(Ex-)Who Actors News

[Rob McCow]

Christopher Eccelston has bravely decided that yes, he will agree to appear in a movie with silly pointy ears and bizarre make-up:



Doesn't he look happy?

This is from the new Thor movie, Thor: The Dark World. Maybe it'll be brilliant.

[Philipnet]

Or maybe he'll look like a complete gimp

[Si Hunt]

He'll do this, but he won't do Doctor Who.

Si.

[Philipnet]

No,
Because he wouldn't want to be typed cast as Doctor Who.

He'd rather be typecast as Malekith the Accursed

[SiHart]

He'll do this, but he won't do Doctor Who.

It's good to keep your dignity, isn't it?

[Alex]

This is from the new Thor movie, Thor: The Dark World. Maybe it'll be brilliant.

To be fair the first Thor was a great movie (though this second one isn't directed by Branagh, sadly) and there's a good chance this'll be a lot of fun too. Plus the paycheque probably helped influence his decision.

I still think he's a bit of a twat for refusing to come back to Who though.

[Stuart Wallis]

Is everyone quite sure it's him? The make up is, yes, bizarre!

[Philipnet]

This thread has missed the delectable Karen Gillian ...



is appearing in the Marvel comics superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy



as the gold bikini-clad alien villain Angela, a flame-haired, sword-wielding bounty hunter:

[Philipnet]

Jenna Coleman to Star in Death



Jenna Coleman to Star in Death Comes To Pemberley

It’s been announced that Jenna Coleman will play Lydia Wickham in Death Comes To Pemberley, a major new 3x60-minute serial that will be made for BBC One.

Based on the bestselling novel by P.D. James, the story returns to the world of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and involves its characters in a new tale of murder and emotional mayhem.

Producer David Thompson said, ‘We're delighted to be filming this witty, original and beautifully imagined book from Britain's best loved crime writer - murder and Jane Austen, a delicious combination! This will be a very unexpected and audacious period drama. And we are so pleased with the cast that have been drawn to it…’

Aside from Jenna Coleman that cast includes Matthew Rhys who stars as Mr Darcy and Anna Maxwell Martin – Suki in the Ninth Doctor adventure The Long Game - who plays Elizabeth. Doctor Who fans will also recognize Tom Ward – Captain Latimer in The Snowmen and here playing Colonel Fitzwilliam, and James Norton who recently appeared as Onegin in Cold War. Eleanor Tomlinson - Eve in The Sarah Jane Adventures two-parter, The Mad Woman in the Attic – is also on board playing Georgiana Darcy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...-To-Pemberley-

[Philipnet]

Not wanting to cast aspersions on Jenna-Louse Coleman's time in the TARDIS, I've modified the title of this thread

[Rob McCow]

Not content with dressing like a fantasty twonk for Thor 2, Eccleston is now appearing in an HBO series that sounds a bit Christian Scientist to me...

http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/quar...vers%E2%80%99/

Co-written by Lindelof and Tom Perrotta based on Perrotta’s 2011 book, the project takes place after the Rapture happens but not quite like it’s supposed to. It is the story of the people who didn’t make the cut… and a world that will never be the same. ..... Eccleston, will play Matt Jamison, former Reverend and current editor of his self-published tabloid. This marks the first U.S. regular series role for Eccleston, repped by U.K.’s Independent and Principal Entertainment, who previously recurred on Heroes. He will next be seen in Thor 2 and Unfinished Song.

OK...

[Jeff]

He should have been Stannis on Game of Thrones...

[Alex]

That's a good idea actually, not that I dislike the actor who plays him, but I think Eccleston would have been better. I'm surprised he hasn't turned up so far in some other role too, along with other Who actors, as the cast is made up of so many fantastic British actors.

[Rob McCow]

[Alex]

Karen's now appearing in the US comedy series NTSF SUV SD::, a CSI spoof that I've been a long time fan of because it also stars Kate Mulgrew. Here's a couple of pictures from it:

[Dirk Gently]

I'm not sure I can watch Adult Swim on Sky.

[Alex]

It is a bit ridiculous given all of the channels on Sky these days that no one's screening this, or Children's Hospital which is another superb Adult Swim show. I think the only legal way to watch them is via Itunes, but at $2.99 for each 10 minute episode it's all a bit expensive.

[Alex]

Here's a clip from the aforementioned NTSF SUV SD:: which shows Karen strutting her stuff. I have a feeling that Tim might rather like it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwQRi...ature=youtu.be

That episode also has Fringe's Lance Reddick hamming it up to delicious effect, it really was a great one.

You have mail, btw, Tim, just in case you hadn't noticed.

[Stuart Wallis]

"...and when they turned round, the entire cast of Voyager were wearing eyepatches! HA-HA-HA HAAA!"

[Andrew Curnow]

@ Wallis. Brilliant!

[Perry Vale]

I still think he's a bit of a twat for refusing to come back to Who though.

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere on PS....

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-...pher-eccleston

“I love the BFI. I love the Doctor and hope you enjoy this presentation. Joe Ahearne directed five of the 13 episodes of the first series. He understood the tone the show needed completely – strong, bold, pacy visuals coupled with wit, warmth and a twinkle in the performances, missus.

“If Joe agrees to direct the 100th anniversary special, I will bring my sonic and a stair-lift and – providing the Daleks don’t bring theirs – I, the ninth Doctor, vow to save the universe and all you apes in it.”

[Alex]

50 years? I might not be alive by then!

[Rob McCow]

Great... Eccleston to return to Who when we're all dead!

[Wayne]

Here's a clip from the aforementioned NTSF SUV SD:: which shows Karen strutting her stuff. I have a feeling that Tim might rather like it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwQRi...ature=youtu.be

He's not the only one.

[duncan]

I wasn't sure where to put this but as they are ex-actors.......

This made me smile. It's a picture put up by Doctor Who TV showing Davison and McCoy apparently "protesting" outside the BBC about not being in the anniversary episode. I love the banners especially the one that says "Have a heart, Classic Doctors want a part".



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