APC NET REPORT   9/29/87

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         NEWS ON THE MOVIE!!

The following is directly from the Movie Production Office:

Coast To Coast Productions has been awarded a contract by the BBCm with 
the approval of the "Doctor Who"  Production Office, for THREE Doctor 
Who feature films.  The first of the series will be produced and 
directed by Peter Litten and George Dugdale  -- who are most famous 
recently for creating the prosthetic makeup effects and the 
visual image for "Max Headroom" show.  They have done special 
effects for "Doctor Who" and "Blake's 7".  Peter's mentor is 
Chris Tucker ("Elephant Man, "Quest For Fire").  The screenplay is 
complete -- written by Mark Ezra.  Peter and George are currently in 
Los ANgeles negotiating for American distribution with major 
American studios.  The film is fully financed (privately) with a 
working budget of $14 million.  The current plan calls for actual 
preproduction to begin in January, Special Effects work has already 
begun in London.  Principal photography is scheduled to begin 
in April in Ireland.  Release is currently expected to be in 
November in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the show.  
There is no specific information on the story line, but The Doctor will 
be in the tradition of the TV show (not the previous movies!).  He 
will be a Time Lord from Gallifrey.  The Doctor will have three 
companions: one male, one female and one "surprise".  The female 
companion has been cast and will be played by Caroline Munro.  The 
Doctor has not been cast.  It will be a British actor.  Peter and 
George are very interested in any ideas Doctor Who fans have about 
who shold be cast in the role.  

If you want to suggest/nominate someone, please send your 
suggestions - and any reasoning behind the suggestions - to me :

Jean Airey, 1306 W. Illinois, Aurora, Illinois  60506. 

I will send all the input I receive to the Movie Production Office.  
The tentative title for the movie is "DOCTOR WHO -- THE MOVIE."  If 
you have an opinion about that title or an alternate title, please 
let me know and I'll send that on as well.

STAY TUNED TO THE NET, MORE NEWS TO COME!