Friday, February 25, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Corden wants to see the Doctor - The Sun

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:32 PM PST


Corden wants to see the Doctor
The Sun
JAMES Corden will reprise his role as landlord Craig Owens in the sixth series of Doctor Who. Corden - Smithy in Gavin & Stacey - made his debut in last year's episode The Lodger which saw the Doctor (Matt Smith) move into his flat. ...

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James Corden to return to Doctor Who - ATV Today

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST


James Corden to return to Doctor Who
ATV Today
The BBC has confirmed the actor/comedian James Corden is to return to the forthcoming series of Doctor Who. Corden will reprise his role of Craig Owens from last years story The Lodger. The story saw the Doctor (Matt Smith) trapped on Earth and having ...

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New Series 6 Trailer, Air Date Rumours - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST


Doctor Who TV (blog)

New Series 6 Trailer, Air Date Rumours
Doctor Who TV (blog)
March is almost upon us and there's a couple of questions on everyone's mind: when on earth is Doctor Who going to be back on our screens and what about a new trailer? Unfortunately, there has been no official news on either front, but there are some ...

BBC, Three Rings Creating Free-To-Play Dr. Who Online Game - Gamasutra

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST


BBC, Three Rings Creating Free-To-Play Dr. Who Online Game
Gamasutra
BBC Worldwide and independent developer Three Rings announced plans to launch a free-to-play online multiplayer game (a first for the sci-fi television show) for Dr. Who some time later this year. Titled Doctor Who: Worlds in Time, ...

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Ewan McGregor Set for 'Jack the Giant Killer'? - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:17 AM PST


Anglophenia (blog)

Ewan McGregor Set for 'Jack the Giant Killer'?
Anglophenia (blog)
The English actress played Eve in a few episodes of the Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. She also portrayed Fiona Chattaway in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland in 2010. Work on Jack the Giant Killer, which culls from the English ...

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Why shouldn't the Lone Ranger team up with Johnny Depp? - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:16 AM PST


Telegraph.co.uk

Why shouldn't the Lone Ranger team up with Johnny Depp?
Telegraph.co.uk
And despite the lamentable trend for repackaging TV shows from the 1970s and presenting them as brand new ideas (Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing), I for one would be surprised by the return of The Black and White Minstrel Show featuring Matt Cardle ...

James Corden will return for new series of Doctor Who - Unreality TV

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:03 AM PST


James Corden will return for new series of Doctor Who
Unreality TV
I'd love another adventure – it would be great! I'm sort of disappointed I didn't get to go in the Tardis." Corden starred in the series five episode 'The Lodger' which saw Matt Smith's Doctor lodge in his flat for a short time.

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James Corden returning to 'Doctor Who' - Digital Spy

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:55 AM PST


James Corden returning to 'Doctor Who'
Digital Spy
James Corden will reprise his role as Craig Owens in the sixth series of Doctor Who, it has been confirmed. Corden made his debut in last year's episode 'The Lodger' which saw The Doctor - played by Matt Smith ...

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Doctor Who is “Harrowing”

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:08 AM PST

Matt Smith has tantalisingly stated that the sixth series of Doctor Who that is shortly due to air will be "harrowing" for the crew of the good ship TARDIS.

When the show returns in the spring, the Doctor and his friends will be facing a huge array of monsters and will have to battle for their personal relationships as well. Smith commented:

"The Doctor and Amy are going to be faced with some really harrowing and seismic choices about their relationship and who they are."

The newest series of Doctor Who will also feature an exciting new menace for the Doctor to deal with and the buzz circulating is that it will be one of the scariest that the Doctor has ever come up against, as Smith confirmed:

"I do think we've got one of the greatest monsters, especially during my tenure on the show, but I think in the history of it."

This year we will also learn more about River Song and who she really is, Matt has promised fans that the reveal will be a truly satisfying one but an important question is will we see the return of any old foes? The show's producers are keeping tight lipped but seem to be leaning towards newer monsters rather than older ones. However, it would not be a huge surprise if an army of Daleks or Cybermen turned up at some point!

Doctor Who will be returning to BBC One and BBC America this Spring!

Corden's Alive?

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:23 AM PST

Those of a celebrity presenter induced nervous disposition might want to look away as it seems every one's favourite/most hated guest star James Corden may be returning in Episode 12 of Season 6.

According to What's on TV Corden, will reprise his role as sofa lookalike Craig Owens from last seasons The Lodger with filming due to start as early as next week.

Corden has made no bones about the fact he would love to return to the show telling the magazine that:

"I'm not sure if my character will be back, but I'd certainly love him to – it would be great. I was disappointed that I didn't get to go in the TARDIS, but Matt gave me a tour and it's such an impressive set. I feel very honoured to have been involved in Doctor Who."

Corden has drawn criticism mostly due to over-exposure since the floptastic Corden and Horne failed to ignite anyone's imagination. Coupled with this are his appearances on the They Think its All Over clone (itself a formula so generic its model dates back to biblical times when Moses invited the Jews to guess the missing words in the Commandments), the sports based quiz A League of their Own and his dignity shedding Glamour Awards feud with Sir Patrick Stewart (X-Men) which can be boiled down to "you're old"  "yeah but you're fat".

As guest appearances go Corden delivered what as expected of him for The Lodger - a warm, likable charm that he honed on the inexplicably popular Gavin & Stacey – so it will be interesting to see what develops from the friendship between him and the Doctor set up in that episode.

Hopefully it will see this very ordinary character thrown into some extraordinary situations giving Corden a chance to play something different this time.

New Series 6 Trailer, Air Date Rumours

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:06 AM PST

March is almost upon us and there's a couple of questions on everyone's mind: when on earth is Doctor Who going to be back on our screens and what about a new trailer?< Read more ...


Eamonn Walker lands &apos;17th Precinct&apos; lead - Digital Spy

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:09 AM PST


Eamonn Walker lands '17th Precinct' lead
Digital Spy
The actor recently starred in axed ABC legal drama The Whole Truth and also appeared alongside Doctor Who star Matt Smith in BBC crime drama Moses Jones. The 17th Precinct pilot is currently in contention for NBC's 2011-12 television season.

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Saturn Award Nomination 2011

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:00 AM PST

Hot on the heels of the Nebula nomination this week, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films have announced the nominations for their annual Saturn Awards.

This year, the 37th ceremony sees just one nomination for the Doctor Who franchise: A Christmas Carol, broadcast by BBC America, is listed in the Best Television Presentation. The episode, penned by Steven Moffat, is up against his other success of 2010 co-created with Mark Gatiss, Sherlock, which was broadcast on PBS.

Other nominees include NBC's Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, AMC's The Walking Dead, and two series from new Torchwood co-producer Starz, The Pillars of the Earth and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.

The Saturn Awards will take place this June in Burbank, California.


Last year, Torchwood: Children of Earth won the award for Best Presentation on Television, which beat fellow nominee Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead. Other nominations included David Tennant for Best Actor in Television, and Bernard Cribbins for Best Guest Starring Role in Television.

Docteur Who: la prochaine fois sur France 4

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:21 AM PST

France 4 have released a new trailer for this Saturday's episodes, Le Seigneur des Rêves and La révolte des intra-terrestres (1+2); they will be broadcast from 8:35pm (local time).


Doctor who saison 5 tous les samedis à 20h35, via YouTube.

You can follow France 4 via their Facebook page and Twitter feed.


Acid Bath Murderer Trailer - 25 February 2011

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST

Just before performing as John George Haigh, writer and actor Nigel Fairs had an accident on his bike that left him with a scar that matched the one on Haigh's face exactly. That's just one of the spooky coincidences behind the scenes of In Conversation With An Acid Bath Murderer, a chilling Drama Showcase production about the real-life serial killer.

The audio production, which is released in May, also stars Louise Jameson, Richard Franklin and Suzanne Procter.

The trailer is now available as a special podcast. Please be aware that it is unsuitable for young people under the age of 15.


Download Podcast Here

Doctor Who actor Nicholas Courtney Dies at the Age of 81 - Car Rentals

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:49 AM PST


Doctor Who actor Nicholas Courtney Dies at the Age of 81
Car Rentals
Anyone that watched Doctor Who will know that UNIT's job was to protect the Earth against attacks. Courtney's friend, Tom Baker, who also happened to play one of the five Time Lords on the Doctor Who show, led a tribute to his friend this week. ...

Craig Owens returns to Doctor Who

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:40 AM PST

The BBC have officially confirmed today that the actor James Corden will be reprising his role as Craig Owens - the Doctor's landlord from last year's episode The Lodger.

Though unconfirmed, this is believed to be for a forthcoming episode to be filmed that has been written by Gareth Roberts, who also penned Craig's previous appearance in the series. Roberts was a guest at last weekend's Gallifrey One convention, and during a live commentary for The Lodger was reported as saying that his new episode would begin filming "in a week" (i.e. from next week).
"I work in a shop, now."


The news comes after a tweet was posted yesterday unofficially revealing that Corden would be coming back to Doctor Who: "They're filming Doctor Who with James Corden the whole 2nd week of March on my street. Just saying."

Pulling Faces Trailer - 25 February 2011

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:50 AM PST

The special offer pre-order for the Drama Showcase releases remains open until the release of Not a Well Woman in March. Just a reminder that anyone who pre-orders will receive a copy of the CD signed by the star of the drama.

April sees the release of Pulling Faces, the acclaimed play by Helen Goldwyn which stars Louise Jameson as Joanne Taylor, a TV presenter in her 50s who is facing up to the pressure to be nipped and tucked. Funny, insightful and deeply moving, Pulling Faces also features Colin Baker, David Warwick, Mandi Symonds, Helen Goldwyn and Nigel Fairs.

The trailer has just been completed, and is available as a special short podcast.


Download Podcast Here

Audio: Goodnight Mister Tom - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:21 AM PST


Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Audio: Goodnight Mister Tom
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
The cast is headed by the respected stage and screen actor Oliver Ford Davies, whose previous roles include Sio Bibble in the three Star Wars prequels, Polonious opposite David Tennant in the RSC's production of Hamlet and several episodes of Kavanagh ...

Auton Doctor?

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:48 PM PST

Remember that famous Doctor Who Experience concept image we sometimes include with our relevant articles featuring the Doctor and his TARDIS surrounded by all his incarnations' costumes (yes, that one up there)?  We can officially show you a fragment of the real, non-concept, living version of that section of the much-anticipated Doctor Who exhibit!

Hold on – living?  An exhibit that's alive?  We must be suggesting the existence of Autons.  And a gallery at Monsters and Critics certainly isn't arguing with us.  While these 24 images are mostly just the same real-Matt-Smith-next-to-dummy-Matt-Smith over and over again with a few different camera angles and poses, it's still pretty easy to notice that something's not quite right with the statue version of the Doctor.  It seems to have a high potential of being controlled by the Nestene Consciousness, programmed to spring into motion just when attendance to the Experience reaches its peak.

We have to say though, it's not a very good Auton.  What was going on with Matt Smith's face the day the Nestene stole and copied him?  Or is this a glimpse at Matt Smith from the future, after he's aged at least twelve years, and not taken off his costume?  Perhaps this is our first indication that Smith's tenure as the best character ever will outlive even Tom Baker's (and almost double it).

Here's an identical link to the Monsters and Critics gallery; make sure you click on it if you want to be intrigued.  Or you can just go see the Matt Smith Auton yourself at the Doctor Who Experience exhibition in London, which has been open since last Sunday.

A Doctor Who MMO!

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:58 PM PST

Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is the title of the joint project between BBC Worldwide and game developer Three Rings Design which has been announced in advance of the San Francisco Game Developers Conference (GDC) next week.

Despite various attempts at PC and console games, this will be the Doctor's first multiplayer online game and for the first time ever, players from around the world will be able to follow in the footsteps of the eccentric and brilliant Doctor by travelling through time and space, exploring new worlds and encountering many alien races, both friend and foe!

Doctor Who: Worlds in Time allows players to enter the TARDIS and be set a challenge by the mysterious Time Lord to help him defend civilized culture against infamous Doctor Who enemies. While the game doesn't let you take the part of the Doctor or be a Time Lord, it does offer the first MMO experience for the series.

Robert Nashak is EVP Digital Entertainment at BBC Worldwide says,

"Doctor Who: Worlds in Time will be a free-to-play multiplayer online game that invites players to save the universe by using their wits to solve time-bending puzzles and pulse-pounding challenges.

"Three Rings is the ideal team for this groundbreaking creative partnership. Not only are they visionaries in the online gaming space, they are lifelong Doctor Who fans with a passion for delivering the level of quality that our players will expect and deserve."

Meanwhile Daniel James is CEO of Three Rings Design, who are happy to have begun work on the title which is expected to be launched later this year.

"Three Rings is delighted and honored to have the opportunity to create an online game based on Doctor Who. Our goal with 'Words in Time' is to capture the imaginative spirit and depth of the series, whilst being fun and easy to play for all ages."

Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is intended to be both highly engaging and fun, allowing players to socialize and foster genuine cooperation and thereby building a global community where fans worldwide will now be able to experience first hand the exciting action and adventure synonymous with Doctor Who.

However, Three Rings Design aren't exactly synonymous with quality online multiplayer gaming, so we await this release with some trepidation.

Friday Linky Fun - Atomic

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:42 PM PST


Friday Linky Fun
Atomic
Matt Smith's been feeling rather chatty about the future of the Time Lord and his companions, and you can see what he has to say here. Obviously, there will be spoilers. Consider yourselves warned (or enticed). And finally, a couple of bits of sad news ...

Design-a-Monster Competition!

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:44 PM PST

Doctor Who Adventures Magazine are offering its pint-sized readers an 'experience' of a life time- all you have to do is design your own monster!

The magazine is looking for debutant demon to feature in a both a brand new comic strip and to be turned into a 10 inch model  to be displayed at the Doctor Who Experience (which the winner gets to keep!), in Olympia, London- the winner will also receive a family ticket to the experience.

The competition will be split in two with the winner of each phase having their model displayed from either 20th May or the 21 August. The first round opens on 20th February and closes at midnight on 5th April with the second set to start on 6th April closing again at the witching hour on 5th July.

To enter simply download the PDF entry form, draw your monster, fill in its details along with your  name, age, address and daytime telephone number and send it in an envelope to DWA DESIGN, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF, or scan the page and email your design to design@dwacomps.co.uk

For hints about what the designers are looking for head over to the DWA Blog.

Paul Rainey and Me on Video

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:02 PM PST

Okay, so you remember me and indie comicker Paul Rainey were interviewed at Orbital Comics the other day? Well, you can now see the whole thing on their website. I think it's a pretty fun time, and Paul's a sweetheart.

Also, I've been interviewed about the future of Action Comics by Newsarama.

I've got my fourteen month old twin nieces in the house tonight, so I'll have to clear those piles of comics out of the spare room, or have them turned into goo. But tomorrow morning, I hope to see you at the Cardiff International Comics Expo. Cheerio!

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