New Doctor Who Actor To Be Revealed This Sunday

New submitter b06r011 writes "The 12th actor to play Doctor Who will be revealed on BBC1 this Sunday at 1900. Rupert Grint and Peter Capaldi have been tipped as favourites to replace Matt Smith but that is no reason to stop idle speculation on a Friday afternooon. This all raises an interesting point though — particularly for Dr Who, where the replacement of an actor whilst maintaining the character is a key part of the plot. Would you rather find out in advance or wait until the end of the regeneration sequence?"

Comments

Rupert Grint?

[nine-times]

Really? Rupert Grint? I suppose there have been some references to the Doctor wanting to be a ginger, but I don't really see Ron Weasley pulling it off.

Re:Rupert Grint?

[Shatrat]

It's the modern era progression of making the Doctor younger and more of a wimp, until eventually he is a zygote time lord.

Re:Rupert Grint?

[interkin3tic]

I didn't see underwear model and rapper Marky Mark pulling off a serious acting career. Maybe assume that the people in charge of casting know a little bit more about whether he can act than you do.

Re:Rupert Grint?

[firex726]

I wish they'd do something radical, make him an older woman for example. There are many established british actresses who could play the part.

Plus it'd add an interesting dynamic with River.

Re:Rupert Grint?

[Comrade Ogilvy]

Catherine Tate. I wish they would go with Catherine Tate. As Donna Noble is timelordish already, one can easily imagine another regeneration accident might accomplish the transition.

Re:Rupert Grint?

[i kan reed]

"A man has created a work that did not entertain me. Guards, throw him in the dungeon; he clearly is used up. And bring me a baby who has never made a mistake."

I still would like Benidict Cumberbatch

[jellomizer]

He would make an awesome Doctor.

Re:I still would like Benidict Cumberbatch

[Anonymous Coward]

I think he'd make a better Master.

Re:I still would like Benidict Cumberbatch

[invid]

My vote would go to Hugh Laurie. With House done with, what the heck else does he have to do?

Re:I still would like Benidict Cumberbatch

[NoNonAlphaCharsHere]

I am throwing money at the screen but nothing is happening.

Allright, which one of you assholes let Steve Ballmer in here?

I would love to wait

[omnichad]

Sure, I'd love to wait and find out. It will be literally impossible. Headlines will spoil it, photos attached to stories will spoil it. Won't even be able to log into Facebook. Just trying to look up details on air date. It will be impossible to remain uninformed.

Needs New Writer Instead

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm waiting until they reveal the next writer. Matt Smith has done a fine job, but Moffat just hasn't been giving him as good of scripts as Davies wrote for Eccleston and Tennant.

Next Doctor

[captain_dope_pants]

I'd go for Christopher Lloyd - in full-on Emmett Brown / Jim Ignatowski mode, preferably with a British accent but it's not that important. That'd be awesome :)

Grint would be a peculiar choice...

[FellowConspirator]

Personally, what I'd like to see is a more deliberative and cunning Doctor, more so than a rogue -- something harkening back to previous doctors. Also more 2-3 episode story arcs. Far too many of the stories seem rushed. The pace needs to be notched down and story given more depth with some more richness to the character. They should pick someone that could carry that sort of role. The only thing I've seen Grint perform in is the Harry Potter movies, and while he did an admirable job as Ron Weasley, I don't know that he'd have the presence to carry the role of the Doctor (perhaps I'm mistaken).

Also, I'd like the Doctor's mortality (and maybe a view into his psyche regarding the subject) to be explored. Presumably, Time Lords have finite regenerations (at one time indicated to be 12) - well, this new Doctor will be at (or nearly at) his final regeneration: will he accept it or struggle to for a way to prolong his life? Will it make him less brash/more timid? Will he consider retirement? Will he seek out his daughter and hand her the torch to become the defender of mankind and meddler in time and space?

Re:How many more?

[Zordak]

It would still be nice for them to actually acknowledge this major point of the Doctor Who universe and do something clever with it. Yes, we know that it's possible for Time Lords to achieve more than 12 regenerations. They gave the Master a whole new set (somehow) at one point. But don't just ignore it and pretend like it's not there. Also, they tacitly acknowledged a regeneration limit when River Song used up all her "remaining" regenerations to save the Doctor's life, and then got angry when he "wasted" regeneration energy (which he can apparently just tap at will now) healing her hand. I understand that they're not just going to dump this cash cow once they reach 13 because of an artificial limit they set like 35 years ago. But at least acknowledge it and do something with it.