The announcement already came a year ago, that the Fifteenth Doctor on the British television series Doctor Who is going to be portrayed by Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa. Now as things begin really ramping up for the show's sixtieth anniversary in November, the BBC is showing its cards a bit.
Here is Gatwa giving us a glimpse of what's to come:
Number Fifteen's attire reminds me a bit of Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor. The way he's got his hand gesturing brings to mind the early photos of the Twelfth Doctor played by Peter Capaldi, or maybe Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor. Gatwa's Doctor looks like he means business, as if he's saying "Okay, fun and games are over, let's get down to brass tacks."
Be mad at me if you will, but I'm very glad the Doctor is a man again. No offense to Jodie Whittaker, but there is a dynamic between the Doctor and his companions and you just don't mess with that. My personal favorites to be the Doctor after Thirteen's regeneration were Idris Elba, and Tilda Swinton playing against gender and portraying a male Doctor. But I think Gatwa will be fine.
Now, if new/previous showrunner Russell T. Davies can just fix that STOOPID "Timeless Child" nonsense...
