Doctor Who Experience to relaunch with Peter Capaldi adventure

The Doctor Who Experience is to debut a new walkthrough adventure starring Peter Capaldi.

The Cardiff Bay attraction will close the current interactive walkthrough - which features Matt Smith - in the autumn.

The Experience will then reopen at a later date with a new adventure, expected to feature new Who lead Capaldi.

The new walkthrough is currently in the early planning stages, with an exact date for the revamp yet to be set, a BBC spokesperson told Digital Spy.

The Doctor Who Experience originally opened in London in February 2011 and moved to Cardiff in July 2012.

Planned to remain in Wales until at least 2017, the exhibition features costumes, props and sets from the popular BBC sci-fi series and also includes some interactive elements.

Source: Digital Spy

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Channel 4 announces Marvel's Agents of SHIELD return date

Channel 4 has confirmed a return date for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

The comic book drama - which has been on hiatus in the UK since December - will return on Friday, March 14 at 8pm.

Season one will resume with episode 11 - 'The Magical Place' - in which Coulson (Clark Gregg) learns the shocking truth about his resurrection.

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has aired 13 episodes in the US - where it airs on ABC - with the 14th instalment set to air on Tuesday, March 4.

Series star Gregg recently defended the show's US ratings, which have declined since the pilot episode aired in September last year.

"If you look at how well our show is doing in those numbers, I'm quite encouraged, especially because we aren't Tony Stark and Thor," the actor said. "We're a bunch of new people and Agent Coulson, the supporting player from those [Marvel] films."

Watch Channel 4's promo for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD below:

Source: Digital Spy

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UK Encore Screenings For Richard II Starring David Tennant

Due to Popular demand, Picturehouse Cinemas around the UK will be holding encore screenings of the Royal Shakespeare Company's celebrated screening of Richard II. The production was directed by Gregory Doran and starred David Tennant in the title role with Niel Lindsay, Michael Pennington, Oliver Ford Davies and Jane Lapotaire. The November 13th performance which was filmed and streamed into cinemas worldwide was the first ever such live broadcast by the RSC; Picturehouse were one of the partner organisations that enabled the event.

The Richard II Encore shows will take place across the Picturehouse chain from April 13th. Booking for Picturehouse members is open now and public booking begins on Monday 3rd March

RSC productions, including Richard II, are being streamed to cinemas worldwide. 

The recording of Richard II is die to be released on DVD later this spring

Source: David Tenant News Updates

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Peter Capaldi wears new Doctor costume to BBC event

New Doctor Peter Capaldi surprised attendees of a BBC Worldwide event on Monday (February 24), when he turned up on stage in his Doctor Who costume.

The actor emerged from the TARDIS and spoke briefly with presenter Graham Norton at the annual showcase taking place in Liverpool.

The first picture of Peter Capaldi in his new outfit was released last month.

Capaldi's first full series of Doctor Who will air on BBC One in late 2014. Filming is taking place in Cardiff until August.

Source: Digital Spy

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Doctor Who casts Emmerdale's Samuel Anderson as new recurring character

Samuel Anderson has joined the cast of Doctor Who.

The Emmerdale actor will play a recurring character in the upcoming eighth series, which introduces Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor.

Anderson will play Danny Pink, a teacher who works alongside Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) at Coal Hill School.

The actor said of joining the show: "I was so excited to join Doctor Who I wanted to jump and click my heels, but I was scared I might not come down before filming started

"It's a quintessential part of British culture and I can't believe I'm part of it. It's an honour to be able to work alongside Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman and I can't wait to show people how my character becomes involved with such a fantastic duo!"

Writer and producer Steven Moffat added: "For the fourth time in Doctor Who history, Coal Hill School is coming to the aid of the TARDIS. In 1963 teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright accompanied the First Doctor. These days it's the turn of Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.

"And very soon now, Sam Anderson as Danny Pink will be entering the world of the Doctor. But how and why? Answers are coming later this year in Peter Capaldi's first series of Doctor Who!"

It has also been announced that Robert Goodman (Game of Thrones), Jonathan Bailey (Broadchurch) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (Death in Paradise) will guest star in the upcoming series.

Anderson, who played policeman Ross Kirk in Emmerdale from 2007 to 2009, originate the role of Crowther in Alan Bennett's The History Boys and has also appeared in Gavin & Stacey.

Doctor Who's eighth series is shooting in Cardiff and will debut on BBC One in late 2014.

Source: Digital Spy

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New Layout!

Check out the new layout! Since 2014 is well under way as we are almost in March, I thought it was time for a new layout. I've used images from filming to make it so I hope you like it!

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Heroes is Coming Back: Heroes Reborn Mini-Series Coming To NBC In 2015

During coverage of the Winter Olympics last night, NBC decided to surprise viewers with a teaser trailer for a new series of Heroes.  As it turns out this will be a standalone mini series consisting of 13 episodes. No Characters or storylines have been announced as yet.

Here's a bit more information:

“The enormous impact Heroes had on the television landscape when it first launched in 2006 was eye-opening,” said NBC Entertainment  President Jennifer Salke. “Shows with that kind of resonance don’t come around often and we thought it was time for another installment. We’re thrilled that visionary creator Tim Kring was as excited about jumping back into this show as we were and we look forward to all the new textures and layers Tim plans to add to his original concept. Until we get closer to air in 2015, the show will be appropriately shrouded in secrecy, but we won’t rule out the possibility of some of the show’s original cast members popping back in.”

The original series chronicled the life-changing stories of a series of unrelated ordinary people who discovered they had superhuman abilities. As the saga unfolded, they learned they were part of a grand plan that brought them together to change the world.

With the return of Heroes Reborn, NBC will launch a digital series prior to the 2015 premiere that will introduce the characters and new storylines.

Heres the teaser trailer that was released!

Source: ComicBook.com & Heroes on Facebook.

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Arthur Darvill joining the West End cast of Once?

Rumours are swirling that Arthur Darvill is set to join the cast of hit musical Once, taking over the role of 'Guy' when Declan Bennett leaves in March.

Whovians will be excited to hear that Darvill, who played Rory Williams in the television series Doctor Who, will be returning to the West End after playing Parry in the WhatsOnStage Award nominated Our Boys in 2012.

Since then the Midlands born actor has been seen as Reverend Paul Coates in the ITV crime drama Broadchurch and more recently as 'Guy' in the Broadway production of Once.

Once, which is also nominated for a handful of WhatsOnStage Awards, has a book by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh. Based on the 2007 motion picture written and directed by John Carney, music and lyrics are by Academy Award-winning Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová who won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly".

The production has recently extended at the Phoenix Theatre, where it opened in April last year, until 4 July 2015.

Source: WhatsOnStage

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Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan to star in new ABC comedy pilot Selfie

Karen Gillan is to star in a new ABC comedy pilot.

The ex-Doctor Who actress has joined Selfie, which is about a self-obsessed 20-something who enlists the help of a marketing expert after an embarrassing video goes viral.

Gillan will play the lead role of Eliza Dooley. Suburgatory creator Emily Kapnek is behind the half-hour single-camera comedy.

The former Amy Pond star also has roles in two upcoming films, Oculus and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Horror movie Oculus sees Gillan star alongside Brenton Thwaites, as the pair find themselves tormented by supernatural forces coming through a mirror in their childhood home.

Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy, which had Gillan go bald for her role as alien supervillain Nebula, is released on August 1.

Source: Digital Spy

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Happy Birthday Christopher Eccleston!

Many Happy Returns to the 9th Doctor himself, Christopher Eccleston who is 50 today!.

He is best known to us for playing the 9th Doctor for the 1st Series of Doctor Who's return, before leaving at the end of the series to persue other acting roles.

Since leaving Doctor Who he as starred in numerous roles including:

Portraying John Lennon is Lennon Naked alongside Torchwood's Naoko Mori in 2010.

He guest starred in the U.S. TV Show Heroes playing Claude in 2008.

He played Pod Clock in a remake of the film The Borrowers in 2011.

and most recently he starred in Thor: The Dark World playing the movies villain Malekith the Accursed.

Other acting Credits include: Accused in 2010, G.I. Joe: Rise Of  The Cobra in 2009 and Lucan in 2013.

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Doctor Who Series 8 DVD available for Pre-order!

Filming may have only just begun but it appears that the complete boxset is already available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon.

There is obviously no proper news on episode titles or extras yet but we have a To be confirmed Artwork, which no doubt will just be a stand-in till the offical cover can be designed.

Source: Amazon

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Summer Broadcast for Doctor Who Series 8?

Is Series 8 of Doctor Who going to air slightly earlier than originally thought?

Previous reports have pointed to an Autumn air date but Ben Wheatley, director of the first two episodes of Series 8, might have indicated that the show could be back sooner

In a recent interview with Uproxx Wheatley briefly mentions Doctor Who stating:

“I’ve got two more weeks shooting Doctor Who, which hopefully is going to go in July.”

Of course his wording is a little open to interpretation and scheduling frequently changes, but let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later.

Source: Doctor Who TV

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Doctor Who star Matt Smith: I don't want Capaldi to have Alex Kingston

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has admitted that he is "really possessive" over Alex Kingston's River Song.

Smith told fans at New Orleans Comic Con that he asked showrunner Steven Moffat not to write scenes between River and Peter Capaldi's new Doctor.

"I said this to Steven, I was like, 'Listen, just don't. Just not Alex. Anyone else, but don't give him River' - but Peter is the Doctor now so hey, what can I do?" DoctorWhoTV quotes Smith as saying.

Smith added that he expects Moffat to "reinvent the folklore" of the series during Capaldi's tenure.

"I think that Steven will be planning things that are going to unfold over years," he said. "I think he'll reinvent the folklore, and it will become Peter's folklore.

"But I am really proud of the fact that Alex was part of number Eleven's life. My wife!"

Capaldi's first full series of Doctor Who will air on BBC One in late 2014.

Source: Digital Spy

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Sherlock gets official 3-day Sherlocked convention for 2014

Sherlock is to get its first official convention.

Sherlocked will take place later in 2014 and will be run by Massive Events in association with Hartswood Films and Showmasters Ltd.

The three-day convention will feature star guests, special activities, talks, photo shoots and autograph sessions.

Full details on cast and crew attendance, dates and a venue are yet to be confirmed.

Three series of Sherlock have aired on BBC One, with a fourth and fifth run in the planning stages.

Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes, recently insisted that he has no plans to depart the show.

Source: Digital Spy

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Doctor Who Series 8 Fanmade Posters #3

Since the Official outfit for the 12th Doctor has been released, I thought I would update with more fanmade posters.

by DudelitDA

by MrPachinoHead

by Jackardy

by Gazzatrek

by OAKANSHEILD

Awesome, right?

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Steven Moffat: 'I'll quit Doctor Who before I quit Sherlock'

Steven Moffat has insisted that there is no end in sight for Sherlock.

The writer told Assignment X that while he will eventually give up his showrunner role on Doctor Who, he has no such plans for BBC One's hit detective drama.

"Eventually, I'll stop doing Doctor Who because it stops me doing anything else," Moffat said. "But Sherlock doesn't swamp my schedule.

"I could imagine we'll come back and do Sherlock fairly often for many years, rather than very often for a few years."

Moffat is currently developing a fourth and fifth series of Sherlock with series co-creator Mark Gatiss.

The BAFTA-winner has also written Doctor Who's series eight premiere, currently shooting in Wales under director Ben Wheatley.

Source: Digital Spy

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Peter Capaldi's new Doctor Who 'more like classic series'

Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who episodes have been compared to the "classic" era of the show.

Ben Wheatley - who is directing the first two instalments of series eight - told io9 that the show is "going back to that style".

"To have a unity that runs eight years... it's pretty crazy," said Wheatley. "It seems to me the episodes that we're doing now seem more like classic Who."

The A Field in England filmmaker also described his leading man Capaldi as "a massive Who fan" who knows the series "inside out".

"He's so good," the director said. "You look at his career and you look at his performances... they are all so brilliant, and all so different as well. It was a lucky break for me, I think."

Capaldi's official Doctor Who debut will be penned by Steven Moffat, with The Sarah Jane Adventures writer Phil Ford scripting Wheatley's second episode.

Doctor Who will return to BBC One in late 2014.

Source: Digital Spy

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Alternate 12th Doctor Posters

So before Peter Capaldi was announced as the 12th Doctor, fans decided to make their own posters of who they thought could play the 12th Doctor or who they would like to.. So here a are a few posters i've found on the web!

by jakew1994

by anariel-ka

by Umbridge1986

Clever huh? these are the ones I found but i'm sure there are more.

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Doctor Who: Ben Wheatley's "savage streak" won't filter through

Kill List director Ben Wheatley is not setting out to change Doctor Who, actor Reece Shearsmith has insisted.

The British filmmaker is currently shooting the first two episodes of Doctor Who's eighth series - the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Doctor.

Shearsmith - who worked with Wheatley on his 2013 effort A Field in England - told Digital Spy: "I think [Ben] thought it would be an exciting project to get his teeth into.

"He's learning all the time and I think he thought it would be a good challenge to do it. It's [also] very prestigious to do Capaldi's inaugural episodes."

Shearsmith added that Wheatley is not "setting out to put his stamp" on the BBC sci-fi drama, but simply "wants to do a good job of telling the story".

"I'm not sure that you could ever somehow visually taint it with your style," he suggested.

"Maybe it'd be different if he was writing it as well. There's a very abrupt and savage streak in Ben's work, but I don't think it will quite filter through... with a Who script."

Source: Digital Spy

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