Turns out Paul Bettany won’t be replacing Matt Smith in The Crown, after all
Alas, the wild, unpredictable world of TV casting had teased us with a Prince Philip played by Paul Bettany, and then snatched it away just as quickly.
Alas, the wild, unpredictable world of TV casting had teased us with a Prince Philip played by Paul Bettany, and then snatched it away just as quickly.
As part of an interesting Twitter chat that saw people choosing their favourite Doctor Who episodes from each series of the revived show yesterday, Gareth Roberts – who’s written a fair few of the choices that came up – dropped in some information on a particular episode that he put together, that never made it … >
Steven Moffat is doing a few interviews at the moment, as you might expect, to help promote his final Doctor Who screen story, Twice Upon A Time. The upcoming Christmas special will see him depart the show, along with Peter Capaldi. And chatting to the Radio Times, he’s touched on the perils of being cast … >
Matt Smith once said of the Doctor Who title role that when you’re in it, you’re constantly asked when you’re leaving. And when you’ve left, you’re constantly asked when you’re coming back. And so it’s proven. In a new interview with MTV, to promote season two of Netflix’s The Crown, Smith was asked the Doctor … >
On the day that Jodie Whittaker was unveiled as the new Doctor Who, a few people already had the information. Not many, though, with the vast majority of people who work on the show also kept in the dark. But one man who knew? That’d be Matt Smith. What’s more, it turns out that he … >
Outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has been conducting a Q&A session on the BBC America Twitter feed, and he’s admitted something in particular about his time on the show he’d like to change. Firstly, lots of positive things though. He says that the friends he’s made are the best thing about his time on the … >
There have been many forks in the timelines over the years, but here are our five favourite Doctor Who alternate realities.
As a life-long Doctor Who fan, the hardest and most annoying question to answer is, “Who’s your favourite Doctor?” Here Liam South provides five reasons why the Eleventh Doctor should be your answer… Bowties were never cooler. (Bowtie sales actually did rise after ‘The Eleventh Hour’ aired). Matt Smith’s two distinct looks (the … >
While classic Doctor Who was famously romance-free for the most part, 21st century Who – and its associated productions – seems to have had as many weddings as a soap opera. And if you live in the Whoniverse, you are just as unlikely to have a trouble-free nuptials as if you lived in Walford or … >
Filming is now underway on the new season of The Crown and a new cast addition has been revealed. Downton Abbey actor Matthew Goode will take the role of society photographer Lord Snowdon, who was married to Princess Margaret from 1960 until 1978. Antony Armstrong-Jones, to use his full name, died earlier this month. The Crown premiered on … >