Hugh Grant the next Doctor (Who)

[Morrus]

There seems to be a rumour going round, covered by a bunch of newspapers, that Hugh Grant is in talks to play the next Doctor after Jodie Whittaker leaves this year.

Doctor Who: Could Hugh Grant be the next Doctor?

The Notting Hill and Paddington 2 star is the latest big name to be linked with the soon-to-be-vacant role.

www.radiotimes.com

 

[Willie the Duck]

I confess, I haven't seen him since <checks imdb> Cloud Atlas and otherwise mostly knew him from 90s rom coms. Other very British and very charming (either honestly or deceptively*), I never really got a strong bead on him. Other than him being an already famous talent, is this especially different from other new Doctors?
*As in, the characters in the movie are supposed to be smitten by him, and we the audience know he's a cad but can still see how they fall for it.

 

[aco175]

I can see him as Dr Who.

 

[JohnF]

Perhaps a recurring villain role. Hugh seems to be into the bad guy thing lately.

 

[MarkB]

Well, he's done it before.

 

[Morrus]

Perhaps a recurring villain role. Hugh seems to be into the bad guy thing lately.

Yeah, he long ago stopped doing romantic comedy leads (he's in his 60s, after all); he's been playing villains for the last decade or so, and he's really good at it.

 

[ART!]

I'm a fan of all things Who, but the franchise arguably needs a shot in the arm, and a big name like Hugh Grant could be just the thing. Despite his recent roles, he can still play charming, and that's a common approach to the role. I guess he could play it more curmudgeonly, too, but that seems like a bad idea for the show right now. Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd only do one series/season.

(I'm assuming he's in talks to play The Doctor. If it's a different role on the show, that's a whole other matter).

 

[Umbran]

I'm a fan of all things Who, but the franchise arguably needs a shot in the arm, and a big name like Hugh Grant could be just the thing.
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Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd only do one series/season.

Some sources I am seeing this morning are talking about a movie. Putting a big name like Grant in makes sense if you are looking at the silver screen.

 

[ART!]

Some sources I am seeing this morning are talking about a movie. Putting a big name like Grant in makes sense if you are looking at the silver screen.

That makes sense, too, especially as part of the expansion of the franchise that Davies is reportedly shooting for.

Very interesting!

 

[Tonguez]

Some sources I am seeing this morning are talking about a movie. Putting a big name like Grant in makes sense if you are looking at the silver screen.

funnily enough first thing I thought when seeing this was that Doctor Hugh has a similar look to Paul McGann, so yeah I could see another movie in order to reinvigorate the franchise and then Doctor Hugh can grant a single season

lets just hope they dont bring back the Master as some kind of shiny snake-thing