalek stories that had previously been screened on TV, but the main change was to the Doctor's character, making him a human inventor.

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I wonder if this be used to bring back David Tennant?

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Doesn't auger well..

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Does bode well, better to keep the film outside of the canon, frees the writers from unessential constraints when bring it to a larger audience. The director has a good record with those Harry Potter films and if he could do the same to Doctor Who then it's an exciting prospect. He managed to infuse drama and darkness into his Potter films that would be good in Doctor Who.

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Well the new movie will also have nothing to do with the tv series by the looks of it.

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i don't think it will be made unless it is linked to the tv series

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Why not?

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I hope they do the timewar with Paul McGann and then turning into Chris Ecclestone.

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maybe they could do a film series set between the TV movie and the post-2005 series

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If they go ahead with this I imagine it would be a total reboot, so they won't reference anything from the TV Series.

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Yes l thought the Cushing films were not bad but yes the proof is in the pudding so until we get a proper release date for it then we can say its coming.

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Becuase Steven Moffat has stong control over Doctor Who spin-offs (i.e. all spin-off books have to be approved by him) or Russel T Davids (who runs Torchwood)

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Cleary not in this case. Movie rights are a bit different to a spin off and the BBC holds that afaik.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/ne...tor_Who_Update

So officially it is in development but still really early on.

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Projects can remain in development hell for a decade in Hollywood ... Or even longer. This isn't the first movie rumour, even since 2005, although it probably the most credible. It still doesn't mean it's ever going to happen.

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The fact that the BBC have actually come forward and officially confirmed the fact though says there is a good chance it will happen.

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Lets hope so Stephen as l have been a fan since l was a young boy and now l am a middle aged kid.:D

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An exceptional piece of poor reporting in the Daily Mirror today, stating that Matt Smith had been Dr Who since 2005, and that there had been only one previous spin off movie.

Wrong on both counts.

I think a Film would be good, and if done correctly could be amazing.

There various options that could be explored to keep the film within the Whoniverse, but if non of them would work I would have no objection to a completely stand alone movie.

The overiding question would be who to cast?

My suggestion.

A current star who's not too A-list, and a really good character actor..........Christoph Waltz.

There you go let's start a list.

1. Christoph Waltz....Good character actor, not A-list, best known from Inglorius Basterds

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Not sure who I'd suggest. I do think they need to be British though.

Before X men:First Class, I'd have suggested James McAvoy, but I suspect he's too far up the A list now..