Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who, the first Black man to play the title role - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-09-2022, 02:50 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/a...octor-who.html

The 29-year-old Rwandan-Scottish actor will succeed Jodie Whittaker as the 14th Doctor, starting in 2023. Incoming Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies tells Digital Spy Gatwa, who plays a gay man navigating his sexuality and identity in a religious Nigerian family on Netflix's Sex Education, was cast three months ago after "the most amazing audition." Gatwa reacted to the news in an interview with the BBC on BAFTAs red carpet. “It feels really amazing, it’s a true honor,” he said, adding: "This role is an institution. It’s so iconic and it means a lot to so many people, including myself, and so it makes everyone feel seen as well. It’s something that everyone can enjoy, so I feel very grateful to have had the baton handed over and I’m going to try to do my best.” Davies says of casting Gatwa: "It was the most amazing audition and he was the last person to audition. I thought someone else was a guaranteed hit, and then in he came, and that person will never know, sadly. I shouldn't do that because he simply stole it because he was so brilliant, and I just saw unlimited potential in him really, and that's what you're after, unlimited potential. We kept this secret for three months, and none of you got it. None of it leaked, none of you even guessed. He's so brilliant and so popular, it wasn't even a guess, so we're feeling a little bit victorious. There's been a few false stories out there and false tales and we posted a few posts ourselves, a couple of misleading things and we're very pleased that kind of worked. Not James Corden, we didn't plant that one. I never saw that one coming frankly, and I love James Corden. I talked to him about it, but we're very pleased."

Hawkee · 05-09-2022, 04:47 AM

This may be a big step for Doctor Who to do because now that Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who I think the show's next season will be bursting with huge ratings and do better than Jodie Whittaker's season but my opinion is that they will make Ncuti Gatwa like Peter Capaldi and he will become popular like Matt Smith became. I had never even heard of Ncuti Gatwa before? Has he done other shows or is Doctor Who his first big role? Also do you pronounce his name nah-coot-eh?
Bestie

TMC · 05-13-2022, 04:53 AM

Former Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat says he's seen Ncuti Gatwa's audition: "Trust me, we are all in for a treat"

"Finally I can admit it,” Moffat told The Telegraph. “I’ve seen the new Doctor in action. Russell (T Davies) showed me the audition tape a while back. He is magnificent: all at once a brand new hero and the same wonderful mad old Doctor we’ve always known. Trust me, we are all in for a treat."

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Ncuti Gatwa always had fate in his charisma after moving to Scotland at age 2 from Rwanda: In a 2020 interview, he told The Independent that his family were one of “like three black families in the whole of Edinburgh”, adding: “I was quite an easy target in a state Scottish high school. I grew up in a working-class area, and I stood out – for my voice, my appearance, I did dance and things like that. But I always had faith in my charm. I always had faith in my charisma.”
Former Doctor Matt Smith says of Gatwa: “There’s a warmth and wit and real depth to his talent. He’s an inspired choice and I’m really excited for the show"
Gatwa thanks predecessors Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant for their support

robyrob · 05-18-2022, 07:23 AM

i'm willing to reserve judgement on the new Who, but they need to get back to more fun fast-paced storylines - the last two seasons have been kinda slow and boring

TMC · 05-22-2022, 12:53 AM

RTD Is Already Making Doctor Who Exciting Again (Not Just The Castings)

As the official announcements for Russell T. Davies' second Doctor Who era begin, the returning showrunner is already making the show exciting again.

Russell T Davies calls Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who reveal "a spectacular operation"

Davies acknowledged in a Doctor Who Magazine column that the reveal on the morning of Sunday, May 8, took a "hell of a lot of planning," adding: "The fact that we had to do all this in secret meant we were rattling with tension. Not only had Ncuti’s name not been leaked, but he hadn’t even been guessed. His casting had been locked away, since February, with all of us worrying that it would be spoiled, any day now. But it worked. It absolutely worked."

TMC · 08-02-2022, 02:07 AM

Ncuti Gatwa is said to be the first gay Doctor

05-09-2022, 02:50 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,965	Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who, the first Black man to play the title role https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/a...octor-who.html The 29-year-old Rwandan-Scottish actor will succeed Jodie Whittaker as the 14th Doctor, starting in 2023. Incoming Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies tells Digital Spy Gatwa, who plays a gay man navigating his sexuality and identity in a religious Nigerian family on Netflix's Sex Education, was cast three months ago after "the most amazing audition." Gatwa reacted to the news in an interview with the BBC on BAFTAs red carpet. “It feels really amazing, it’s a true honor,” he said, adding: "This role is an institution. It’s so iconic and it means a lot to so many people, including myself, and so it makes everyone feel seen as well. It’s something that everyone can enjoy, so I feel very grateful to have had the baton handed over and I’m going to try to do my best.” Davies says of casting Gatwa: "It was the most amazing audition and he was the last person to audition. I thought someone else was a guaranteed hit, and then in he came, and that person will never know, sadly. I shouldn't do that because he simply stole it because he was so brilliant, and I just saw unlimited potential in him really, and that's what you're after, unlimited potential. We kept this secret for three months, and none of you got it. None of it leaked, none of you even guessed. He's so brilliant and so popular, it wasn't even a guess, so we're feeling a little bit victorious. There's been a few false stories out there and false tales and we posted a few posts ourselves, a couple of misleading things and we're very pleased that kind of worked. Not James Corden, we didn't plant that one. I never saw that one coming frankly, and I love James Corden. I talked to him about it, but we're very pleased."

05-09-2022, 04:47 AM	#2
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,797	This may be a big step for Doctor Who to do because now that Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who I think the show's next season will be bursting with huge ratings and do better than Jodie Whittaker's season but my opinion is that they will make Ncuti Gatwa like Peter Capaldi and he will become popular like Matt Smith became. I had never even heard of Ncuti Gatwa before? Has he done other shows or is Doctor Who his first big role? Also do you pronounce his name nah-coot-eh? Bestie
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05-13-2022, 04:53 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,965	Former Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat says he's seen Ncuti Gatwa's audition: "Trust me, we are all in for a treat" "Finally I can admit it,” Moffat told The Telegraph. “I’ve seen the new Doctor in action. Russell (T Davies) showed me the audition tape a while back. He is magnificent: all at once a brand new hero and the same wonderful mad old Doctor we’ve always known. Trust me, we are all in for a treat." ALSO: Ncuti Gatwa always had fate in his charisma after moving to Scotland at age 2 from Rwanda: In a 2020 interview, he told The Independent that his family were one of “like three black families in the whole of Edinburgh”, adding: “I was quite an easy target in a state Scottish high school. I grew up in a working-class area, and I stood out – for my voice, my appearance, I did dance and things like that. But I always had faith in my charm. I always had faith in my charisma.” Former Doctor Matt Smith says of Gatwa: “There’s a warmth and wit and real depth to his talent. He’s an inspired choice and I’m really excited for the show" Gatwa thanks predecessors Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant for their support

05-18-2022, 07:23 AM	#4
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05-22-2022, 12:53 AM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,965	RTD Is Already Making Doctor Who Exciting Again (Not Just The Castings) As the official announcements for Russell T. Davies' second Doctor Who era begin, the returning showrunner is already making the show exciting again. Russell T Davies calls Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who reveal "a spectacular operation" Davies acknowledged in a Doctor Who Magazine column that the reveal on the morning of Sunday, May 8, took a "hell of a lot of planning," adding: "The fact that we had to do all this in secret meant we were rattling with tension. Not only had Ncuti’s name not been leaked, but he hadn’t even been guessed. His casting had been locked away, since February, with all of us worrying that it would be spoiled, any day now. But it worked. It absolutely worked."
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08-02-2022, 02:07 AM	#6
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,965	Ncuti Gatwa is said to be the first gay Doctor