Confirmed (Or Maybe Not): Matt Smith to Face Daleks!

Let the cheering (or jeering … or hissing) begin.  Sources are reporting that the Daleks will appear in Matt Smith’s first outing as the Doctor in Doctor Who.

Also:  TARDIS interior gets a retro look!

Here’s the skinny form My Park Magazine:

The 26-year-old actor – who takes over from current Time Lord David Tennant next year – will face the legendary extraterrestrial mutants in his first adventure to please fans who think he is too young to play the iconic role.

BBC bosses reportedly decided to revive the Doctor’s most famous foes to boost show ratings as they are worried Smith will not be as popular as Tennant – widely considered one of the most successful stars of the long running sci-fi series.

Matt Smith, Doctor Number Eleven, posing in front of the Tardis.

A network source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “They know fans will take a while to get used to Matt as The Doctor, so it makes sense to have him fight his most famous enemies. They always bring good ratings.”

BBC chiefs have previously revealed they plan to “step back in time” when designing the Tardis for the new series of the programme.

Instead of the current brown and orange interior, the time and space machine will have blue walls and white windows, similar to the original 1960s Tardis.

The new series of ‘Doctor Who’ – which stars Smith at the 11th Time Lord – is due to start next spring.

Edit:  According to Bleeding Cool the above news was confirmed by Russel T Davies at a Torchwood event at the National film theatre:

He also let people know that the inside of the TARDIS is getting a more retro look in the fifth series and that the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith, will be facing Daleks in his very first episode.

We love the daleks and are happy whenever they appear on Doctor Who.   First adventure, last adventure … any adventure.  Just bring ‘em on!

And a retro look for the TARDIS?   That could be very cool!

Edit Two:  It appears Bleeding Cool may have had their wires crossed.  RTD didn’t makes these statements during the public section of the NFT event.  If he made them, they were to individuals after the event.

So we think this story goes back into the rumor category.  We’ve changed the headline to reflect that.

And one more thing.   The commentator, James, who suggested we check our facts, has a nice write-up on the NFT event on his blog.  You can check it out here.