Dr Who Goes To Hollywood?

[Graceful Leonard]

According to the BBC, there is a Hollywood Dr Who film being developed.

They are talking about it being "quite a radical transformation".

Just how radical can you be and still make it Dr Who? It needs to be a British actor in a time-travelling police box as far as I'm concerned. No superhero powers or big guns.

It's also weird that they're planning to do this while the series is still (as far as we know) going to be in production.

How do you feel about this prospect?

[tch]

As a fan, I'm excited.

As someone who knows the history of 'Doctor Who' movies and how Hollywood can screw up a property, I'm going with a 'wait and see' attitude.

I want to look forward to this, but can also see where it can go horribly wrong.

I'm sure, at the very least, there will be lots of fun discussion as everyone starts imagining who they'd want cast as what character.

[MCH]

I guess it all depends on the producers, directors, casting staffers and story writers. Anything can be botched badly. But when it all comes together it can be totally awesome! I'm looking forward to see what will happen and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the powers that be will do the story justice. I do hope that they will not have a 3D version. I think it would be interesting to not have all the characters sport British accents for a change. And yes I know, we yanks, are the ones with the "accents", lol.

[Toothy Grin]

It can't be any worse than the current series!

[MCH]

Oh yes it can! I like the current series, but you know that.

[Graceful Leonard]

Yes, it could always be worse!

Imagine if they chose some action hero type actor to do it.

Someone mentioned Gary Oldman to me as being a good candidate. He's certainly a good actor, but perhaps they would want someone younger and (shudder) sexier.

[tch]

It couldn't be worse?

How about 'Doctor Who, a Micheal Bay production, starring Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston and Eddie Murphy as the voice of K-9!'

Personally, I'd like to see Anthony Stewart Head as the Doctor, but they will probably go with someone younger like Rupert Grint.
Though, if the movie is going to be a break from the TV show, maybe they will finally go with a lady Doctor.
Anne Hathaway is the Doctor!

[ThetaSigma]

Let's not give way to panic just yet, my friends. Let us simply sit back and wait for further news. All I know for sure is David Yates from Harry Potter has supposedly been asked to bring Who to the big screen. Apparently that much is true, who knowsm, but no reason to panic just yet as we wait for further confirmation.
U just hope whatever they do they remmeber to keep the british elements in as that is what made the classic series work so well in America.

[philipdalton]

It wouldn't be the first time this has happened; there were film versions made of the first two Doctor Who adventures starring Christopher Lee as the Doctor I think. Roy Castle also starred in them.

[ThetaSigma]

It was actually Peter Cushing (Lee's one-time co-star in many Dracula-Van Helsing films) who played the Doctor, and the two Dalek movies are quite good in their own right. The second is miles better thant he first, though, and Bernard Cribbins co-stars in that one.