Although it was previously leaked - by Lego itself no less - it has now been confirmed that Doctor Who will be joining the cast of the game/toy collection Lego Dimensions.The 12th Doctor will be voiced by Peter Capaldi, who plays the character on TV, and other cast members of the show will appear too, including Jenna Coleman as her on-screen counterpart Clara Oswald.Even more exciting for die-hard Doctor Who fans is that all incarnations of the TV Doctor will appear, including the unnumbered version played by John Hurt in War Doctor.The 12th Doctor will appear in a level in the Lego Dimensions starter pack, alongside classic adversaries such as the Daleks and Cybermen, but if you want to go further you will have to add the Doctor Who Level Pack, sold separately.READ: Lego Dimensions preview: Disney Infinity and Skylanders should be bricking itThis provides Lego models of the TARDIS, K-9 and the Capaldi Doctor and an additional themed mission. And when you die as the 12th Doctor in the mission, you will regenerate your way through all of the TV Doctors in order (John Hurt is situated between Paul McGann's eight Doctor and Christopher Eccleston's ninth).
Each Doctor will also have their respective TARDIS interior design from the show and the theme from their era will be playable on a jukebox inside.The TARDIS and K-9 models will be able to be rebuilt into two alternative designs for inclusion in the game.Lego Dimensions will be available from 29 September for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U. At seventy-five years old, Sir John Hurt just might be the busiest actor in genre films. Hurt’s iconic role in Ridley Scott’s Alien, as the very first xenomorph victim, Kane, first brought him to the attention of most pop culture nerds, but it wasn’t long before he followed it with his unforgettable performance in the title role of David Lynch’s The Elephant Man. He also found time to voice the eerie Horned King in the Disney animated adaptation of Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy novel The Black Cauldron, and demonstrated his sense of humor by lampooning his Alien performance in Mel Brooks’ sci-fi spoof Spaceballs. But in the twenty-first century, Hurt’s really cemented his reputation as a fan favorite.
He’s starred in the Harry Potter films (as the magic wand-maker Mr. Ollivander), the Hellboy films (as Hellboy’s foster father Professor Trevor “Broom” Bruttenholm), and even appeared in the last Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (as Indy’s friend Professor Oxley). Of course, he also forever endeared himself to Doctor Who fans as the War Doctor (in the show’s fiftieth anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor). All of these roles are covered in artist Jeff Victor’s “Evolution of John Hurt”, pictured below. It’s the latest in Victor’s amazing “Evolution” series of illustrations, chronicling the changing look of some of our favorite stars… Jeff Victor tells us that the morning after he posted this illustration online, he “woke up to a huge surprise. Hurt not only shared it on his personal page, but his assistant contacted me saying he loves it and would like a print. You can order a copy for yourself at Jeff Victor’s webstore.
Hurt shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. In just the last few years, he proved a highlight of the vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive and the post-apocalyptic thriller Snowpiercer, and provided the voice of the Dragon in TV’s Merlin. And he’ll soon play the title role in Terry Gilliam’s long-planned The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. What’s your favorite John Hurt performance? Let us know in the comments below! Doctor Who TV would like to pay our deepest respects to Sir John Hurt, who passed away on Wednesday 25 January 2016. Hurt needs no introduction with an acting career spanning decades. His role as the War Doctor during the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2013 was just one of those, unforgettable as it was. His death came just days after his 77th birthday, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The legendary actor made news of his illness public shortly after being diagnosed in 2015. At the time Hurt said: “I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it.
We’re all just passing time, and occupy our chair very briefly.” Don't let DWTV be exterminated, please support the site by becoming a patron Join the High Council Series 10 Filming: The Truth Is Out There Series 10 Air Date Confirmed For April in UK & USHurt S DoctorDoctor PinDoctor S TardisDoctor DoctorwhoArt DoctorThe War DoctorHurt GoogleTime War DrWar Doctor CostumeForwardJohn Hurt as The Doctor is one of my FAVORITE DOCTORS EVER. Eleven, you're still my favorite, but seriously, this guy was so sweet and adorable and I wanted to cry for him and asdgasdgasd Screen legend Sir John Hurt was born 22 January 1940 and today celebrates his 77th birthday! Hurt’s entrance into the world of Doctor Who was of course a hugely memorable one when he first appeared as a forgotten incarnation of our favourite Time Lord in The Name of the Doctor, and then more significantly in the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor. Happy birthday, Captain Grumpy. Happy Birthday, Tom Baker!
Series 10 Filming: The Truth Is Out ThereThe LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who level pack plays out like a television episode, and like any television episode it starts with opening credits—what might be the best Doctor Who opening credits sequence ever. Well, technically it begins with a prologue involving a large fleet of Dalek ships descending on the Earth and one of the Doctor’s greatest villains surrounded by plunger-armed robots acting like a bunch of frat boys, but then come those credits. Thus begins another episode of Doctor Who, because that’s what the LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who level pack is. It might not have all that complicated a plot—the Doctor must travel back and forth through time to destroy a series of shield generators before confronting the aforementioned big bad guy in another place entirely. It might not have a Clara, but K-9 will do in a pinch. Plus, unlike any other Doctor Who episode, this one comes with toys. We’ve got the Doctor, of course. This is our first chance at a Peter Capaldi figure until the LEGO Ideas set is released on December 1.
Obviously a pre-sunglasses version of the 12th. There’s the TARDIS, which is in all caps for a reason. It’s a lovely little build, complete with bits inside that can be used to rebuild it into either a Laser-Pulse TARDIS or an Energy-Burst TARDIS. And then we have K-9. He’s adorable, and the Doctor can ride him in all three of his forms, regular, Ruff Power and Laser Cutter. But most of all we get one of the lengthiest, most satisfying LEGO Dimensions levels yet. Okay, everyone who doesn’t want things ruined turned away? Good.First off, here are a few special moments from the hour-and-change episode. We’ve got some explosions, a little time travel, a mention of—among other things—good old Weng Chiang, and the Doctor riding K-9 about and firing lasers. So the big bad guy is of course Davros, looking much haler and hardier than we last saw him in the show. He’s invaded Earth as a means to lure the Doctor into his trap, which ends just as well as it normally does.
The Doctor and fleets of Daleks do not mix. The final conclusion takes place on Skaro, again looking much different than we last saw it, but not without a slight detour that should confuse and thrill fans of the series. Yes, it’s Trenzalore, the place where the TARDIS exploded and the Doctor...perhaps also exploded. I’m not clear on events. All I know is the game manages to pack both the Weeping Angels and The Silence into one place, and it’s wonderful. Once the credits roll on the Doctor’s big LEGO adventure there’s still an entire free-roaming Doctor Who world to explore. The Doctor’s first task is to stitch together chunks of six different worlds—modern London, Victorian London, Skaro, Mars, Telos and Trenzalore. It’s pretty much a Doctor Who playground. Not only does the Doctor meet several of his contemporary allies and enemies here—including Missy, voiced gleefully by Michelle Gomez—we also get a hefty dose of old school nostalgia. It’s in the Adventure Level (as it’s called) that the Doctor gains the ability to regenerate into any of his previous forms, including John Hurt’s War Doctor.Pardon the temporal suicide.