Doctor Who in America and on Big Screen
News of the World reports that two of the four Doctor Who specials for 2010 will be shot in the United States. An unnamed BBC source was quoted a saying, “But two specials in America, with a US setting and a US assistant, will take it to another level. David Tennant is already gaining a huge following and this will make him really hot property.” No actress has been cast as the assistant.
These will mark the final four episodes from Russell T. Davies before turning the beloved franchise over to Stephen Moffat and, according to rumor, a new incarnation of the Doctor in season five.
Moffatt, meantime, is said to be at work on a feature film version of The Doctor. "It would be good to see it in the cinema so long as it is great and fantastic," he told an Edinburgh audience this weekend.
"I’m not against it … so long as it never gets in the way of the TV show. If it got in the way of the show that would be appalling."
2010? I thought the specials would be in 2009 and the new series would be 2010…
The specials will start this Christmas, actually. That one is already filmed. There will be 3 in 2009. Then 2010 is when the new season starts. Can't wait.
That's what i thought.The article confused me by saying …two of the four Doctor Who specials for 2010 will be shot in the United States.
They may have changed their schedule. I hope not. But the plan was two Christmas specials (one this year and the other next year and two specisl in between.
The BBC article saying he has no objection to a film (not that he is working on one) is athttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7579332….The article ends with "Writer Davies will remain in charge of four Doctor Who specials to be shown in 2009. " Now when they air in the US is another question.
Also, bear in mind that this is from News of the world, a paper slightly less reliable than the National Enquirer.It'd be cool, but don't start checking the casting call sites yet.
I always download them as soon as they become available, which is usually a few hours after they air in the UK. I hate waiting on SciFi which also chops them up.