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New Doctor Who showrunner on casting a female Doctor, series 11 trailer to arrive during World Cup final

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The BBC has announced that the very first trailer for the upcoming eleventh series of Doctor Who is set to air this Sunday during the World Cup final between France and Croatia, while further additional footage will also debut at the San Diego Comic-Con International this coming Thursday. Series eleven of Doctor Who will mark […]

Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor gets a Doctor Who collectible action figure

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Character Options has revealed its 10″ collectible action figure based upon the likeness of Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor which is based on the likeness of Jodie Whittaker from the upcoming eleventh series of Doctor Who. The collectible comes complete with a Sonic Screwdriver accessory and is set to go on sale this August, priced at £19.99.; […]

New image of Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor from Doctor Who

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Although the BBC released a brief promo of Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor back when her casting in Doctor Who was first announced, we now have an official look of Whittaker’s Time Lord in her costume, standing alongside the iconic TARDIS. Take a look at the image below, and let us know what you make of […]

Movie Review – Journeyman (2017)

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Journeyman, 2017. Directed by Paddy Considine. Starring Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Paul Popplewell, Tony Pitts, and Anthony Welsh. SYNOPSIS: Middleweight boxing champion of the world, Matty Burton, faces the biggest fight of his career when a life threatening injury irreparably changes him and his family. The prospect of another boxing movie so soon after Creed, Southpaw, […]

Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole to play Jodie Whittaker’s companions in Doctor Who

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The BBC has announced that Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor will have three companions when the eleventh series of Doctor Who gets underway in the Autumn of 2018. As previously rumoured, Bradley Walsh will be joining the series as companion Graham, along with Hollyoaks’ Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole as Yasmin and Ryan. “The new Doctor is […]

Rumour: Bradley Walsh to play Jodie Whittaker’s companion in Doctor Who

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If The Mirror is to be believed, Jodie Whittaker’s female Time Lord will have a male companion when the adventures of the Thirteenth Doctor get underway next year, with the tabloid reporting that former Coronation Street star and The Chase host Bradley Walsh is set to join the cast of Doctor Who. Walsh has previously […]

Jodie Whittaker cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who

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After months of speculation finally today, at the close of the Wimbledon, it has been revealed by the BBC that the Thirteenth Doctor will be played by the actress Jodie Whittaker.  Millions will already know Whittaker from the hugely successful crime drama Broadchurch, which also starred former Time Lord David Tennant. Numerous guesses had been […]

SDCC: Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred on Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who casting

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Last weekend it was announced that Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in the long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who, becoming the first female actor to take on the role of the iconic Time Lord. Yesterday at the San Diego Comic-Con International, Flickering Myth’s Tai Freligh caught up with Colin Baker (The […]

Why Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor Is the Hero We Need Right Now

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Tony Black on Jodie Whitaker’s casting as the Thirteenth Doctor… So there we go. The 13th (or should that be 14th?) Doctor, hero of legendary British institution Doctor Who, is for the first time in history going to be a woman. More specifically Jodie Whittaker, who just went from being a critically acclaimed British TV […]