Ncuti’s future in ‘Doctor Who’ uncertain
LOS ANGELES - Ncuti Gatwa’s future in ‘Doctor Who’ is uncertain as he admitted he had ‘no idea’ if he would be back for series three.
Appearing at Comic Con in San Diego alongside producer Russell T Davies and Millie Gibson on Thursday, the actor (31), kept coy about whether he will continue in the role.
Russell (62), added further fuel to the fire when he admitted decisions about who would star in series three haven’t been made yet as they are still in the middle of filming the second season.
The screenwriter said: ‘‘We have shot season two, but that’s only halfway through. We have got all those months of post to come. It is a long way off, so no decisions yet.’’ While Ncuti admitted he was not sure if he would be back, he said playing the Doctor is ‘surreal’.
‘I am still growing into the Doctor but season two was lovely. It felt like the suit was fully fitted. I was finding my feet in season one and having the time of my life but season two felt like a chance to flex the muscles properly,’ he said, according to The Mirror.
Asides from filming the second series, Ncuti will star in a West End production of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ later this year.
Meanwhile, Millie (20), who plays Ruby Sunday, will reportedly only make a fleeting appearance in the next series - despite joining Ncuti and Russell at Comic Con. She will be replaced by Varada Sethu (32), who has been pictured filming with Ncuti.
‘Doctor Who’ showrunner Russell T Davies previously confirmed that Millie’s character had simply been put on hold for now but she would return to the show before long.
He explained: ‘This is a pause. I genuinely felt Ruby’s story paused there. She couldn’t get all that information about her family, all that emotional overload, and run off in the TARDIS. It pauses there. She’s coming back.’
In the meantime Millie has been pursing other ventures as she stars in the new reimagining of ‘The Forsyte Saga’. It comes after the show’s future was questioned, despite filming for the fifteenth series already starting, after the fourteenth failed to attract viewers and resulted in ‘underwhelming’ ratings.