With a Peaky Blinders film adaptation for Netflix in development, Barry Keoghan, attached to star alongside returning lead actor Cillian Murphy, has revealed his first impressions of the script, further confirming that a story for the film exists, and one Keoghan is ready to get on board with. In a conversation with IndieWire at the … Read more
Speaking at a “Visionaries” session at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival with the European bureau chief Scott Roxborough (via The Hollywood Reporter), Steven Moffat, known for his tenure as Doctor Who showrunner, Sherlock, and most recently, the ITV comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled, looked back at one of his earlier creative ventures, Coupling, and the issues associated … Read more
Steven Moffat was appointed as the showrunner for Doctor Who at the start of 2010, taking over the reins of the long-running sci-fi series from Russell T Davies, who stepped down after reviving the show for the BBC. In 2017, Moffat departed the series, bowing out alongside Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor. Speaking at a “Visionaries” … Read more
The cast list for the Peaky Blinders film has been updated – with new faces joining the Netflix production. Irish actor Barry Keoghan, known for his work on Saltburn, Eternals, and Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, joins Cillian Murphy, who reprises his role as gangster Tommy Shelby. Swedish actor Rebecca Ferguson, known for her … Read more
Charlie Condou has been added to the cast for Doctor Who Season 15, expected to air on BBC One in May 2025. Details on the character Condou will play, and whether the former Coronation Street actor will serve in a recurring or guest capacity is unknown. He will be joining a cast that includes Ncuti … Read more
Sylvester McCoy has defended the political aspects of storytelling associated with Doctor Who. Known for his portrayal as the Seventh Doctor between 1987 and 1989, McCoy recently reprised his role as the Time Lord in The Power of the Doctor, the Jodie Whittaker finale in 2022. The 80-year-old actor, while in attendance at a BFI … Read more
Matt Smith has spoken out against fans who “attack” Doctor Who with racial abuse and criticism for prominent LGBTQ themes. Smith, who portrayed the Eleventh Doctor from 2010 to 2014, revealed his confusion in an interview with The Times (from a story by The Radio Times). The new run, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth … Read more
Following the conclusion of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season in Doctor Who, and a second season expected in 2025, fans of the long-running sci-fi series are eagerly awaiting news on a potential third season, with mainstay showrunner Russell T Davies giving his two cents on where things stand. Speaking to SFX Magazine (courtesy of a story … Read more
The BBC has responded to viewer complaints following a historic same-sex kiss between Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor, and Jonathan Groff’s bounty hunter, Rogue. In an episode from Ncuti’s first season that shares the name of Groff’s bounty hunter, viewers were left upset with what has been described as “inappropriate sexual innuendo” that culminated in a … Read more
Matthew Jacobs, the writer responsible for the 1996 Doctor Who television film, will return to the series alongside Paul McGann for an audio drama boxset of Eighth Doctor adventures. Courtesy of a story from The Radio Times, Jacobs, 68, will be writing an episode of the series entitled Puccini and the Doctor. A wealth of … Read more