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Why David Yates’ movie could be the best thing to happen to Doctor Who in ages

David Yates brought us the final Harry Potter movies from Order of the Phoenix through Deathly Hallows, if you're not familiar with him. It's not by any means firm--BBCAmerica, for example, insisted in a tweet that 'A Doctor Who feature film remains in development w/ BBC Worldwide Productions in LA. As of yet no script, cast or production crew in place.' Anyway, the io9 article has some ideas for why it could be good, and what is essential for a good Doctor Who movie.

My nightmare Doctor Who movie (and I have heard rumours along this line, too) would be Tim Burton doing it with Johnny Depp in the lead. Really. Let them do odd things to Dark Shadows, but keep my Doctor British, quirky in a good way, etc. And I agree with the author of the article that a Doctor Who movie shouldn't be just for the fans, but for everybody. That's one great thing about the show, that it appeals on so many levels, even to people who aren't sci fi geeks.