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Screenshot: BBCCome 2023, the BBC’s sci-fi series Doctor Who will be a whopping 60 years old. The network has spent months playing coy about what awaits in the 60th anniversary special, but it decided some kind of present was in order, hence the special’s first trailer.Other than its big milestone, the big boast of the special is the first turn of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor after his sudden return at the end of Jodie Whitaker’s final episode back in October. Looking as sprightly as ever and confused about the…

Black Adam - Official Trailer 2It started so simply. Variety reported that the DC film, which has earned less than $400 million worldwide, was a bomb that was going to lose Warner Bros. around $200 million. This happens, even to stars as usually consistently bankable as Dwayne Johnson. But the actor and the studio went into full-on denial mode for some reason, insisting that thanks to home video, rentals, and the sales of Black Adam merchandise, the movie was going to make money… except none of these things are ever…

Image: BBCThe BBC has released the first official look for Ncuti Gatwa’s season of Doctor Who, where he’ll be taking over for Jodie Whitaker as the Fifteenth Doctor. Also pictured is his companion Ruby Sunday, as played by Millie Gibson.Gatwa’s casting was first confirmed all the way back in May amidst endless rumors and speculation, back when it initially seemed like he’d be the Fourteenth Doctor before it was revealed that David Tennant was making his return. Since then, details on Gatwa’s incarnation have been…

Image: BBCWhen Chris Chibnall took over Doctor Who, one of the strangest decisions to come out of his era was a simple programming change: the Doctor Who Christmas specials, a tradition since 2005, were suddenly no more, replaced by New Year’s Day specials. Now, five years later, we know that the change is being reversed.Previously, the BBC had quietly confirmed an episode “over the festive period” in 2023 with its announcement that Doctor Who would return in November next year for three specials celebrating the series’…

Photo: BBCSurprise! If you were still waiting on all the news for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, in time-twisting form the BBC is already teasing us with news for what’s to come beyond it—like a new face joining team TARDIS.Announced by the BBC during tonight’s annual “Children in Need” telethon event, Millie Gibson will play the new companion alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor. No details were revealed about the character, beyond the fact that their name is Ruby Sunday.“Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond…

At a Glance:Doctor Who ended the eras of both Chris Chibnall as series showrunner and Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in 2022 with “The Power of the Doctor,” bringing to a close a three-season, three-special run.Whittaker’s replacement is returning star David Tennant, who will play the official 14th incarnation of the Doctor under similarly returning showrunner Russell T. Davies, who revived Doctor Who in 2005 and managed the series until 2009. Tennant will appear in three specials in November 2023 to coincidewith the…

Last night, the BBC announced the return of Doctor Who with a three-episode special starring none other than David Tennant! Sure, he was the Tenth Doctor, but he was beloved, and there’s got to be an interesting story behind this new regeneration following the death of Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor. The brief trailer aired after the climax of “The Power of The Doctor,” which saw Whittaker’s Doctor mysteriously regenerate into Tennant, teasing a short clip of the new/old Doctor, the return of Catherine Tate as former…

Image: BBCIn a few weeks, Jodie Whitaker’s tenure with Doctor Who will come to an end. The upcoming Power of the Doctor special will see her Thirteenth Doctor face off against a greatest hits album of the Doctor’s more prominent foes, including the Daleks and The Master (Sasha Dhawan). After all, since this is her last time in the role, she has to go out with a bang. The sci-fi series may not have much of a presence at New York Comic-Con, but that didn’t stop the BBC from putting out a trailer to hype up the third and…

Image: BBCJaume Collet-Serra talks casting Pierce Brosnan for Black Adam. Filming has already begun on season four of The Mandalorian. The Witcher’s third season resumes filming after Henry Cavill’s covid-19 diagnosis. Plus, new looks at Resident Alien and Primal. Spoilers, away!Black AdamDirector Jaume Collet-Serra discussed his decision to cast Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate in a new interview with Vanity Fair.You need a special actor to play, basically, a legend. Dr. Fate is a very powerful being, so you need someone like…

The original title logo for Doctor Who Confidential when it launched in 2005.Image: BBCWhen Doctor Who returned in 2005, alongside it came a support show unlike anything else at the time: Doctor Who Confidential, an extensive weekly, behind-the-scenes breakdown of how the episode you just watched got made. Although Confidential ultimately fell by the wayside, a new report suggests its spirit might live on, thanks to the return of Russell T. Davies.British tabloid the Mirror reports that Davies has apparently commissioned…