

So are It’s A Sin stars Omari Douglas and Lydia West. If the rumours are true, British singer Olly Alexander and the award-winning I May Destroy You star and creator Michaela Coel are also in the running. Perhaps Tennant put in a good word for his friend?

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The good friends have starred in the Amazon Prime Series since 2019, with Tennant as the mischievous demon Crowley and Sheen as angel Aziraphale. Per the UK’s Independent, other rumoured celebrities include Tennant’s Good Omens co-star Michael Sheen. Sure, it’s a weird theory but this is Doctor Who we’re talking about. They theorise that the Good Omens star, who was the 10th incarnation of the Time Lord, will return as an entirely different Doctor. Tennant as the Doctor? Again? Well, that’s what fans believe. The Love Actually star aside, rumours swirled in January that David Tennant would (sort of) reprise his role as the Time Lord. “I literally offered him Doctor Who in 2004,” showrunner Russell T Davies told inews in 2018.ĭavies is the man responsible for the show’s revival and will regain control of the TARDIS in 2023 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, and series beyond. Photo: Amazon Prime Videoįor what it’s worth, Grant was the the first choice to play the Doctor when the BBC was in talks to revive the show in 2004. Doctor Who? Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant are both in the running, according to the rumours. Tweet from not, Whovians, because there are plenty of other ‘rumoured’ actors in the running and they are yet to crush our dreams with official word. “Nothing against Dr W but I’m not,” he wrote in response to the rumours. Although, Grant doesn’t seem very keen on the top job. Grant was apparently in “secret talks” with production.īut the Hollywood A-lister was quick to smack down the claims, tweeting on Tuesday that he has “no idea where the story came from”. Then in 2017, Capaldi’s exit was announced on January 30, his last episode aired on December 25, and Whittaker’s casting came on July 16.The UK’s Daily Mirror rocked the Doctor Who fandom after it cited an anonymous source who said the Love Actually star was “tipped” to become the next Time Lord. In 2013, we learned Smith was leaving on June 1, his last episode aired on December 25, and Peter Capaldi was announced as the Twelfth Doctor on August 4. Tennant’s exit was announced on October 29, 2008, his last episode aired on January 1, 2010, and Matt Smith was announced as Eleven on January 3, 2009. In 2005, we learned he was leaving on March 30, his last episode aired June 18, David Tennant was cast as the Tenth Doctor on April 16.
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We’re just starting auditions.” He also shared that “the first 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.īut when could we possibly get an announcement? Let’s take a look at when we got the previous ones, starting with Christopher Eccleston, who came in as the Ninth Doctor in 2005.

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. Whittaker has shared her pick on Radio 1’s Going Home with Vick and Jordan (via EW): It’s a Sin‘s Lydia West. And while we have until fall 2022 before the Doctor regenerates, we’re, of course, wondering who will be taking over as the alien. 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.
