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Post by Cl.aa.ai.re.ee on Aug 18, 2006 4:49:09 GMT -5
Doctor Wooed! Hollywood and ITV fight BBC for Timelord. Doctor Who star David Tennant has been offered millions to quit the hit BBC show, the people can reveal. Beeb bosses now face a massive bidding war with ITV and Hollywood to keep their man. Tennant, 35, is paid about £500,000 to play the Timelord in 13 episodes and a Christmas special. But he could net a fortune in films or a “golden handcuffs” deal with ITV. A show insider said “David has yet to sign for another series of Doctor Who. There’s a lot of talk about him going as we’re all aware of deals on the table form ITV and Hollywood. A lot of film producers think he’d be great on the big screen and ITV would love him for their dramas- and because it would mean them pinching him from the Beeb.” Scots-born Tennant shot to fame in BBC’s Casanova and Harry Potter before becoming an instant star as the doctor. He has signed for a second series until next summer but has not commited to the likely 35-week filming schedule which would run into 2008. His exit would be a massive blow to the show which pulls in 7.5 million viewers on a Saturday night. Co-star Billie Piper quit as Rose Tyler in the last series and award-winning writer Russell T Davis wants to take a back seat to develop his own drama projects. Taken from The People newspaper 13th August. Sorry it’s a bit late.
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Post by *Star Girl* <3 David Tennant on Aug 18, 2006 10:21:28 GMT -5
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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Post by Katie on Aug 18, 2006 11:13:24 GMT -5
aww no it would be great to see him in other things, but i dont want him to be bidded out of doctor who
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Post by Is-She on Aug 18, 2006 11:27:00 GMT -5
DONT DO IT TENNANT
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Post by liss on Aug 18, 2006 11:40:01 GMT -5
DON'T DO IT!!
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Post by Mikoto Leonhart on Aug 18, 2006 13:59:01 GMT -5
Aww, although it would be great for him to move onto bigger things...I would really miss him as the doctor
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Post by Katie on Aug 18, 2006 14:20:04 GMT -5
i agree
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Post by Nicole on Aug 18, 2006 20:27:50 GMT -5
Its kinda like a win/lose situation. It'd be awesome to see David as other characters and more available to a broader audience but then again he's so good as the doctor and it wouldn't be the same if he left
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Post by Cl.aa.ai.re.ee on Aug 19, 2006 3:46:34 GMT -5
I think the only way he's going to end up leaving Doctor Who is if ITV or Hollywood offer him more money than the BBC because lets face it who would stay working in a job for less money than they can get somewhere else and have the chance to try new things.
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Post by Queen of the Mods on Aug 19, 2006 4:58:12 GMT -5
He's got to stay on for at least one more series of Doctor Who.... He just can't leave. lol. What if they made a Doctor Who movie?
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Post by Cl.aa.ai.re.ee on Aug 19, 2006 5:07:15 GMT -5
Lol, i hope he stays for more series. Darn that ITV & Hollywood! I like thee idea of a doctor who movie! ;D
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Post by Katie on Aug 19, 2006 7:45:29 GMT -5
wow yeah a dr Who movie would be awesome! ;D
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Post by kazters on Aug 19, 2006 10:32:17 GMT -5
i saw that on gallifrey the other day... i cant see him not doing series 4 he loves being the doctor!
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Post by lilrach on Aug 19, 2006 10:45:25 GMT -5
I hope he stays as the doctor but its his choice if he wants to try new things and get paid more money.
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Post by kazters on Aug 19, 2006 16:21:54 GMT -5
he deserves the money i mean ecclescakes got around 1 mil for series 1 and david got 500 grand... so they say
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