David Yates, 'Harry Potter' Director, To Produce New 'Doctor Who' For That Large-Screen

Using the finish of 'Deathly Hallows,' 'Harry Potter' fans searching for another grand British adventure could get their fix in 'Doctor Who.' Variety reviews that David Yates -- the director behind four from the 'Potter' movie adaptations, including both areas of 'The Deathly Hallows' -- is searching to build up a large-screen version of times-traveling Physician. Without having three hrs to kill reading through among Wikipedia's biggest pages, think about this the CliffsNotes version: 'Doctor Who' may be the longest-running, most effective sci-fi show ever, along with a touchstone of British popular culture. The Physician is really a world-exploring alien who travels with the cosmos in the TARDIS, a period machine formed just like a police box. He's usually supported with a spunky female companion and the finest enemy may be the Daleks, a race of cybernetic aliens located in roaming personalized tanks. Physician Who also is able to regenerate his body when near to dying, the industry handy method of explaining away the eleven stars who've described the part since 1963. The show presently airs on BBC One out of the United kingdom and stateside on BBC America, with star Matthew Cruz. Since you are all swept up, you'll gladly realize that this planned movie version is a brand-new version not attached to the TV show's lengthy mythology. Yates describes that you simply "need to put that aside and begin on your own.Inch 'Doctor Who' was modified for movies two times before within the sixties with Peter Cushing (plus some liberal changes towards the mythos), however the BBC has battled to obtain a motion picture version off its ft for a long time. Yates is presently dealing with BBC Worldwide on getting a film writer, hinting that 'Harry Potter' scripter Steve Kloves could easily get the task: "We would like an english sensibility, but with that said, Steve Kloves authored the Potter films and taken that British sensibility perfectly." If 'Doctor Who' becomes a complete-blown 'Potter' reunion behind-the-moments, expect the "Daniel Radcliffe because the Physician!" fan-campaign to begin up soon (whether it has not already). This provides for us a reason to publish the theme song, which we'll happily take. [Photo thanks to BBC America] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook