Doctor Who 2010 - casting spoiler...maybe

[rabid1st]

Honestly, I do not know if this is a true casting spoiler or just a rumor. But I thought I would report on it anyway...nothing to do with the Pony in this spoiler...just some random thoughts...under this cut

So there is talk that they have cast a 19 year old girl named Hannah Murray. I actually quite like her look and think she would be an excellent choice if they mean to go too young for romance...she could easily play 15 or so...and then they could have her be a Rose/10.5 granddaughter...or Jenny's daughter...which seems very likely to me given we are going to hit the 50th Anniversary soon.

I've just always felt they were going that way...give the Doctor some pseudo-family and "The Doctor's Daugher" and the biocompatible 10.5 make it likely. I could be completely wrong about that, of course. And, personally, I don't really want that to be the promised end to the Doctor/Rose love story. I mean, I wouldn't mind 10.5 providing genetic material but I don't want Rose to have lived that life. Still, I think it would go a long way toward giving Matt some street cred as the Doctor if he was someone's grandfather.

Here is a link to a picture of Hannah. http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/hannah-murray-shockwaves-nme-awards-2007-red-carpet-arrivals-1kTIMz.jpg

She was in a show called Skins and she seems to have quality acting chops from that work. You can see her in action on YouTube. Some of the action is quite graphic, though.

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On a slightly related note

[nightbeast.livejournal.com]

I got a DVD of The Princess Bride for £5.

I nearly pissed myself laughing at the old woman booing the Queen for marrying the Prince when her true love was still out there!

The whole film is so Doctor/Rose, and the little kid the audience perplexed at the ending of season four. Of course, the majority of the audience just grumbles a bit, accepts it and hunkers down to weather the recession. We, on the other hand, are the vocal minority who want a proper ending. The natural ending. The ending we want to be inspired by in fiction, to get away from disappointing reality.

I am remarkably tempted to buy a copy of the DVD and post it to RTD.

Lisa
If there's no hope, there's no point

What did I tell you?

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Humperdinck!

It's the ending that disappoints and can't be in character and even a child (well, especially a child) can tell. And yes, we are the vocal minority, booing the Doctor for his poor choice. "You had true love in your hands and you gave it away. Your true love lives."

Bow down to him if you like...bow down to the lonely god...Bow to the god of broken promises...Bow to the god of weakness and fear...Bow to the god of putrescence. Boo, boo! ...

Or put another way..."Wait, RTD, You got that bit wrong! The Doctor stays with Rose."

Hee!

Rae
glad you enjoyed the movie...it really is a master class in storytelling...one RTD should have consulted while he was sick with chicken pox.

Re: What did I tell you?

[pncwho.livejournal.com]

And yes, we are the vocal minority, booing the Doctor for his poor choice. "You had true love in your hands and you gave it away. Your true love lives."

Bow down to him if you like...bow down to the lonely god...Bow to the god of broken promises...Bow to the god of weakness and fear...Bow to the god of putrescence. Boo, boo! ...

ROTFL! Right on! I can so see that happening. Heck, I want to be the one shouting those lines at the Doctor!