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Matt Smith starring in Patient Zero

Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith’s Hollywood career is continuing to take off, with his casting as the lead in the new SF thriller Patient Zero, according to a report at Deadline. Smith will appear opposite Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer in the movie about an unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies which has resulted in the […]

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Matt Smith for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Matt Smith has signed up for a role in the long-gestating movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The former Doctor Who star will play Mr. Collins, a parson on the look-out for a wife, in the movie which starts shooting later this month, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He will be appearing alongside Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack […]

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Doctor Who regains title at 2014 National TV Awards

Four years after its last triumph, Doctor Who has once again been voted Best Drama at the National Television Awards, voted for by the public, and handed out at the 02 Arena in London on January 22nd. The series beat off competition from Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, and Call the Midwife. The award was collected by current companion, Jenna Coleman, who […]

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Doctor Who honoured at TV Choice Awards

At the TV Choice Awards held on September 9th at the Dorchester Hotel in London, Doctor Who was honoured in two categories. The show won both the Best Drama Award, and the Outstanding Contribution to Television at the 17th Awards, presented this year in association with Daz. The awards are voted for by members of the public via the magazine’s website. […]

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New Private Eye Doctor Who ‘cock-up’ claims!

In this week’s Private Eye magazine (14-27 June 2013), the scheduling of the announcement of Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who is blamed on an internal BBC email ‘cock-up’ that was then leaked to fans on the internet. The magazine says: ‘The manner of the 11th Doctor’s leaving was entirely characteristic of the way the show is currently being managed […]

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Matt Smith categorically confirms he’s back in 2014

In a new interview to mark the broadcast of the series finale The Name of the Doctor, Matt Smith has made it very clear that he is coming back for a new series of adventures as the Doctor. “I’m on a break for a couple of months while I’m in Detroit making How To  Catch A Monster,” Smith told the […]

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Matt Smith has “no plans” to leave Doctor Who

Speaking to Digital Spy backstage at the National Television Awards after being hailed as Best Male Dramatic Actor by the public, Doctor Who star Matt Smith made it clear that although he has always had an interest in films, and might be drawn towards directing, he is not yet contemplating life as a former Time Lord. “I’m here for the […]

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Matt Smith and Karen Gillan triumph at National Television Awards

Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan were both successful in the National Television Awards, voted for by the general public, which were presented on January 25th. Smith won Best Male Dramatic Performance, with Gillan awarded the female equivalent, each beating their counterparts on Torchwood, John Barrowman and Eve Myles. Doctor Who failed to be acclaimed Best Drama, with […]

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Matt Smith wins at Scream Awards

It was a mixed night for Doctor Who fans at the Scream Awards held on October 15 in Los Angeles: although both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan had been nominated for Best Science Fiction Actor/Actress, and the show present in the Best TV Show category, only Smith’s portrayal of the Doctor was successful. Fans of Harry Potter and the Deadly […]