Post by Tomspy77 on Sept 4, 2015 3:01:17 GMT -6
IS THE EIGHTH DOCTOR RETURNING TO TELEVISION THIS SEASON?
Warped Factor reported that the rumored series finale for Series 9 will involve some sort of de-generation scene that will flash backwards through The Doctor’s life. Obviously much of this will be CGI and old footage such as in “Day of The Doctor”, but these would include a few longer sequences with new footage. McGann has apparently already filmed those scenes.
That might not be it, though. Earlier this month McGann also cancelled an appearance at Dragon Con for professional commitments, and since filming on Luther is already wrapped up it’s probably not that. There are a few sites claiming that McGann has been spotted in Cardiff where Doctor Who is filmed, but mostly it seems to be people conflating the McGann rumor with the verifiable appearance of David Tennant in Cardiff recently.
Interestingly enough another Who cast member, Alex Kingston (River Song) also just cancelled an appearance for work reasons, and the timing of it next to McGann is especially telling because the two are both involved in something that may change Doctor Who forever.
Big Finish has recently received permission to begin incorporating aspects of the post-2005 series into their line-up. No return for Tennant, Christopher Eccleston, Matt Smith or John Hurt yet, sadly, but the two formerly separate canons are finally coming together in more than a brief verbal cameo. New monsters like The Weeping Angels will meet old Doctors, Ian McNeice will reprise his role as Winston Churchill in a series where he recounts how the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors aided in World War II, and Torchwood is getting its own series.
The real news, though, is that River Song will meet the Eighth Doctor in her own audio set The Diary of River Song due out in January 2016. On a quest to find the secret rulers of the universe River stumbles across her future husband and must make sure he doesn’t find out who she is too soon. This will come out after the first installment of McGann's new series, The Doom Coalition, featuring new companion Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) in October.
That might not be it, though. Earlier this month McGann also cancelled an appearance at Dragon Con for professional commitments, and since filming on Luther is already wrapped up it’s probably not that. There are a few sites claiming that McGann has been spotted in Cardiff where Doctor Who is filmed, but mostly it seems to be people conflating the McGann rumor with the verifiable appearance of David Tennant in Cardiff recently.
Interestingly enough another Who cast member, Alex Kingston (River Song) also just cancelled an appearance for work reasons, and the timing of it next to McGann is especially telling because the two are both involved in something that may change Doctor Who forever.
Big Finish has recently received permission to begin incorporating aspects of the post-2005 series into their line-up. No return for Tennant, Christopher Eccleston, Matt Smith or John Hurt yet, sadly, but the two formerly separate canons are finally coming together in more than a brief verbal cameo. New monsters like The Weeping Angels will meet old Doctors, Ian McNeice will reprise his role as Winston Churchill in a series where he recounts how the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors aided in World War II, and Torchwood is getting its own series.
The real news, though, is that River Song will meet the Eighth Doctor in her own audio set The Diary of River Song due out in January 2016. On a quest to find the secret rulers of the universe River stumbles across her future husband and must make sure he doesn’t find out who she is too soon. This will come out after the first installment of McGann's new series, The Doom Coalition, featuring new companion Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) in October.