Doctor Who Team Discuss Persistent Movie Rumours

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There have been several failed attempts to move forward a Doctor Who film over the years—including Daleks vs. Mechons, Doctor Who Meets Scratchman, Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen, and The Last of the Time Lords. Yet, other than the Peter Cushing films (which were simply retellings of First Doctor stories), the furthest the TARDIS has ventured toward a film release was the cinematic broadcast of the 50th anniversary’s The Day of the Doctor.

Nevertheless, since the leaked Sony email hinted at an eight year plan toward such an end, the rumors of a Doctor Who film have done nothing but spread.

In a recent interview by MTV News Steven Moffat attempts to temper some of the excitement (or fear) over the rumor, noting that BBC owns Doctor Who, and any decisions regarding a film are up to the BBC. He goes on to add that any additions to the series must also add to the artistic value of Doctor Who.

Costars Jenna Coleman and Peter Capaldi seem to fall on different sides of the fence regarding the need for a film. Coleman is concerned that any step toward focusing on a film would simply take away from the quality of the televised production or, at the very least, require fewer episodes to be produced each year. Capaldi, on the other hand, is somewhat more optimistic, claiming the current quality of the televised program screams for an eventual translation to the big-screen. Still, he did caution that any movie must strive to fit in with the history and cannon of the series.

Do you think Doctor Who will—or should—be made into a feature film? If it ever is, should it remain closely tied to the series, as Capaldi suggests? Or, would you prefer a separation between the big and little screens? What Doctor Who story would you like to see reach cinemas?

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