Yates to direct bigscreen 'Doctor Who'

[Tanin]

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What about the 1996 made for TV Doctor Who movie with Paul McGann? Whatever you might think of the product it does count, right?

I believe it is in continuity as his face has been shown in "nuwho"

 

[Darkness Falls]

i could see them having the show's continuity intact in another timeline or something like they did with star trek, reachin i know but its always a possibility

 

[Wesley Dodds]

I might be on board with this if A) It was set in the proper Who-niverse and B) I felt for one second that this decision was coming from an honest, creative place and they had a genuinely interesting story to tell that would only work as a movie.

As it stands, this just sounds like yet another cynical, unnecessary attempt to latch onto a much loved IP and hump some money out of it.

I hear lots of comparisons to Star Trek and yeah, like Star Trek, the idea of Parallel Universes is a thing in Who-Canon. The difference is, with Star Trek, it made perfect sense to do a parallel universe story because the TOS series was long over. Dead. And it would've been otherwise impossible to see the original crew again.
Doctor Who, on the other hand, is very much alive. In fact it's more alive than it's ever been. There's no need to do this at all.

Usually when I see comments like "so and so IS Such and such", I take it with a pinch of salt but Matt Smith IS The Doctor! Right now, anyway. And bloody excellent he is too!

Let's leave it that way, eh?

 

[TheDragonator]

Even the TV movie had a reason to be made. At least it came after the series hadn't been alive for a while, so it made sense to do it. Making a movie would only make sense if the show wasn't still going on, and going damn well.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Even the TV movie had a reason to be made. At least it came after the series hadn't been alive for a while, so it made sense to do it. Making a movie would only make sense if the show wasn't still going on, and going damn well.

You're right. If Davies hadn't brought the show back and it was still languishing in Limbo, a theatrical movie might've been a really interesting way to return The Doctor to the masses. But Davies DID bring the show back, it was a huge success and it's gone from strengh to strengh ever since.

So... WTF?

Has this current asinine reboot-craze really gotten so out of hand now that they're actually doing it with franchises that are still perfectly healthy?!

 

[TheVileOne]

I mean even the Fox TV movie is canon to it all.

I'm just not really into this idea of doing its own thing. I mean I understand they have to make a big budget movie and sell it to the masses, but why? Why can't they do something with just a slightly bigger budget and production values? I mean it's not James Cameron level, but I thought End of Time looked fairly good for a two part TV special. Why can't you do something on that scale maybe a little more expensive?

Also look what happened to Hitchhiker's Guide after Disney got their hands on it. Mos Def and Sam Rockwell really blew it with their characters.

 

[Silvermoth]

I'm suprised no-ones talking about this anymore. One minute this news exploded and everyone was throwing in their 2 cents now like a week later...nothing. We haven't even discussed companions!

I suppose they'll want to get someone more well known as a companion like Kristen Stewart. It would be cool if they could get someone like Hannah Murray though. She was up for the companion role before Karen Gillen got the job.

 

[The Englishman]

I'm suprised no-ones talking about this anymore. One minute this news exploded and everyone was throwing in their 2 cents now like a week later...nothing. We haven't even discussed companions!

I suppose they'll want to get someone more well known as a companion like Kristen Stewart. It would be cool if they could get someone like Hannah Murray though. She was up for the companion role before Karen Gillen got the job.

How about we all forget about it and it just might go away??...

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I'm waiting for additional information before I get into further discussion/speculation, as everything is at an early stage, at the moment.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I'm in the don't talk about it. Maybe it'll go away camp. There's absolutely no need for this.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Just like there's no need for an 11th Doctor or a 12th Doctor and this show to keep going after the one doctor finishes. Any show could just end. I just love this dismissiveness and we somehow know this isn't going to work before we've even seen anything.

Change is apparently bad. God forbid they actually create something new from something so precious. Starting from scratch is a great idea creatively and they won't be bogged down from what's happened before. Plus, if they for some reason, do **** it up, it won't effect the current show.

This has a lot of cool potential to reach new audiences.

It's simple. Want to reach new audiences without confusing the hell out of them, you start over. Yates is a good director and if he says he wants to spend a few years to get it right, he's not taking this lightly.

 

[chaseter]

Look at my examples on the previous page and get back to me on those. It's not that black and white. They can reach a wider audience by making a big budget Who movie but why does it have to throw away everything that made it popular and loved? That makes zero sense.

 

[Vapor]

Firstly, I like Yates as a director and I think he would do something good with a Dr Who movie...... but is one needed? Not really. Do I want one? Not really, I'm enjoying watching the TV series (mostly the Matt Smith stuff). I think one could be fun but I'm with most people, in thinking that it's a bit pointless really and certainly a silly idea to do something out of continuity or not connected to the show.

If they have to make one though, I really don't see why they can't just do it with what we have now instead of doing something that isn't really connected to the show. Matt Smith is fantastic and the energy he brings to the role would be brilliant in a big screen capacity.

Surely, if they want to go ahead with this and keep it seperate from the Matt Smith stuff, then the best way to do it would be to stay in continuity but do an 'unseen' story with David Tennants' or Christopher Ecclestones' Doctors. Both of them have a certain amount of name recognition and I know Ecclestone wasn't fond of the TV schedule but he might be persuaded to do something on a films schedule/pay. Hypothetically speaking, If they did one with Tennant as Doctor, I would not want Rose back though.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Just like there's no need for an 11th Doctor or a 12th Doctor and this show to keep going after the one doctor finishes. Any show could just end. I just love this dismissiveness and we somehow know this isn't going to work before we've even seen anything.

Change is apparently bad. God forbid they actually create something new from something so precious. Starting from scratch is a great idea creatively and they won't be bogged down from what's happened before. Plus, if they for some reason, do **** it up, it won't effect the current show.

This has a lot of cool potential to reach new audiences.

It's simple. Want to reach new audiences without confusing the hell out of them, you start over. Yates is a good director and if he says he wants to spend a few years to get it right, he's not taking this lightly.

you're making perfect sense...stop it.

Look at my examples on the previous page and get back to me on those. It's

not that black and white. They can reach a wider audience by making a big budget Who movie but why does it have to throw away everything that made it popular and loved? That makes zero sense.

not really... it's nothing that hasn't been done before. why would you WANT a movie that might interfere with the continuity of the show. it's constricting for both parties. the show would have to gel with the events of the movie as well, hampering whatever plans the tv writers might have had. plus, you're acting like doctor who is a house hold name or something. because it really isn't. it's a geek fad.

 

[Project862006]

is a dr who tv show needed ?not really

nothing is ever really needed

 

[chaseter]

not really... it's nothing that hasn't been done before.

Name one. Name a big budget movie made from a still active live action tv show that has nothing to do with the show.

why would you WANT a movie that might interfere with the continuity of the show. it's constricting for both parties. the show would have to gel with the events of the movie as well, hampering whatever plans the tv writers might have had.

Why do you want a movie that had absolutely nothing to do with the tv show still running that you like? Please tell me how that makes sense.

plus, you're acting like doctor who is a house hold name or something. because it really isn't. it's a geek fad.

I never said Who was a household name. Read in here. Who is going to go watch this movie if you piss off the fans?

Nobody makes a reboot movie of a show still on the air waves. Some of you are ignoring my question on the last page. How do those movies sound? Nobody will answer.

 

[Project862006]

^how is it pissing off the fans

not making sense buddy

what is wrong from starting fresh

 

[chaseter]

^how is it pissing off the fans

not making sense buddy

what is wrong from starting fresh

Starting fresh from what? The tv show is still fresh. : /

 

[Project862006]

fresh for people who dont watch it like me and tons of other Americans

best way to introduce a universe to a wide audience is to start from the beginning

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

As it stands, this just sounds like yet another cynical, unnecessary attempt to latch onto a much loved IP and hump some money out of it.

I kind of agree. It's not like Doctor Who has become so terrible that it requires a reboot in order to continue. It could be good though, just because the motivation is money doesn't mean the movie by default will be a turd.

I look forward to seeing American characters shoved into it.

 

[chaseter]

@Project

That doesn't make any sense as it would have the same impact if the movie was connected to the show. How big of an appeal does a regenerating human-esque extremely quirky and witty time traveling alien in a blue Police Box have? Now tell me how not connecting it to the show will bring in droves of people.

What's a show you really enjoy that is still on the tv with no plans to cancel any time soon?

 

[Project862006]

so you are angry because they are making a movie on an existing ongoing tv show that you love

but also angry they are not connecting the film with the ongoing tv show you love

?

really what is your beef then

 

[chaseter]

Answer the question.

 

[chaseter]

And yes I'm mad...I think it's stupid and I think that's rather obvious why.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

because an awesome director is a fan of the material and, being an artist and such, wants to tell his own story? isn't that the essence of film? fans doing what they love. that's why I want to be a film maker, because I love comic books and would love to make a comic book film. there are still batman comics being produced. is it stupid that chris nolan wants to make the dark knight rises?