
EXCLUSIVE: While film respects existing fans, it was not made for them
by ALAN STANLEY BLAIR
May-18-2013 - No Comments
Yet, David Yates seems to still be working on such a plan
David Yates has become a celebrated director, thanks to his stunning work in the Harry Potter universe. But could he really be working on his own version of "Doctor Who" set for the big screen? Absolutely not. And that's directly from Steven Moffat, the current torchbearer for the Doctor Who fran ...
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His director might be off doing his own version of Doctor Who, but keep Daniel Radcliffe out of it. Radcliffe, who played the title role in eight Harry Potter movies, told Digital Spy that he hasn't even considered joining David Yates' plans to bring Doctor Who to the movie screen. And he won't. ...
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