It looks like Star Trek: The Next Generation star Whoopi Goldberg wanted to be part of another major sci-fi franchise… Doctor Who.
The actress, speaking on David Tennant’s Podcast (below), revealed that she approached the BBC years ago for a stab at playing the iconic Timelord: “The idea of that just so made me happy. But they were like, ‘Um, no.'”
We know now, of course, that we finally have a female Doctor in the form of Jodie Whittaker and the fans had long championed Olivia Colman for the role.
“I always felt like science fiction predicted the future,” Goldberg continues, “Whether it was climate change, hand computers or being able to move around in different dimensions.”
Of course, Goldberg has been vocal about wanting to be part of the show before, telling The Radio Times in 2017 that she would have at least liked a cameo on the show, adding to The Sun: “I like the idea of doing things the way y’all do them, you do some really fun stuff like Black Mirror or, you know, I’m still dying to do Doctor Who.”
Honestly, we think Goldberg would have the makings of a good Doctor in her and, with her Trek background, she is no stranger to big sci-fi franchises.
Perhaps in the future Goldberg will get her chance to play the iconic role… and as long as the writing’s good and she has a unique take on the character that works, we say bring it on!
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