Let all the timey whimey fun begin! It's official: The Tenth and Eleventh Doctors will cross paths!
The big Who news of the morning is big. BBC has confirmed via their website and official Doctor Who Twitter feed that David Tennant and Billie Piper are on board for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special set to air on November 23rd.
The highly anticipated episode starts shooting in 3D this week. Today's official announcement also allows BBC to herald their high profile return on their own terms. With the episode's shooting start date upon us, Tennant and Piper are now safe to film exterior scenes and be photographed by fans or paps without the fear of them lifting Who's typical shroud of secrecy.
My next question is: 'Who else?"
#DoctorWho50th: David Tennant and Billie Piper to return for blockbuster celebrations with John Hurt also confirmed: bbc.in/113uh1K
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) March 30, 2013
From BBC:
"David Tennant and Billie Piper to return for blockbuster celebrations with John Hurt also confirmed.
The BBC has today revealed some of the all-star cast that will mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. David Tennant and Billie Piper will join current Doctor and companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, while John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien, Harry Potter) will also co-star.
Last seen as the Doctor on January 1st 2010, this will be the first time Tennant has reprised his role as the Tenth Doctor. During his reign as the Time Lord, Tennant appeared in three series as well as several specials. He was first revealed as the Doctor in the 2005 series finale, ‘The Parting of the Ways’.
Meanwhile Billie Piper, who played companion Rose Tyler for two series following the reboot in 2005, will appear in the show for the first time since featuring in Tennant’s last episode, ‘The End of Time’ in 2010.
Also confirmed to join the cast is John Hurt who will also co-star in the 3D anniversary special that will form part of blockbuster celebrations, set to take over the BBC. Produced by BBC Cymru Wales for BBC One, the 50th anniversary will be written by Steven Moffat and Directed by Nick Hurran.
Filming for the 50th anniversary starts this week. Meanwhile a brand new series starts on BBC ONE today (30 March) at 6:15pm for a run of eight epic episodes, which officially introduces the Doctor’s newest companion, Clara Oswald, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman."An additional factor into the announcement may have been the early the revelation in latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which was sent out to subscribers earlier than scheduled this weekend.
The return of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler is the first big casting news regarding the long awaited episode, which has been the object of relentless speculation regarding which, if any, of the previous Doctors or companions would join Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.
In January, Tennant claimed he "knew nothing" about the 50th Special when he was a guest on The Jonathan Ross Show, but was nonetheless warned by the BBC to keep mum on the matter.
Doctor Who returns to the airwaves tonight on BBC America at 8PM with the mid-season premiere The Bells of Saint John.
SOURCE: BBC, DoctorWhoTV
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