Matt Smith staying as the Doctor until 2013? Casting announcements for the arena tours? New videogames? We’ve got all the news right here…
A few new Doctor Who stories have been doing the rounds over the past few days, so we figured it made sense to bring them together all in one place. This place right here, as it happens.
Firstly, we'll do the tabloid speculation piece. This week's story that's been doing the rounds comes from the Daily Express, and it flies in the face of The Sun's story of a month or so back that Matt Smith's tenure as the Doctor will last just one more series. The Express contends that the BBC is now attempting to sign Smith up to the role until 2013, which is the year that marks the 50th anniversary of the show.
Quoting insiders, The Express says that "The current team believe that Matt is the person to continue taking the show forward over the next few years and want to avoid the prospect of fans having to get used to yet another actor in the role in the near future." The story also says that "Matt has made it clear he's keen to commit himself to the series for the long-term."
There's been no comment on either the story that Smith will be leaving Doctor Who next year, nor the one that he's staying on. And we expect it to stay that way. Expect the next tabloid story about his future to follow in the next few weeks.
Meanwhile, the Doctor Who Live tour gets going in October, and it's been announced that Nigel Planer has signed up to be one of its stars. He'll be playing a character called Vorgenson, the Doctor's biggest fan, who happens to be a bit of a showman. Matt Smith will be playing the Doctor in the arena tour, but won't be appearing in person. Instead, he's filmed special scenes that will be shown. Nick Briggs is reportedly on board too.
The tour starts on October 8th, and more information on it can be found at www.doctorwholive.com.
Finally, a pair of new videogames has been announced. On the Nintendo Wii, there's Return To Earth, where you can use the Wiimote as a sonic screwdriver, while on the DS there's Evacuation Earth. Both feature the Doctor and Amy, and both are going on sale at the end of October.
Meanwhile, the third of the BBC's downloadable adventure games, Tardis, has also been confirmed. Written by James Moran, it'll be available to download from tomorrow. Hurray!
More Doctor Who news as we get it...
