The Day Of The Doctor: The Cast Talk About Filming The Doctor Who Special

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCH7Zx2FEdNT0IA8Yn6HeIrLgyPAGay0SOJs2ytZ8HKQs3p39urQODyz7jMUpu8JN8AfniAKfTDtWGqDBB-AJ-XEmubTKgugWGWHmv1Zw4v5cLkCbd7EYn2uajjN5mxY-j6hKQgmmYU5k7/s1600/DavidMatt7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCH7Zx2FEdNT0IA8Yn6HeIrLgyPAGay0SOJs2ytZ8HKQs3p39urQODyz7jMUpu8JN8AfniAKfTDtWGqDBB-AJ-XEmubTKgugWGWHmv1Zw4v5cLkCbd7EYn2uajjN5mxY-j6hKQgmmYU5k7/s1600/DavidMatt7.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in April, The Hollywood Reporter paid a visit to the set of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special, <i>The Day Of The Doctor</i>. During the visit, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman talked about their experiences on the shoot and what significance the events of this episode will have for the Doctor in the future.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steven Moffat explains what he hopes that the 75 minute episode will achieve: “I wanted it to be the show that ensures the next 50 years. And it celebrates the legend of Doctor Who. The question was: what was the most important thing that happened to the Doctor, the day the Doctor won't forget. It will redefine him."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The episode is particularly exciting in that it sees the return of David Tennant and Billie Piper as the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"David and Matt are magic together," says Moffat. “The Doctor is the Doctor. He is one man who has different phases and faces. He is the same man inside - the same man at different stages. So, the actors in the special do some of the same things, then suddenly diverge.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"That's been one of the great treats – acting with David," says Matt Smith as he describes the dynamic between the Doctors. "They disapprove of each other, they get along. It sort of ebbs and flows.  But only you guys think it's competition [between the actors]. We have a pretty even split of screen time. I think it would have been disappointing not to have another Doctor on."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant found it exciting to be back to join the current star Matt on set. "It's his gig," he says, "I'm a guest on his show. He's been very enthusiastic about this thing happening." He had to do very little work to get back into the role. "I had to go and get a couple of DVDs.  It just sort of came back. It's something about its energy. It's not naturalistic like most other things are. It's the tone that's unlike anything else. That's what people find when they guest on it. It's been a lovely thing to revisit. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coming back to </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" w:st="on">Wales</st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and seeing the trailer and everything hanging there like [before] was strange. I thought: Did I just dream the last bit?"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jenna Coleman also enjoyed the experience of having David and Billie around, "I enjoy kind of having a gang," she says. "We were all swapping tales and Doctor Who stories. They've lived through what we're doing now."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To read more and find out what the cast thought about working with John Hurt and shooting in 3D <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-set-654917"><span style="color: blue;">visit The Hollywood Reporter</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor</i> stars Matt Smith, David Tennant. Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and John Hurt. The 75 minute 3D special premieres on Saturday 23rd November at 7.50pm GMT on BBC One and at 2.50pm ET on BBC America, and will be simulcast in 2D and 3D by TV broadcasters and cinemas in over 75 different countries around the world. <a href="http://www.doctorwho.tv/watch-the-day-of-the-doctor/"><span style="color: blue;">Click here</span></a> for a list of participating territories. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://david-tennant.com/2009/id205.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more about The Day Of The Doctor here</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

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Back in April, The Hollywood Reporter paid a visit to the set of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special, The Day Of The Doctor . During the...

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