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‘Doctor Who’ Star Peter Capaldi Claims He Doesn’t Understand Why Fans Take The Show So Seriously

‘Doctor Who’ Star Peter Capaldi Claims He Doesn’t Understand Why Fans Take The Show So Seriously

Doctor Who, one of the longest-running series in television history, has become extremely divisive in recent years. Global viewership for the BBC-produced show has dramatically fallen off since the 2005 revival. The reasons have been hotly debated in fan circles and in the press. In a new interview with The Times of London, Peter Capaldi, who played the 12th Doctor from 2013–2017, said he doesn’t understand why Doctor Who fans “take it so seriously.” His comments suggest he sees the backlash to the show’s recent casting and creative decisions as overblown.

‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Roger Avary Says Investors Are “Throwing Money” At AI Filmmakers

‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Roger Avary Says Investors Are “Throwing Money” At AI Filmmakers

For years, Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary struggled to finance traditional films. Then he added two letters to his pitch: AI. In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Roger Avary, the co-writer of Pulp Fiction, shared his experience. He explained that it seems like it’s almost impossible to “get stuff made” through the traditional channels after writing a script and figuring out the budget. “Then I built a technology company over the last year,” Avary said, “basically making AI movies and all of a sudden—boom like that—money gets thrown at it.”

Disney+ Debuts Vertical Micro-Dramas with ‘Locker Diaries’

Disney+ Debuts Vertical Micro-Dramas with ‘Locker Diaries’

Following on its January announcement that it would add vertical videos to Disney+, the company has released the first two episodes of Locker Diaries. The micro-dramas are framed as though the audience is looking out from inside a school locker. While the first two episodes feature characters from Zombies, the series will expand to stories with characters from Descendants and Phineas & Ferb.

Margot Robbie Says She Makes Films for Ticket Buyers, Not Critics — Box Office Tells A Different Story

Margot Robbie Says She Makes Films for Ticket Buyers, Not Critics — Box Office Tells A Different Story

Margot Robbie says she makes films for ticket buyers, not critics. “I consider audience always,” she said. “I’ve never, ever been on set and thought, ‘What are the critics going to think of this?’” That philosophy now faces an early test. Weekend box office results for her latest film, “Wuthering Heights”—which Robbie both starred in and produced—will tell the full story.