Who Will Be the Next Doctor Who: My Picks

I just found out that they are announcing the new Doctor Who actor this Sunday. Exciting! (My son will be in London for this.) You can see a round-up of possible Who candidates here. But my favorite contenders are:

Andrew Scott, Moriarty from the Sherlock series.  I'm starting to think Moriarty is really dead, and the photos of him with Mycroft are from a flashback sequence (Keep up, people). He would be a great Who. He is fantastic. He knows Steven Moffatt because Moffatt is the showrunner for Doctor Who and Sherlock. If Andrew Scott is the 12th Doctor, I will be in heaven.

Or: Ben Whishaw. He played Q from Skyfall and Freddy from The Hour. I love him. He's already got Who-hair.  This guy would be a perfect #12. Whishaw says it's not him, but I'm still holding out hope.

I really hope it is one of these 2 actors. Chances are good that it will be someone I've never heard of. And I can live with that. We all got on board with Matt Smith. I trust Moffatt. But one of these 2 would just be so fun.

Some people are guessing the next Doctor will be Rupert Grint, a.k.a. Ron Weasley. Maybe. The Doctor has always wanted to be a ginger.

Whatever the case may be, we are in for a treat with John Hurt playing the "dark doctor" or, as I like to call him, the Rogue Doctor. (#roguedoctor, roguedoctor.com). He is a regeneration (probably between #8 and #9) that did something unspeakable/shameful which makes him unworthy to be called "The Doctor." I doubt he will be purely evil. I'm guessing it's more of an ends-justify-the-means scenario, but I am eager to see it. When his face came on-screen at the season finale I totally gasped. I mean, it's John Hurt we are talking about—The Elephant Man and Ollivander the Wandmaker.

So yeah. It's kind of a big deal. He'll be in the 50th Anniversary episode which also stars David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Billie Piper on November 23rd. Cooooool.

Allons-y!