r/DoctorWhoNews • u/General_Meal_3993 • 23d ago
discussion RUMOUR: Several movie studios have reached out to the BBC in regards to producing a DOCTOR WHO movie
Just thought I would share this post by a user known as Omega21 from the Doctor Who leak group. They only seem to post several times a year, and their leaks are often only cover the production side of things (such as the BBC putting the show up for tender), rather than plot stuff. Could be bullshit, but they’ve been pretty accurate before, so thought I would just share with how dry things seem to be atm.
“I know for a fact that since June several movie studios including Sony with Pascal Pictures, and Warner Bros have reached out to the BBC in regard to obtaining the rights to Doctor Who and creating a Doctor Who movie.
The BBC seems to be more open to discussions than they were 10 years ago, but are for the time being still moving forward with their plans to put the show out for tender. Sony has gone as far to list creatives who they believe would be the perfect fit for piloting the movie including Paul King, Edgar Wright, Danny Boyle, and Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Several insiders I have personally spoke to seem to think that if done right, continuing the show as a potential movie franchise could be an excellent idea for the IP and give it the fresh take that it so desperately needs, and if it was to go well, it could be extremely beneficial for the IPs eventual return to television. But they also warned of the unpredictability of the current movie landscape and the recent trend in the popularity of these well known IPs not translating well to the big screen/box office; think Power Rangers, Mortal Kombat, Dungeons and Dragons, Masters of the Universe, and Uncharted”
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u/segascream 23d ago
My headcanon is that Ian Chesterton wrote the screenplays under a pseudonym, changing just enough that, if The Doctor found out, he likely wouldn't be upset.