John Boyega would "love" a Doctor Who cameo as another Doctor
The Star Wars alumni wants to swap the Millennium Falcon for the TARDIS in a one-off episode.
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We've seen the likes of John Hurt, Jo Martin and David Bradley pop up as versions of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi franchise, but now John Boyega is hoping to be the next short-term iteration of the Time Lord in a future episode of Doctor Who.
Speaking to this week's issue of Radio Times magazine, the Star Wars lead said that he would "love" a cameo in the long-running BBC show as a one-off role.
When asked whether diversity and representation is improving in the film and TV industry, the 31-year-old said: "It is opening up. You get inspired by things like Ncuti Gatwa playing the Doctor in Doctor Who – that is special to me.
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"The glass ceiling can’t limit us. It’s exciting to see what comes out of this new stage of film-making and entertainment."
As for whether he'd take a role in Doctor Who, he added: "I would love that! But get me in an episode where I’m one of the many Doctors in many timelines so I can just cameo it.
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"Or I’d be the assistant, whatever. I’d show up – but just for one episode."
The BAFTA winner has previously tackled the sci-fi genre, with his first film role being that of Moses in 2011's Attack the Block, before he starred as Finn in the last three Star Wars films.
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He is currently starring in true-story thriller Breaking as Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley, a Marine Corps veteran who breaks into a bank to retrieve benefits he is owed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa is set to make his debut as the Doctor under Russell T Davies's new tenure with Millie Gibson playing his sidekick Ruby Sunday, but not before David Tennant returns as the Time Lord for the show's upcoming 60th anniversary specials.
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