{"id":13054,"date":"2022-03-30T13:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1617444"},"modified":"2022-03-30T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:54:08","slug":"matt-smith-would-like-doctor-who-return-its-the-best-part-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/matt-smith-would-like-doctor-who-return-its-the-best-part-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Smith would like Doctor Who return: \u2018It\u2019s the best part in the world\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Matt Smith has said that he would reprise his role as the Eleventh Doctor in <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a>, calling the character \u201cthe best part in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-thrones-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">House of the Dragon<\/a> actor made the comments in a filmed interview, when he was asked if he\u2019d prefer to play the Doctor again opposite former co-star Karen Gillan, or film a Morbius sequel alongside Jared Leto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoctor Who. Doctor Who\u2019s the best. Doctor Who\u2019s the best part in the world, you know,\u201d Smith told <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/itsgoneviraI&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">IGV Presents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not to say I wouldn\u2019t love to be in a Morbius sequel with Jared because I would, but, you know, the Doctor\u2019s the Doctor \u2013 unbeatable. All part of the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the interviewer said how delighted he was with Smith\u2019s choice, the actor responded with: \u201cI had to.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;tiktok-embed&quot;\" cite=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@igvpresents\/video\/7080202126776995077&quot;\" data-video-id=\"&quot;7080202126776995077&quot;\" style=\"&quot;max-width:\"> <section><a target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" title=\"&quot;@igvpresents&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@igvpresents&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@igvpresents<\/a> <p>We just want to see Matt Smith as The Doctor again \u2764\ufe0f <a title=\"&quot;doctorwho&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctorwho&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#doctorwho<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;doctorwhoedit&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctorwhoedit&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#doctorwhoedit<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;doctorwhotiktok&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctorwhotiktok&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#doctorwhotiktok<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;doctorwhomemes&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctorwhomemes&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#doctorwhomemes<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;mattsmith&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mattsmith&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mattsmith<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;mattsmithdoctorwho&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mattsmithdoctorwho&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mattsmithdoctorwho<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;mattsmithedit&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mattsmithedit&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mattsmithedit<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;morbius&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/morbius&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#morbius<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;morbiusmovie&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/morbiusmovie&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#morbiusmovie<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;karengillan&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/karengillan&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#karengillan<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;amypond&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/amypond&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#amypond<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;amypondedit&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/amypondedit&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#amypondedit<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;doctorwhofans&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctorwhofans&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#doctorwhofans<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;thedoctor&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thedoctor&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#thedoctor<\/a> <a title=\"&quot;doctorwhofan&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctorwhofan&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#doctorwhofan<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" title=\"&quot;\u266c\" doctor=\"\" who=\"\" theme=\"\" tv=\"\" version=\"\" murray=\"\" gold=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Doctor-Who-Theme-TV-Version-244047849666187264&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u266c Doctor Who Theme &#8211; TV Version &#8211; Murray Gold<\/a> <\/section><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js&quot;\"\/><p>Smith joined the cast of MCU film Morbius, playing Milo, the surrogate brother to Michael Morbius (Jared Leto), who suffers from the very same rare degenerative blood condition that his friend has been diagnosed with.<\/p>\n<p>When Morbius unintentionally turns himself into a vampire in his hunt for a cure, Milo is also tempted to undergo the transformation\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Smith first shot to stardom when he took over the lead role on Doctor Who from David Tennant, playing the Eleventh Doctor for a three-season tenure.<\/p> <p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-karen-gillan-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Karen Gillan wants to return alongside Matt Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Morbius is released in UK cinemas on Thursday 31st March 2022. 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