Now that Sherlock is wrapped up, another go at getting Benedict Cumberlatch to play Doctor Who seems obvious, but I’m betting he’s going to stick to Hollywood for the time being (no pun intended).
BBC doesn’t want to spend much $$ on Doctor Who; would they deliberately cultivate their American audience with a Brit who was well-known to Americans? Hugh Laurie (House, MD) has been unemployed long enough... Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert “the Watcher Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is a known Whovian...
There is a push for Haley Atwell (Agent Carter) or Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter series).
As much as I liked David Tennet, Capaldi was a welcome relief from the “pretty boys”. Hugh Laurie is an interesting suggestion. Haven’t really thought about a new Doctor much. It means I will have to make another costume for my husband to wear at Comicon. Lol.
I like the idea of Hugh Laurie.
But why are the choices all so racist/hetrosexist? You know there’ll be a push for a minority/female/transgender.