Bill Nighy in Doctor Who Series 5!!!

I wake up and what news do I see? Bill Nighy, who was in Shaun of the Dead, Underworld and Pirates of the Carribean amongst many other things, is to guest-star in an episode of Doctor Who!! How brilliant is this?

The British thespian will play the curator of the Van Goh exhibit in the Richard Curtis penned episode that also stars Tony Curran as Vincent Van Goh himself. Apparently, he will have some similar fashion choices to The Doctor himself.

The episode, the Tenth in series 5, will take place both in the present day and in 19th century France.

Series 5 is gearing up to be exceptional. How excited are you about this casting news?

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Casting News from the Season 5 of Doctor Who

Writer Richard Curtis has announced who will play Vincent Van Gogh in the upcoming episode he is writing for the season 5 of Doctor Who.

The actor who will play the famous painter is Tony Curran. Most people may remember him as Marcus, the Vampire leader and antagonist of the movie Underworld 2.

I find this bit of casting very interesting. Especially since there is a certain resemblance between the actor and Van Gogh. I'm very excited about the upcoming season 5, though I mourn the loss of David Tennant deeply.

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