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.

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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.

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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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