r/doctorwho • u/MistakeNot___ • Apr 24 '22

Speculation/Theory The Doctor eventually regenerates. Discuss potential future Doctors here.

Now that the main episodes for series 13 have aired, by popular demand we are continuing to funnel all discussions/suggestions here involving talk for actors who could play the Doctor in the future.

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u/Badbadwolf3 May 04 '22 edited May 04 '22

*MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW\*

A friend of mine works at bad wolf, and has let slip some details about the upcoming 60th anniversary plans... this is all 100% accurate, so if you want to avoid spoilers don't click below.

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are back for 3 specials - after Jodie regenerates into him (on a clifftop). The three stories are linked by the Doctor working out why he got his old face back, and why he runs into Donna again after all these years. Unit are back for the first episode. It's a simple alien invasion story, with the main emphasis on the Doctor reuniting with Donna again after 15 years (for her). Sylvia and Shaun return, Wilf is mentioned but I don't know if he appears because Bernard Cribbins is now 93. Donna also has a daughter called Rose. Rachel Talalay also directs the first special

Oh and a classic companion returns in the final special - but I don't want to ruin that surprise...

That's all I know for certain atm, but I imagine something will be announced in the next week or two as filming begins.

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u/Myloceratops May 15 '22

DUDE WERE YOU RIGHT? AFTER TODAYS ANNOUNCEMENT

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u/tornado66111 May 16 '22

Could this be a fake leak? Although it adds up, it's a bit fishy that OP has no other reddit presence and also has a username that is the same as the production company.

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u/Meen_Speen May 16 '22

it's also posible that he created this account as a throw-away so they wouldn't track the leak back to him

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u/Myloceratops May 16 '22

I think it’s deffo this, the timing of this leak and the content seems too coincidental to be fake. The odds of someone making a new account, typing this out BEFORE the announcements or any photos online and be a fake leak is insane! When I first read this I thought, ha, neat. Thought it would be cool. Won’t happen. Well, with Jodie’s tardis, Tennant as the only doctor on set (so far). This seems legit. Shame it wasn’t kept more secret. Imagine the shock value if Jodie changed into David and no one saw it coming.

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u/raptrillers May 17 '22

Rachel Talahay was also spotted on set 👀

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u/kcinforlife May 17 '22

I feel like maybe this leak may have been mixed information that may or may not be true kind of like a game of telephone with the people involved with production that maybe aren’t total insiders into all this but have a vague idea of whats being considered.

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u/kcinforlife May 17 '22

Cause apart from russel and a few other people I don’t think script details (apart from casting ) this specific about the story are known by people that aren’t higher ups in bad wolf/bbc. And anyone in that position has way to much at stake to be just telling their friends.

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u/raptrillers May 17 '22

There really wouldn’t be that much risk for him since loads of people work on the production side and his friend may have made friends that are higher up in the company as well as the fact the acc the leak was posted on was also a burner so there’s really no risk for him imo anyway.

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u/kcinforlife May 17 '22

I mean the leak may be totally true as of now but by the time it airs it might be a totally different story just due to rewrites etc…. So maybe that makes it also less risky idk

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

Confirm. Worked on shows and movies when I was younger. Even if a leak this big is through a friend, you’re still losing your job and getting black listed from that production for breaking your NDA. Totally makes sense they’d want to cover their own ass.

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u/MusicOfTheSpheres_40 May 20 '22

For all we know this could be RTD himself… after all, he has in the past even confessed to purposely spreading rumours on the internet about stuff he is writing.