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Ozymandias says Stallone is most definitely NOT going to be DR. WHO

Dr. Who? by Providerboy	Jan 4th, 2001 12:35:46 PM
Who cares? Anybody? Anybody?
Even the people that made D&D aren't dumb enough to cast Sly in by Horseflesh	Jan 4th, 2001 12:36:44 PM
I've got old milk in the fridge that could have told me this. Extra news cast - Elvis will also not be playing this role.
Spidey Press Conference by Rufus_T_Firefly	Jan 4th, 2001 12:41:13 PM
C'mon, Harry! This thing was supposed to end hours ago! Give us the lowdown, already!
Ya wanna make a shitty movie in the first place? Fine, actually by docsisx	Jan 4th, 2001 12:48:32 PM
Cause he'll stink that movie up like a Harry fart after some good Texan barbecue.
Bru-ha-ha-ha-ha! What a joke! by moviet00l	Jan 4th, 2001 12:55:00 PM
Stallone is like the ANTI-Dr. Who! How funny is this concept! Next thing you know, they'll try to make us believe someone cast Kevin Costner as Robin Hood! - oops, sorry.
Dr. Who should be... by vroom socko	Jan 4th, 2001 12:56:28 PM
Anthony Stewart Head. C'mon, Giles as The Doctor, isn't that perfect, or am I just insane. Ok, I am insane, but still!
Yeah, GIVE HEAD! by Dwight Frye	Jan 4th, 2001 01:02:27 PM
Give Anthony Stewart Head the part of the Doctor, that is.
Arnold Shwarzeneggar is NOT I repeat NOT Sherlock Holmes by sundown	Jan 4th, 2001 01:04:22 PM
just wanted to clear that up...
To all the Who scoffers... by Roj Blake	Jan 4th, 2001 01:19:28 PM
PISS OFF!!! "The fact that you don't like it or don't get it is fine, it's that you want to ruin it for everyone else that makes you a bunch of assholes." - Bill Hicks - Tom Baker, of all people, once said that basically any decent or competent actor can play the Doctor and do something with the role - and if anybody is in a position to make such a blanket statement, it's Mr. Baker. Now I know Sly really just doesn't fit into that category. EVERY actor who's played the role thus far has done something worthwhile with the character. From William Hartnell to Rowan Atkinson, they've all been worth watching. So shut your bleeding pieholes and let it happen...or not...which is probably far more likely the case.
Not Sylvester Stallone, Sylvester MCCOY!!! by niles46	Jan 4th, 2001 01:22:18 PM
Not Sylvester Stallone, Sylvester MCCOY!!! Sylvester McCoy is the last official Doctor from the BBC series!!! Someone probably misheard it as Stallone!! OYE!!!
Sylvester Stallone born to play Edgar Allen Poe!!! by riskebiz	Jan 4th, 2001 01:25:52 PM
It's his dream project ... or it was until Michael Jackson hi-jacked it. The one thing almost as nutty as Michael Jackson as Poe would be Stallone as Poe. Though, I'm not sure that Stallone was ever intent on playing Poe or if he was just going to write and direct/produce it.
Wasn't the last person to play The Doctor Paul McGann? by vroom socko	Jan 4th, 2001 01:38:25 PM
Does anyone else besides me remember that piese of steaming cow dung that aired on FOX. It was coproduced by the BBC and had Sylvester McCoy in the beginning to pass the hat off. Am I the only one who saw this, or am I just the only one who hasn't induces amnesia to forget it.
The only thing worse than Stallone as Dr. Who would be... by chrisd	Jan 4th, 2001 01:38:35 PM
Eric Roberts as The Master. That would be the absolute worst!
Tara Fitzgerald...hmmm... by chrisd	Jan 4th, 2001 01:42:34 PM
sounds good to me!
Thank fucking' Christ!! by Tarkas	Jan 4th, 2001 02:02:27 PM
I happen to be one of the fools who actually ENJOYS watching Dr. Who complete with it's cheap-ass special effects and crude-costume-type monsters. If in fact any Dr. Who movie hits the big silver-screen-type-thingie, you can rest assured they'll fuck that up too. Remember the 1996 TV Pilot for FOX? Of course you don't. It was axed after one dysmal showing. It even had Eric Roberts in it for chrissake!! Sylvester Stallone?!?!?!? Fucking hell! Don't fuck with a truly great ANYTHING...especially if you're too confused on the marketing demographic to know whether it's good or not!
YES, Paul McGann was the last Dr in that Dumb movie, but... by niles46	Jan 4th, 2001 02:03:16 PM
YES, Paul McGann was the last actor to play the Doctor in that Dumb movie, but... Sylvester McCoy was the last actor to play the Doctor in the actual BBC SERIES!!!
Oh yeah... by Tarkas	Jan 4th, 2001 02:09:50 PM
...and Roj Blake...ya nailed it buddy!
Other Actors Who Will Not Be Playing Other Roles. by Buzz Maverik	Jan 4th, 2001 02:19:08 PM
Verne Troyer will not be playing that steel-drivin' man John Henry. Nathan Lane will not be playing Doc Savage. Arnold Schwartzeneggar will not be playing George Washington. Oprah Winfrey will not be playing Jo March in LITTLE WOMEN. Chris O'Donnell will not be playing the Great Beast Aleistir Crowley. The Rock will not be starring in the Harry Knowles biopic. And finally, neither Keanu Reeves or Giovanni Ribisi (despite good notices in THE GIFT for both) will be playing Albert Einstein.
Thank Rassilon! by Miss Hope	Jan 4th, 2001 02:29:15 PM
phew Can think of few people that would make a worse Doctor than Stallone. Really, though, just give McGann another go - he's doing Big Finish anyway! - with Alex Walkinshaw as Fitz. And get Lawrence Miles or Kate Orman to write the script!
How about Al Pacino as Dr. Who-Hah! by Batutta	Jan 4th, 2001 03:04:58 PM
...for real, I think Steven Rea (The Crying Game) would make an excellent Dr. Who. Geoffrey Rush (Quills) wouldn't be bad either.
Dr.Who by Gerry	Jan 4th, 2001 03:15:35 PM
There was an item on BBC Radio this morning saying that SEAN BEAN had signed to play the new Doctor !
Sean Bean by Gerry	Jan 4th, 2001 03:20:51 PM
I forgot to say that Tara Fitzgerald is going to be the assistant,there was also a story in the Daily Mirror about this
The Dr. Who movie is going to be ten times cooler than the four by Kuryakn	Jan 4th, 2001 03:24:18 PM
DOCOTR WHO IS SCI-FI GENIUS! Fuck Aliens and Supernova and Pitch Black and all those other lame ass sci-fi movies we've seen over the past few years. Sci-Fi ha been dying a slow death as they have been taking the fun out of it. Star Wars and Star Trek are our last bastions of hope, with a thankful reprieve from Galaxy Quest and hopefully Evolution. Smokey, Providerboy and others: What's up with not caring about Doctor Who? The show is completely campy and as out there as the old Star Trek series...even more so! It's great! The premise is so cool and original that people tuned in for god knows how many years to see what the old Doc was up to. Personally I'm really looking forward to this one, and I am VERY relieved to see the BBC is putting a lot of money into this and doing it themselves. I was afraid for awhile when talk of Doctor movie started circulating that fucking Disney or New Line was going to get it and totally fuck it up by Americanizing it. Sean Bean would be the perfect Doctor...he's been brilliant in everything he's been in. He upstaged Ford for cryin out loud in Patriot Games, and he was the one overriding factor that makes GoldenEye the best of the entire Bond series. I'd also like to see Ioan Gruffud (spelling's wrong, I'm sure) from the Horatio Hornblower mini-series play a role, possibly as a partner for the Doctor who could take the series over when Sean Bean sacrifices his life to save the universe in the third film. ;-) Kate Winslet or Jennifer Ehle (from the BBCs Pride and Prejudice) would make a great stuffy 17th century aristocrat who falls in with the Doctor. And you can't forget he has to have a scantily clad cave woman that he's picked up. It's just not going to be doctor who without cleavage and lots of skin in the sidekicks. I'd also love to see a pimped out, 21st century version of K-9. GOD I WANTED ONE OF THOSE. He'd kick the hell out of Blue anyday. Tom Baker should also make an appearance: his doctor was by far the best...I never get tired of watching those on the local PBS station. The cheezy special effects, horrible sets, and lame aliens just make it that much more endearing. It just pisses me off that so many fan boys on here get all excited about a fucking Jet Li movie (that should have been a Rock movie...THEN it would have been cool!) and then piss on a legend like Doctor Who. People do care, and I for one will be in line the first day when this one opens.
spidermanhype.com by Village Idiot	Jan 4th, 2001 03:39:29 PM
Sorry to go off topic a bit, but for the fellow asking about the Spider-man press conference, info is already posted at spidermanhype.com. Raimi's going with the organics, with a justification resting on the "spirit of the film" as opposed to the "level of the comics." Also, Spidey's suit will be "updated," but red and blue, unlike Alex Ross's drawings. Any complaints? I predict that most of you will take it and like it when it comes out, ala X-Men.
Who casting by Man Out Of Time	Jan 4th, 2001 04:08:22 PM
Although I could certainly live with Sean Bean, hell, I'd even be happy, there was one name bouncing aroung a while ago, and it just worked for me. Tom Selleck. No, only kidding. Stephen Fry. Picture him in Tom Baker gear- Kick-ass. And Kuryakn, I wanted a K-9 too. We all did. moot (happily looking at his autographed picture of the fourth Doctor)
Sly as Dr Who makes about as much sense as.... by Wheel99	Jan 4th, 2001 04:39:26 PM
Matthew Broedrick as Jessie the Body
Yooooo K-9 !!!! by cooper2000	Jan 4th, 2001 05:45:01 PM
I think a Doctor Who movie is a good idea only if they have good writers. The TV movie a few years back was watered down. The Doctor in a high speed chase? The Doctor kissing his companion? I want it like the TV show, maybe with better effects but I dont want no Sylevester Stallone playing him or any other American Actor. If it aint broke, dont fix it! I think Anthony Stewart Head would be great. Bring him on.
The REAL Dr Who by DrX	Jan 4th, 2001 05:49:46 PM
When I was a kid watching the Daleks and Cybermen from behind the sofa it really didn't matter about the quality of the special effects. What was important was the quirky charisma of the central character. Patrick Trougton, John Pertwee and Tom Baker were all like some grumpy old granddad or uncle who kept pidgeons on the allotment or something and would let you wag school if you helped plant the carrots. A cheeky fella who would show you a magic trick and tell you a story about when he was a kid. It should be played by someone OLDER. Dr Who aint a job for no Stallone or Brad Pitt. My vote goes with eccentric and english. Stephen Fry, VIctor Meldrew or Sir Ian McKellan. Ps Does he support Leeds United?
Two words that should never again be uttered in the same sentenc by ARCTURUS	Jan 4th, 2001 06:36:34 PM
I loved Stallone in movies like Death Race 2000, Rocky, and First Blood, but come on! One of the coolest things about Dr. Who the character was always that outwardly he was never the most physically robust or attractive specimen, but he had a very clever mind to make up for any physical deficiency. Sort of like an outer space Columbo. Stallone just doesn't fit the mold.
I suppose Stallone as Dr. Who paves the way for Swartzenegger as by ARCTURUS	Jan 4th, 2001 06:38:42 PM
ha ha ha
ancient news by Cosmo McKinley	Jan 4th, 2001 06:44:07 PM
This project has been in the works forever. About 10 years ago they were saying that the Doctor would be played by Albert Finney or John Cleese. This still nakes sense. WORST CASE SCENARIO: They try to make the Doctor "hip and happening." The Doctor's regeneration goes screwy (well, screwyer than usual), and he becomes (pick one:Ashton Kutcher,Marlon Wayans). The Daleks have the voice of Arnold Schwarzennegger and the Master is played by Jean Claude Van Damme.
Seriously, the next Doctor Who must be played by an older dude w by ARCTURUS	Jan 4th, 2001 06:45:21 PM
That's the winning formula. If it ain't broke, don't fix it folks.
Stallone as Dr. Who? What next, Matthew Perry as James Bond? by ARCTURUS	Jan 4th, 2001 06:47:13 PM

Oh, lordy... by 6 of 24	Jan 4th, 2001 07:43:33 PM
Another comment from an American Whovian: THIS MOVIE MUST NOT BE MADE! At least, this movie must not be made by anybody who takes money or orders from a movie studio. The old show was so pathetically low-budget, so cheap and cheesy, that they had to make up for the awful look of the thing with endearing actors who couldn't get conventional leading roles (to be kind) and good writing - the one thing that Hollywood studios don't allow in their "product", because they're afraid cleverness will alienate the mass audience. I love the various Doctors, but I hope this one doesn't get made. Even a TV-movie budget will kill it, as proved by the Paul McGann thing. McGann was perfectly cool, but no script!
Another good candidate... ralph fiennes by Lujho	Jan 4th, 2001 09:26:39 PM
ralph always reminds me of a young Peter Cushing for some reason... maybe it's the eyes. Anyway, Peter played the Doctor, and I think Ralph would make a good Doctor too. But I also think Ralph would be a great young Grand Moff Tarkin!!!!! If GL cast him as Tarkin in Episode 3 I would be very happy!!!
Dr Who spin-offs? by Savante	Jan 4th, 2001 09:26:44 PM
This is in regards to those other Whovians out there who seem eager to see the Doctor revived (regenerated?) for television. It might be a silly idea, but I've been thinking about this for some time. Whatever happened to Susan Foreman, the Doctor's "granddaughter"? Was she really his genetic relative (and therefore a Timelord herself) or was she perhaps an adopted orphan? The reason I'm curious is because I'd like to see the Dr Who universe updated and revamped as well, perhaps in a a kind of "Dr Who: The Next Generation" -style concept - hence the interest in young Susan. If she was indeed a Timelord herself, she could be 'regenerated' into a new form and would make an ideal replacement. What do you guys think - could a DR Who spin-off with a female lead work, or am I trying to be too imaginative?
Thank you, Buzz, but... by Uncapie	Jan 4th, 2001 09:30:13 PM
John Vernon will be playing, "The Mayor".
Sly will be Dr. Who's sidekick, "Dr. Huh" by Rebel_Scum	Jan 4th, 2001 11:27:09 PM

Bean as Who? possible by Silencer	Jan 5th, 2001 03:20:56 AM
Well, I suppose it might work, but I really don't imagine Sean Bean as Dr Who... Bean is usually too common and gruff... He's gonna make an ace Boromir, but Dr Who... From Sheffield?? No, I agree with him up there, Anthony Stuart Head would have kicked much Dalek arse, oh well, I guess he still has the curse of being the Gold Blend man over him as far as TV execs here are concerned
Dr Who, Leeds United, Dr.X and Kuryakn by Hank Pym	Jan 5th, 2001 05:02:48 AM
I'm with you, Kuryakn. Handle this movie right and you have a big summer blockbuster on your hands. Tom Baker is the best Dr. and Leeds United are going to kick ass.
That evil nasty bad guy from Mission Impossible 2... by Scott Ridley	Jan 5th, 2001 06:50:45 AM
.....whatshisname.
Leeds United by DrX	Jan 5th, 2001 07:13:04 AM
I was wondering about Sir Ian McKellan being a Leeds fan not Dr Who seeing as he lives there. I suppose Dr Who supports Gallefrey United. Sean Bean would not be a good Dr Who cause he is to swashbukling for my tastes and a Sheffield United fan. Being a Wednesdayite I couldnt stand it. I can just about accept a Leeds United fan. Mr stewart Head would be a good compromise but there are a lot of english actors out there 'resting' in islington. Just pop in the Kings Head on upper street. what about Stephen Berkoff in the style of East!!!!! Or Billy Connolly. Im going to have a think about this.
Dougray Scott by sundown	Jan 5th, 2001 07:14:30 AM
and I hate him and I also hated MI2. I think you need a guy with charisma that it is proven people just like to see and laugh with. Anthony Hopkins? Or maybe Sean Connery. Both of these guys I wouldn't mind going on adventures with. Well I'd RATHER go on adventures with Jenna Jameson...BUUUT she wouldn't make a good doctor...I don't think.
either that or... by sundown	Jan 5th, 2001 07:16:57 AM
Jet LI...he could work as the Doctor...
Richard E. Grant Must play the Doctor!!! by Roger U. Roundly	Jan 5th, 2001 08:03:38 AM

Richard E. Grant Must play the Doctor!!! by Roger U. Roundly	Jan 5th, 2001 08:13:17 AM
{Uuuuma....Ooooooprah, Taaaab.....Eeeeeenter!} As I was saying, before I so rudely interrupted myself, Richard e. Grant is the Only choice, the obvious choice. Consider... R.E.G. is a fantastic actor (see The Scarlet Pimpernel). R.E.G. can be suitably oddball and eccentric. R.E.G. can do action (Swordfights with brolly!). R.E.G. is a suitably Doctor/BBC-esqe acronym.
Yo Adrian! by 84 Charlie MoPic	Jan 5th, 2001 08:27:16 AM
Ya' know, the one thing I really didn't like about Dr. Who was he had a wimpy sonic screwdriver as a weapon instead of a phaser like on Start Trek. The one thing that used to bother me about (the original) Star Trek was the fact their phasers never worked - they were always running into some supper baddie who would make them "inoperable" (I guess the Federation doesn't use using Energizer batteries). Its too bad Sly isn't going to play the good Doctor because you know darn well he would have a real man's weapon. I can just see it now - a herd of Daleks come rolling around the corner and there's the Doc, stripped to the waist, using his scarf as a headband and holding a big-ass M-60 machine gun (with armor piercing rounds, natch.). "Yo! Trashcan Boys," he sneers, "Exterminate this!" and proceeds to turn them into so much Alpo. Seriously though, Doc Who was a great show. Not as good as (again, the original) Star Trek or Star Wars maybe, but the plots were interesting, the S/Fx were so low-budget they were fun, and he definitely had the best Babes of any sci-fi show past or present (that includes that Borg chick on Voyager). Lets hope the movie lives up to the show.
Ian McKellen should play... by chrisd	Jan 5th, 2001 09:28:26 AM
The Master.
wow windex not a bad idea by sundown	Jan 5th, 2001 09:36:39 AM
Stern has the charisma the look and the age if not the nationality... He wouldn't do it if he couldn't do it well either and you know you get quality with him... interesting. I hope he does another film soon.
Dr Who Casting & Blake's Seven by Elliot_Kane	Jan 5th, 2001 11:32:51 AM
I know they were thinking about making a Blake's Seven movie a couple of years back. Does anyone know what happened to that? I have always thought that B7 was the only serious contender to the original Star Trek for best Sci-Fi TV show of all time. *** That being said, I love Dr Who too, especially the Tom Baker years. Casting: I love the idea of Tony Head or Ian McKellen. Stephen Fry would be perfect in terms of characterisation, but he is far too well built to ever look like a harmless eccentric. Sean Bean just doesn't look right. Alan Rickman IS The Master. He looks sufficiently like Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley, and can pull off sinister and charming with the best of them. The Doctor's companions could be anyone, really. I'd like to see at least one American though (and I am English) just to add some international appeal. The Dr has a lot of American fans, and it would be nice to give them something. Charisma Carpenter springs to mind, probably because of the Tony Head references and the fact that she is the most criminally under-rated of the Buffy cast. Her character would have to be totally different from Cordelia though.
Rowan Atikson? by Wee Willie	Jan 5th, 2001 12:39:01 PM
I have not seen Dr. Who since I was a lad, did Mr. Bean take over the part for a while? That's COOOL. Anyhow, I think Sean Connery or Ian McKellan (Gods and Monster guy, did I get his last night right?) would rip it up as the good doctor.
Or Richard E. Grant... by Wee Willie	Jan 5th, 2001 12:40:14 PM
He's be damn good, too, and funny.
Wee Willie - Spoilers!!!! by Roj Blake	Jan 5th, 2001 12:58:35 PM
A while back Comic Relief did a Dr. Who "episode" that's now currently available on vid here in the States - it's called The Curse of Fatal Death and it runs about 20 minutes or so + a documentary on the maiing of it + some other Who related bits. Basically a comic send up of Who. it is a MUST SEE for any true Who fan. It starred Rowan Atkinson as the Doctor, Julia Sawahala (AbFab, Chicken Run) as the companion and Jonathan Pryce as the Master + lots of Daleks. In the final moments of the piece, the Doctor regenerates repeatedly, using up all his lives....first off (and I am NOT making this up), Richard E. Grant, then Jim Broadbent, then Hugh Grant (!!!) and the "last" incarnation was played by none other than Joanna Lumley!!! I won't ruin anymore than I already have, but do go hunt it down. For what it's worth, and I'm just putting in my two cents here, but Paul McGann, despite the fact the TV movie was lame, SHOULD play The Doctor for years to come, but it's a shame that probably won't be the case.
Please someone for the love of god make the remakes stop... by IAmLegolas	Jan 5th, 2001 01:47:04 PM
Movies in the past couple of years are as bad as most rap music...they are all "jacking beats from way back!" - P.E.
dr who by alclef	Jan 5th, 2001 02:02:55 PM
Thismay be controversial but why not get Tom Baker back? He is without doubt the best of the timelords and will not be beaten.
I KNOW WHO THE MASTER WILL BE!!!!!!! by James_O'Nasty	Jan 5th, 2001 07:40:46 PM
This is definate, like from the head of the Beeb. The Master will be...Jim Varney, America's Ernest P. Worrell! The bloke who always said "Hey Vern!" Yeah, it will be bad, but who expected anything good? We are still paying for Blade, a great American film which didn't suck.
Dr Who-get Jacobi or Richardson by gingeracrockford	Jan 6th, 2001 11:35:27 AM
Jacobi as Ollivander-great, but he should be Dr Who too. Either him or Ian Richardson. Someone with authority but eccentricity as well
Kuryakn is right on! by Sith Lord Jesus	Jan 6th, 2001 08:33:22 PM
In the perfect world, someone would just hand the BBC US$200 million for the SFX budget, get them the best screenwriter on earth to do the script and then stand back! I don't know who should play the Doctor, but I AM hungry for an all-out, balls-to-the-wall big screen version of Dr. Who. AND Jules Verne's stuff, for that matter. BRING IT ON, SEZ I!
Alan Rickman and Tom Baker by Sepulchrave	Jan 8th, 2001 05:30:41 AM
Long ages ago, when the idea for this movie was first mentioned, somebody mentioned Alan Rickman. I was a little leery, since he seemed a little villainous and reptilian. Since then, he
And I thought the "Will Smith as the Doctor" rumor was absurd... by Sorcerer	Jan 8th, 2001 11:34:37 PM
That I could envision for one-and-a-half seconds. This one- I can't even think of it at all. So, no major crisis, just a dumb rumor discarded. That said, the "Tara Fitzgerald as the Companion" rumor is not a bad idea. A lovely English rose and a fine actress. Helen Baxendale would also work. As for the "cheesy effects" being part of the charm (and hence WHO being unsuitable for any project with a decent budget), well I disagree; they were just a neutral thing. I'm rarely bothered or amused by bad FX. What the show really had going for it was a weird-yet-intense atmosphere and a great sense of fun; always a bit of humor or eccentricity even in the most serious situation. That could work even on a $400 million budget.

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