Doctor Who Club of Australia

Ickabod · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 552 Location: far far away

DAVID TENNANT will quit hit British TV show DOCTOR WHO in a bid to pursue a career in Hollywood. Tennant, 36, who made his first outing as the infamous Time Lord in December 2005, will allegedly quit the show next year (0 Cool

. According to reports, he will be replaced by John Simm, 35, star of 1999 cult British film Human Traffic. A source tells British newspaper News Of The World, "John (Simm) is absolutely over the moon. "He's got a six-year-old son who is a massive Doctor Who fan and he can't believe his dad is going to get to fly the Tardis at work." And Simm is no stranger to the sci-fi series - he already starred in three episodes of the show earlier this year (07), as Doctor Who's nemesis, The Master.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/tennant%20to%20quit%20dr%20who_1049717

OMG!!! I hope this isn't true and how are they going to explain him changing into John Simm??? Crying or Very sad

montypython · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject:

I don't believe it. I really don't believe it. Do you know why I don't believe it? Because this site also made reports that Rose was going to come back for the '06 Christmas special.

KnottyEmily · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 115 Location: Melbourne

I don't believe it because it doesn't sound like something David would do (look at me, saying that like I know him or something). I think it was in an interview for 'Learners' that he said he wasn't chasing a Hollywood career, that he didn't have a 5-year plan and was just taking roles as they came....Here's the link

I guess there's always the chance he's taken a role in a Hollywood movie....and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. I love seeing David as the Doctor, but he's such a great actor that I can't really begrudge him doing other projects.

Greg · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject:

In any case, I'm not sure why anyone chasing a Hollywood career would take a year away from top rating TV to appear in stage productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It's not a case of adding anything new to his resume (Tennant has done quite a bit of work with the RSC before...).

Now, if he was taking a year away from a top-rating TV show to do a movie or two, the story might seem more credible.

KnottyEmily · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 115 Location: Melbourne

Ickabod · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 552 Location: far far away

I refuse to believe it!!!!