The 50th anniversary Dr. Who special is almost here. In less than two weeks, David Tennant, Billie Piper and Matt Smith will return to the TARDIS for a final trip through time. A new trailer for "The Day of the Doctor" has just been released, teasing many fans who can’t wait for the big premiere.
The cult classic, Dr. Who, is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Over the years, many actors have played the good Doctor and now two of the most recent will be sharing the screen at the same time. Matt Smith and predecessor David Tennant are teaming up at the risk of a pair of doc's paradox in the new special.
Smith's time as the Doctor is almost up, but the actor has been holding on to the TARDIS for dear life, or at least he had to for one of the episodes' big stunts. Smith told Mirror about the death-defying shot:
"I was hoisted up over 90 feet, double Nelson's Column, hanging on a wire under the TARDIS. They used the biggest crane I think they had ever brought to Trafalgar Square. I really had to persuade them to let me go up, but I had the most wonderful view of London. It was raining and really windy, but I loved it and would do it again. It was one of the rare brilliant opportunities that you only get with Who."
Smith later added that working with David Tennant was equally as thrilling:
“I’d obviously seen all of David’s work, especially as the Doctor. He’s a brilliant actor and a brilliant Doctor. It’s quite strange, I always sort of get that surreal thing of looking and David and thinking, ‘Oh my God, there’s Doctor Who’."
David Tennant shared Smith’s excitement, adding:
“It’s funny, I think people almost expected Matt and me to be at loggerheads, but we’ve really enjoyed it. I guess when you‘ve played a character for a long time you kind of feel like you know how they’ll react in most situations. It’s delicious to be handed a situation that’s completely new and a character meeting a version of himself is not something that you come across in a lot of drama. So to get to play that with someone as talented and as quick and brilliant as Matt is nothing short of jolly good fun."
November 23 is “The Day of the Doctor.”
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