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Philip Segal, producer of the\u00a0<\/span>Doctor Who<\/span><\/a> TV movie, has spoken out regarding some of the wildest casting rumours linked to the project.<\/p>\n Paul McGann was ultimately cast as the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 film, with Eric Roberts playing the Master \u2013 though stars reportedly considered to play the latter character included Christopher Lee, Tim Curry, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Sting.<\/p>\n Speaking to <\/span>RadioTimes.com<\/span><\/a> ahead of the release of new documentary <\/span>Doctor Who Am I<\/span><\/a>, Segal explained the origins of these larger-than-life rumours. <\/span><\/p> \u201cI had four bosses: Universal Studios, BBC Enterprises, Fox, and the BBC itself,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSometimes you can be forced into making offers \u2013 like a bluff in poker, because you gather intelligence to know the person isn\u2019t available or they don\u2019t want to do a series. The powers at be just want to know that you made the effort to ask.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Though he insists that many of the rumours around the TV Movie were either exaggerated or even completely false \u2013 in the case of Ridley Scott being approached to potentially direct \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Segal admitted that Sting\u2019s name did<\/em> come up in conversation to play the Master.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think his name came up for the villain. These casting ideas were ultimately never a demand, but more like wishes that would get tossed around a lot,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n