Steven Moffat

Carey Mulligan on Sally Sparrow and ‘Doctor Who’

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I’m not at all surprised by the Oscar buzz Carey Mulligan is getting for her astonishingly rich performance in An Education. Because I saw her in the multi-award-winning (Hugo, BAFTA, etc.) Doctor Who episode “Blink,” in which she is so entirely captivating that she makes us forget that David Tennant barely appears in it at … more…

first look at Matt Smith’s ‘Doctor Who’ costume

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Production started today on the 2010 series of Doctor Who, the one with Steven Moffat in charge and Matt Smith starring as the Doctor, and the BBC released the first image of Smith in costume: Looks like David Tennant’s 10th Doctor geek chic has been exchanged for… what? Nerd chic? At least the boots keep … more…

new ‘Doctor Who’ star announcement to come on Saturday

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I guess they weren’t kidding: David Tennant really is leaving Doctor Who after this year, and someone else really is replacing him. Tomorrow, the BBC will announce who that replacement is in a special episode of Doctor Who Confidential to air on BBC1 at 5:35pm Greenwich Time tomorrow. Which means 12:35pm Eastern, which means I’ll … more…

Steven Moffat tells Spielberg to take a hike

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UPDATED: In the interest of fairness and such, here’s a link to a BBC News story in which Moffat clarifies some of the earlier news. Though, honestly, the only genuine correction is that it’s Tintin collaborator Peter Jackson, not Steven Spielberg, who’s a big fan of Doctor Who, which is less surprising, seeing as how … more…