dream cast: hypothetical alternate universe ‘Doctor Who’
It’s Thursday, and that means it’s usually time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. But this week, to commemorate my visit to London, let’s have a different kind of fun. I know they’ve already picked Matt Smith to replace David Tennant, but let’s pretend they didn’t. Let’s pretend it’s still up in the air who the 11th Doctor will be.
(If you have a suggestion for an 80s TV show or movie we should play with, feel free to email me.)
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My dream cast:
The Doctor: Clive Owen
The Master: Michael Sheen
Pick a Doctor, and then it’s open from there. Pick companions, invent a new villain for your favorite actor, and take it from there.
Have fun!
Talkin’ ‘bout regeneration:
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posted by Ryan H (Thu Feb 05 09, 2:36PM)
The Doctor: Philip Glenister
The Master: Alan Rickman
posted by shawnp (Thu Feb 05 09, 3:20PM)
Doctor: Anna Friel
Companions: Carey Mulligan & Ben Whishaw &/or Harry Lloyd (continuity issues?--they'll think of something)
The Master: Stephen Fry
Fenric: Michael Sheen (bad wolf!)
Romana: Joanna Lumley
posted by C. David Dent (Thu Feb 05 09, 4:55PM)
The Doctor: Peter Wingfield
His Companion: Daniel Radcliffe (as 'Doctor' Sevateem, Leela's half-timelord son)
Rasillon: Terry Jones
The 11th Doctor has discovered that Leela's son survived the Time War but is trapped in the Age of Rasillon. In rescuing him he is tasked by Rasillon himself to break the Time Lock and save the Timelords from their own folly.
posted by Martin (Thu Feb 05 09, 5:46PM)
Doctor: Jack Davenport
Companion: Jamie Bell
I'd love to see Jack Davenport play a stoic, almost Sherlock Holmes-esque Doctor.
posted by nerdycellist (Thu Feb 05 09, 6:21PM)
The Doctor: Eddie Izzard
The Companion: Dawn French
The Master: Sir Ian McKellan
Actually, you could switch any of those actors to any of the roles and I would be happy.
posted by Ryan (Thu Feb 05 09, 7:44PM)
Doctor Who: James McAvoy
Companion: Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt
posted by Ken (Thu Feb 05 09, 9:11PM)
Hugh Laurie as either the Doctor or the Master.
posted by Newbs (Thu Feb 05 09, 9:54PM)
I'm still in love with the idea of Adrian Lester as the Doctor.
posted by PaulW (Thu Feb 05 09, 11:20PM)
The Doctor: Clive Owen
The Rani: Tilda Swanson
The Master: John Simm! Oh cmon, the guy's faked his death before...
Nyssa! have her return as the last survivor of Traken, having recovered the powers of the Keeper, seeking a way to undo the damage of the Time War and rebuild the universe through the Skasis Paradigm: Sarah Sutton
Kadal, a warrior of the Draconian Empire, tasked by the Time Agency (Captain Jack's old employers) to assassinate Nyssa before she unravels the universe: Jet Li
Rassilon: Michael Caine
Omega (who is secretly manipulating Nyssa as his means of escaping the anti-matter universe in which he is still trapped): Peter Davidson! (playing off the storyline where Omega copied the template of the Fifth Doctor)
Doctor's new companion Jewel: Afshan Azad
Doctor's old friend from 19th Century San Francisco, the Emperor Norton: Robert Duvall
posted by VT (Fri Feb 06 09, 10:32AM)
Chiwetel Ejiofor as the Doctor.
posted by blake (Sat Feb 07 09, 2:12PM)
The Doctor : Joanna Lumley
The Master : Anthony Head.
posted by Graeme (Sat Feb 07 09, 7:40PM)
The Doctor: Ewan McGregor
The Master: Christopher Lee
I liked the Fry, Laurie and McKellen options too, though.