The British Tabloid The Daily Mirror will report in tomorrows publication that Matt Smith wants to quit, more speculation based upon the story I reported yesterday about how Smith said he doubted he would be the Doctor for much longer....
As you can see the Daily Mirror front cover states ”I quit! Matt calls time on Time Lord, ” However the story is yet to be posted on the Mirror website.
The Beeb has already jumped on this story, denying all.
BBC Head of Communications, Sam Hodges said on Twitter: “Matt Smith hasn’t quit – just an over excitable headline.”
No doubt, they thought it would make big sales, being that the DW hype is at an all time high right now, with the series 7 premier starting tomorrow
He also added: “It’s taken from comments saying he won’t be doing it forever. He’ll be around for a good while yet.”
Smith says that the hard work has started to take its toll on him and he says he doesn't think he'll play the Doctor for many more years. He also claims that working on the show has given him insomnia.
Speaking to Empire Magazine, he said: "I don't think you can sustain it. Tom Baker [who previously played the Doctor] did it for seven years but he did it in different circumstances. I couldn't do this for seven years. I'd be run into the ground."
The actor is about to appear in his third season of the hit BBC show and he has admitted the job - which sees him film for 12 to 14 hours every day for 10 months a year - has started to take its toll on him and he says he doesn't think he'll play the Doctor for many more years.
"And your life outside of it is ... I don't know. I hope I don't sound too pessimistic. It's just I don't think my body or my life or the people around me could sustain it."
‘I’m not great at resting and I'm not great at sleeping. It’s infuriating, I think because I learn lines ’til late at night my brain’s still ticking. I lie in bed and think, “Oh bollocks, I can't sleep.”’
It was recently rumoured that Matt had signed the contract to stay on as The Doctor until 2014, but Matt denied this at the BFI Screening of Asylum Of The Daleks.
However, he admits that he's happy with his role. He said: "He constantly allows you to reinvent him. That's what's interesting about this year. It's about what a new companion reveals in him.
"It's like a Shakespearian tragedy, 'Doctor Who'. There's a theatre to it. Because every day you're either facing the end of the world, or the loss of the person you love the most, or the invasion of the most appalling creature or alien that you can ever imagine. But in the face of that tragedy there is also comedy. It’s about adventure."
Matt Smith has said that Steven Moffat's plans for the next series of Doctor Who will leave fans teary-eyed.
Season seven hasn't even started yet and already we are discussing season eight. In fact the new season (7) is due to begin the end of this month,with six episodes airing this year and eight in 2013. However it doesn't stop us wanting to know what else Moffat may have in store for us.
Smith revealed to British tabloid Newspaper The Sun that Moffat has already pitched ideas for the next series to him, and that fans are in for a treat.
Matt went on to say: "His first episode sounds great.It hasn't been written yet but the idea is as brilliant and as mental as you'd expect from Steven. So there's a lot to look forward to."
"When Steven was going to pitch the next season to me not long ago, he said, 'Are you ready to cry?'"
Smith also discussed the ongoing plans for the show's 50th anniversary celebrations next year, and claims that fans won't be disappointed with what's in store.
He says: "We want to do 50 years - and everyone that's been associated with the show - justice. We want to go, 'Look, world, here is Doctor Who. It's 50 years old, a science fiction show, still going and going from strength to strength'.
"Steven will do something brilliant. He'll do something grand, or maybe something very simple, but he'll come to it as a fan. He'll go, 'What would I want to see?'"
Watch the trailer for series seven of Doctor Who below:
I am still here, just this past couple of weeks have been incredibly busy for me and Ive had very little time to build anything. There is some DW news I want to post, but again its having time to actually get to sit down and write....
So in the mean time the BBC officially released photos of Matt Smiths new get up and new companion for the Christmas special... I rather like the waist coat.
And this is exactly why I LOVE having Steven Moffat holding the reigns because he is such a fanboy....
Filming is underway right now, and in fact this photo was taken on set at Magram Castle in Wales, where I've been as part of Ghost Hunters International. It has also been used several times during the years of Doctor Who.
Although it was reported back in January that Matt Smith had no intention of relinquishing his role as the Doctor, rumours have continued to circulate the internet.
This morning on the UK television show Daybreak which is broadcast on ITV, Smith explained "It's a thrill playing the part. I don't want to
give it up anytime soon. We have a whole season to make and a Christmas
special as well, so I won't be leaving any time soon."
Smith went on to say "We'll get this season out of the way and see
where I'm at. I take it season by season and I take the job day by day
because there's no other way you can do it."
Last year it was announced this this coming season was going to be rocked by the departure of Amy and Rory actors Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill
Talking about their departure from the show, the Doctor Who actor said "It is sad for me, she's a great friend, and
creatively I have a really interesting relationship with her and Arthur,
but the show is bigger than any of us."
So fans of the show can now rest easy, safe in the knowledge that this Time Lord is here to stay
Rehearsals began at the beginning of February for the new season which is due to air this Autumn.
Firstly Matt Smith isn't quitting, there was some confusion over a statement he made backstage at the NTAs where he said:
“I’m here for the future, I love making the
show. I have no plans to leave. I’ve got a year of Who and I’ll take it
from there really."
Which left a number of people and MANY 'Tweeters' under the assumption that Smith was only here for another year. In a more recent interview Smith commented on his earlier statement by saying, the future isn't set in stone, however he doesn’t think he’ll be beating Tom Baker’s 7 year record: “I don’t think I’ll be doing it as long as Mr Baker” he remarked.
In an interview with the UK Press Association: “I think there will need to be a younger, cooler person than me, or maybe an older, cooler person, who knows?”
Way to take a stand there Matt...
Filming for the season 7 begins mid February where Matt will be accompanied by his new companion following Amy and Rory's departure
Matt Smith as reassured fans that he is staying put, stating on the Graham Norton Show “I am very happy to stay. I love it and love making the show.”
Matt Smith on Grahan Norton Show copyrighted BBC
With the news of Karen Gillan and Arthur Davills' departure from the show coming next season, the big question was will Matt Smith remain as The Doctor. Rumours have circulated the internet for sometime that Matt Smith was quitting however these rumours have hopefully now been quashed by Smiths response to questions.
He went on to say “I’ll miss Karen because she’s my best mate. She’s mad as a
box of cats but she’s a firecracker!”
Adding: “There comes a time when a story reaches its
conclusion and the essence of the show is that it constantly reinvents itself”
The interview will air on Friday, December 23rd on the Christmas
edition of The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm on BBC1 and for the US, 10:00pm Saturday, December 24th on BBC America
This thanksgiving I decided to use some of the wood left over from building my own TARDIS to build a birdhouse, not really sure why I just woke up that morning and thought it would be cool.
TARDIS build house in construction
Once the first coat of paint was dry I was able to add more details and even add a solar powered light...
TARDIS Bird House built by Paul Bradford
I also hung a bird feeder several feet away to encourage some new inhabitants, I guess time will tell.
I did also find this video on Youtube of Matt Smith building a TARDIS bird feeder on Blue Peter which I think might be a neat little addition to your garden...
