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  • Lily James Wows Fans in Alexander McQueen at “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” Premiere

    Lily James was positively stunning in an Alexander McQueen gown as she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on Thursday evening. The Downton Abbey star plays an unusual role in the new film.

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is based on the Jane Austen classic–Pride and Prejudice–but with a significant plot twist involving zombies.

    Lily James, in her role as Elizabeth Bennet, is as intriguing on the big screen as she is on the red carpet.

    “At first I didn’t understand the concept of zombies and Jane Austen.” But, she said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “Then I read it and loved it. I think it’s a really brave, exciting and fun version of the story.”

    As those familiar with Austen’s novel know, a pivotal scene takes place between Elizabeth and Darcy, during which Darcy proposes marriage. Zombies play a key role in the new version. Battles are involved.

    “We trained really hard. The Bennet sisters all trained together. We learned boxing and kung fu and martial arts, and we had such a great time,” Lily James says of the strength and agility required for the unusual role.

    On Thursday night, however, there were no battles, and Lily James–decked out in her dress from Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2016 collection–was delicately graceful. The sheer fabric and floral embroidery helped channel her feminine side, which translated into gorgeous and sexy on the red carpet.

    Will you be checking out Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? In addition to Lily James, the film stars Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey.

  • Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Tribute Released By BBC

    This past week, Doctor Who fans were given another teaser for the upcoming 50th anniversary special “The Day of the Doctor,” airing on November 23rd, 2013. This is a moment that all “Whovians” are looking forward to, because it celebrates a great milestone in the life of the British science fiction show.

    The Anniversary Tribute video (shown below) was released by the BBC on Saturday, October 19th, 2013, and was also released by various other BBC-affiliated networks, such as BBC America. The high-resolution video gives the viewer a glimpse of “The Day of the Doctor,” along with highlighting various other Doctors throughout the show’s history, starting from William Hartnell (First Doctor) through to David Tennant (Tenth Doctor), and finishing out the tribute with Matt Smith (Twelfth Doctor). The tribute also shows the different versions of the Doctor’s handy tool, the Sonic Screwdriver, that have been used throughout the show’s history.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0AX8rgJ8f0

    Narrated by Matt Smith, the trailer describes why the Doctor does what he does, as well as a brief synopsis of what “The Day of the Doctor” will be about…

    “I have been running all my lives through time and space. Every second of every minute of every day for over 900 years, I’ve fought for peace in a universe at war. Now, the time has come to face the choices I made in the name of the Doctor. Our future depends on one single moment of one impossible day. The day I’ve been running from all my life. The Day of the Doctor.”

    This tribute to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary comes shortly after teasing stills of the show were released last week, showing Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Kate Stewart, and John Hurt.

    As you can see from the image below, a “behind-the-scenes” look of the opening scene of the trailer has been released and is floating around Twitter.

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    (Image source: @BlogtorWho)

    Various Whovians in the Twitterverse have various reactions to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary trailer released by the BBC.

    [Header image source: YouTube (0:36)]

  • Matt Smith to Leave Doctor Who This Year

    Matt Smith to Leave Doctor Who This Year

    The BBC announced this weekend that Matt Smith, the 11th actor to portray the Doctor in the long-running Doctor Who series, will be leaving the show at the end of the year. Smith’s Doctor will appear in the show’s 50th anniversary special in November, and will regenerate in this year’s Christmas day special.

    Doctor Who has been the most brilliant experience for me as an actor and a bloke, and that largely is down to the cast, crew and fans of the show,” said Smith. “I’m incredibly grateful to all the cast and crew who work tirelessly every day, to realise all the elements of the show and deliver Doctor Who to the audience. Many of them have become good friends and I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved over the last four years.

    “The fans of Doctor Who around the world are unlike any other; they dress up, shout louder, know more about the history of the show (and speculate more about the future of the show) in a way that I’ve never seen before, your dedication is truly remarkable. Thank you so very much for supporting my incarnation of the Time Lord, number Eleven, who I might add is not done yet, I’m back for the 50th anniversary and the Christmas special!

    “It’s been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the TARDIS for a spell with ‘the ginger, the nose and the impossible one’. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys.”

    Smith’s Bow tie-wearing Doctor debuted in 2010, taking over for popular actor David Tennant. Smith’s time on the show has been marked by the continued growth of the show’s popularity. He received a BAFTA Award nomination for his work as the Doctor in 2011.

    “Every day, on every episode, in every set of rushes, Matt Smith surprised me: the way he’d turn a line, or spin on his heels, or make something funny, or out of nowhere make me cry, I just never knew what was coming next,” said Steven Moffat, lead writer on Doctor Who. “The Doctor can be clown and hero, often at the same time, and Matt rose to both challenges magnificently.

    “And even better than that, given the pressures of this extraordinary show, he is one of the nicest and hardest-working people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Whatever we threw at him – sometimes literally – his behaviour was always worthy of the Doctor.”

  • Jenna-Louise Coleman To Serve Dr. Who Biggest Mystery Ever Seen On Show

    Jenna-Louise Coleman, the 25-year old actress who will be joining the cast of BBC show Dr. Who during the annual Christmas episode, certainly has fans of the show talking.

    Coleman, who first shone in the spotlight in the soap drama Emmerdale, will be a welcome fresh face to the series, which is close to celebrating its 50th anniversary. She will be replacing actress Karen Gillian, who plays Amy Pond, as timelord Matt Smith’s companion.

    The show’s writer, Steven Moffat, doesn’t want to give too much away about the new storyline involving Coleman, but says that “Who she’s playing, how the Doctor meets her, and even where he finds her, are all part of one of the biggest mysteries the Time Lord ever encounters. Even by the Doctor’s standards, this isn’t your usual boy meets girl.”

    He did reveal that Gillian’s character would be written out of the show in the fifth episode of this series, during a final, “heartbreaking” encounter with the weeping angels, and that there would be six episodes this year and eight more in 2013.

    Coleman has also made headlines this week for being the victim of a Twitter “sex tape” scam.

    Fans are looking forward to the new series, and in honor of the change-up The Telegraph did a “Top Ten Dr. Who Assistants” list.

    Amy Pond, Weeping Angels, Karen Gillan, Jenna-Louise Coleman and
    New Doctor Who all UK trends. Doctor Who has taken over twitter! yay!(image) 2 days ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Somebody call a Doctor! Here’s the first official @bbcdoctorwho photo of the newest companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman: http://t.co/UWOjVzp6.(image) 21 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto