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When Will Next Doctor Be Announced After Jodie Whittaker’s Exit?

posted 3 years ago by Satan2016 (25815)
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https://www.tvinsider.com/1026851/when-will-doctor-who-announce-jodie-whittaker-replacement/

We’re officially entering the final Doctor Who episodes with Jodie Whittaker as lead, with the first of three specials airing on January 1, 2022. And while we have until fall 2022 before the Doctor regenerates, we’re, of course, wondering who will be taking over as the alien. Whittaker has shared her pick on Radio 1’s Going Home with Vick and Jordan (via EW): It’s a Sin‘s Lydia West. But, as Russell T. Davies, returning and taking over as showrunner when Chris Chibnall leaves at the same time as Whittaker, told The Guardian recently, “we have genuinely not cast anyone yet. We’re just starting auditions.” He also shared that “the first [episode] will go out in November 2023 — that’s the 60th anniversary of the show,” meaning there’s quite a bit of time before we see the new Doctor full time.

[–] Dogiswhite (1373) 3 years ago

They have always had someone picked before the next regeneration. Unless Russell plans to retcon the show back to the end of the Tennant specials. Then David would regenerate into the next actor that Davies picked.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

I hope they don't go with Lydia West, and I say that without ever having seen her. If they want another woman, they should go for someone older, someone old enough to not give a rat's ass what anyone thinks, or who she offends.

Someone who can channel the spirit and chutzpah level of the older Bette Davis, but British.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I think Olivia Colman would fit that bill, but she’s far too big and Oscar winning for Doctor Who now so that’ll never happen.

Whoever gets it will have their lovers and haters, as the incumbent always does. I’m more interested in how Davies is going to bring previous Doctors and companions back for the 60th. I hope it’s over a series of episodes because when he jams multiple returning characters into a single or double episode like he did at the end of series 4 it feels a bit like a compilation of cameos. I think the characters deserve time to shine in their own right, like when he brought Sarah Jane back for School Reunion. More of that would be good.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Colman maybe, but I was thinking someone more along the lines of Maggie Smith! But I doubt Smith would want to do it either, and I don't know if her health would allow her to lead a TV series. If not her, then Emma Thompson, who played a wonderful mouthy bitch in that movie about the making of "Mary Poppins", but well, she's also got other Oscars to fry. Vanessa Redgrave could definitely pass as an ancient and powerful alien, but she has too many enemies to be offered the job.

Maybe Julie Walters would be willing.

But I'm just going to fantasize about seeing Thompson in the role, she's always been a favorite of mine, she's strong and healthy, and a good writer too. And the writers have needed help lately...

[–] peter_t_2k3 (1053) 3 years ago

After someone once suggested Sandi Toksvig I've never been able to unsee her as the doctor - she has that kind of zany side to her.

I think the next doctor will probably be a female - I think going back to male straight away would be a mistake - and all those against it in the first place will feel like they where right/have won. I'd love the next doctor like you, to be a more older, mature female. Kind of a mix between 3 and 12 - I like the idea of them being very logical thinking to the point they sometimes come across as maybe uncaring, but you realise they love those close to them - kind of bringing the doctors scientist background back.

It would be interesting maybe to see how a female version of the 7th doctor would play out - someone who was more manipulative, setting things up, playing games, knowing things and not sharing till the end. When the Ruth doctor told Gat not to shoot her with her gun, and she does, and it kills Gat - it made me think of the 7th doctor, telling Davros not to use the hand of Omega.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Thumbs up for Sandy Toksvig! We should start a petition! Yes, she has exactly the right sort of don't-give-a-damn energy that the role requires, the Doctor isn't a human and doesn't have the human desire to fit in with other humans, which doesn't mean that s/he can't be charming or likable, or want humans to become friends. The Doctor just doesn't use typical human means to win people over.

And I'm serious about starting a petition, because casting people always think that casting a pretty young woman means better ratings. But attractive young actresses are so used to making physical attraction a part of their interaction with others that they'll have trouble turning it off, and that's something that just shouldn't be part of the Doctor's personality. There's no femininity in the Doctor's persona, and turning off one's femininity without butching it up (as the Doctor isn't what you call butch), might be too much of a challenge for a lot of young actors. But that sort of thing comes naturally to a some of older women, they just drop feminine behaviors as they mature, and they don't butch up, they just become themselves and not what people want them to be.

So yeah, Toksvig. Unlike most of my dream Doctors, she's not too grand to take the role!

[–] soo54 (15) 3 years ago

Sandi Toksvig would be good, but I quite fancy Rebecca Front for the part. I'd also love to see more of Ruth Doctor, Jo Martin was excellent.

[–] DeathbySnuSnu (1012) 3 years ago

Who actually cares. They have killed this show. It went from must watch TV to can't imagine watching TV.

Not blaming Jodie who is just a pawn. The Doctor was neutered when Capaldi was the doc.