{"id":35831,"date":"2015-04-25T06:55:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T10:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=35831"},"modified":"2021-02-05T10:16:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T15:16:37","slug":"doctor-who-showrunner-steven-moffat-continues-to-downplay-movie-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/25\/doctor-who-showrunner-steven-moffat-continues-to-downplay-movie-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"DOCTOR WHO Showrunner Steven Moffat Continues To Downplay Movie Chances"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s been some renewed chatter in the air about the possibility of the popular British science-fiction television series Doctor Who<\/em> making its way to the big screen, thanks to WikiLeaks recent publication of the a sizeable portion of the emails that were hacked from Sony Studios last year. Within those messages<\/a>‘t\u00a0 between Sony president of International Production Andrea Wong and Sony Pictures chairman and chief executive Michael Lynton there was strong interest for such a project from both Sony and the BBC, though Wong noted that the BBC was receiving strong pushback from the show\u2019s production team, chiefly executive producer and showrunner Steven Moffat.<\/p>\n

Speaking with the Radio Times<\/a> this week, Moffat once again voiced his concerns about the logistics surrounding a possible big screen adventure and what effect it would have on the franchise.<\/p>\n

You can’t make a movie that damages the TV series… That’s the only thing I’d say about it. I’m very happy for there to be a movie, very happy [for there] to be a theater show \u2013 anything you like \u2013 but the TV show is incredibly important and must not be hurt. Everybody knows that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additionally, Moffat again noted that the mandate under which the BBC operates states that they do is in the public interest and that no commercial considerations should play into their decisions.<\/p>\n

I’m sure there’s money to be made out of it but that’s not the point, is it? We are British, the BBC. We are there for the art…<\/p>\n

If someone can work out how [a movie] actually works, I’ve got nothing against it, but no one’s ever been very clear about how it actually works. It’s not really got that far and it’s not my job. I can neither action it nor stop it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now on that point, I think Moffat is downplaying himself. As seems clear from the January 2014 emails that revealed that Sony was interested in a Doctor Who<\/em> movie, as the producer and chief creative force behind the BBC\u2019s two most internationally popular shows \u2013 Doctor Who<\/em> and the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Sherlock<\/em> \u2013 the BBC does have a vested interest in keeping him happy. And he can definitely leverage that if he, for whatever reason, doesn\u2019t want a Doctor Who<\/em> movie, so I dare say we won’t be getting a Doctor Who movie for a while.<\/p>\n

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The show’s executive producer doesn’t see a big screen version in the future.<\/div>\n

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