It seems as soon as a new Doctor is cast a countdown timer starts predicting his departure. Matt Smith is no exception to this, and it looks like the BBC has grown weary of the speculation.
In something of an unprecedented move, the BBC has issued a denial about a story in The Sun predicting Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who. The Sun claims to have a source that states Matt Smith will leave at Christmas. Rumors of Smith’s departure have abounded for well over a year. Generally, fuel gets added to the fire because the cast and showrunners only talk about one season at a time, thus in their minds, adding to the drama. After all, audiences don’t want all the plot points. Nonetheless, it looks like the BBC reached its breaking point stating,
Sorry folks, but even we don’t know what’s going to happen at Christmas, it’s not been written yet. But Matt loves the show and is about to start filming the unmissable 50th anniversary, and star in the brand new series on Easter Saturday.
Naysayers will claim it’s a plot to divert attention, but the BBC is also releasing a record number of teasers for this new episode, the latest of which is on EW (sorry we can’t embed it here). It features a rather depressed looking Clara who speaks to the Doctor through her second-story window as he rattles off a list of things he’s done in her absence.
There’s also a second video on EW where Matt Smtih, Jenna-Louise Coleman, and costume designer, Howard Burden, discuss the Doctor and Clara’s developing looks.
Meanwhile, producer Marcus Wilson isn’t giving anything up when it comes to Coleman’s Clara character. He’s actually thrown down the gauntlet in a bit of a challenge to fans who think they know everything. According to Doctor Who TV.
She’s the impossible girl. The Doctor has met her twice before and both times she died. This time he’s determined to keep her alive and to discover who or what she really is.
He adds: “It’s a riddle that won’t easily be cracked. I defy anybody to guess it. Steven Moffat has found a way to lead everybody down the garden path and then knock them over with surprise at the end.
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