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New Doctor Who Is Female
Topic Started: Jul 16 2017, 02:18 PM (57 Views)
caltrek
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Jodie Whitaker to Play 13th Doctor

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Actress Jodie Whittaker will become the next actor -- and the first female -- to star as the universe-trotting Timelord in the long-running BBC science fiction series "Doctor Who."

Whittaker will become the 13th Doctor in the show's history, taking over for current star Peter Capaldi at the end of this year. Capaldi has starred on the show since 2013, and was the 12th actor to fill the Doctor's shoes since the series made its debut on British television in 1963.

The announcement was made on Sunday, in a short video in which Whittaker reveals herself stepping toward the Tardis, the Doctor's teleportation device.

Whittaker previously starred in the British crime series "Broadchurch" and in the films "Attack the Block" and "Adult Life Skills." Other film credits include "Black Sea," "Ashes," "Good Vibrations" and "One Day."

Whittaker told the Radio Times she hopes the show's fans won't be "scared by my gender.
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Swidden
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I am waiting to see what we get. I know this has been controversial. If they handle the character just as if she is the latest iteration of the Doctor, it should be fine. If they have done this with the idea of making it an overt social soap box, they could lose their audience.

I get that after all these decades and more than a dozen actors playing the role, changing things up to keep it fresh and innovative is necessary. But if their doing this more about overtly to tick the gender equality box, then I think it will be hard to take.
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