Thanks for the update Pearl! it would have been a very high profile role, and no doubt at all in my mind that Damien would make a fabulous manpanion, it's hard to imagine anyone else doing it better! But it does leaves him open for the next Big Thing! (and so much for the validity of the reports from those who claimed they were in the know on twitter!)
The Master would be a fun role to see Damien in, briefly, it's pretty one note baddie and would not demonstrate that magnificent range, but he does play a baddie well, it would be exhilarating to watch.
I haven't watch doctor who, but I will soon start with first season, there have been so much fuzz around this show, guess I have to know what's all the fuzz about. Still I hope Damien would have been in it;)
I take this with a grain of salt. Everything I've seen points to wishful thinking, rather than rumor. Though a couple congratulatory tweets could have been referring to something "bigger" than Kill Your Friends, and Dr. Who is arguably the biggest UK show in terms of global audience/popularity. Kill Your Friends is, it seems, his first film, but globally not sure how the distribution will be, and his part seems small-ish. But The Master in Dr. Who, now that would certainly get alot of people's attention.
Anyway don't mind me, just rambling...
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I really want John Simm to continue as The Master.....but if that's not to be, then I would love to see Damien in that role. I'm glad he wasn't the cast as the Doctor - and I loathed the idea of him playing Clara's boyfriend....but the Master would be excellent!
yes it's deffo just rumours and speculation whimsy, but i did it exciting to see Damien's name there amongst those rumours for such a big world wide show (phenomenon!) that is Doctor WHO! it is never a bad thing to see his name out there!
Sometimes i post such things in such a way for a reaction, my own opinion hasn't really come into it yet... and I am not entirely sure what it is!
It could be delightful change in the show, male assistant. This time it could be Damien, they could be true brothers of time and space... Peter Capaldi and Damien Molony.. Love that idea. Hopefully Steven Moffat will hear about it!
Pearl - I think he specifically said vampire....and the Doctor's assistant isn't a fantasy role in the same way - they're ususally human...just in a fantasy world.
Having said that I must admit that this isn't something I'd want to see - not least because the Doctor's assistant is one of the few really strong female roles on tv. I'd not have any real objection to them being a man - but it would be a shame to lose that female character....and Dr Who would become very male orientated!
It may of course be that Danny Pink, who will be Clara's boyfriend I believe in the new series, may continue on as an assistant , sort of thing. I just find it amusing, and satisfying, that whenever a Doctor Who role comes up Damien's name gets mentioned int he social networks.
That crossed my mind too fifi... but maybe it would pave the way for a female Doctor Who! (shock horror!)