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Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Is Ncuti Gatwa leaving? Our Doctor Who experts know who should take over
As Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa second season comes to an end, sights are already being set on the 16th Doctor. After two stand-out seasons shepherding Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) around the universe, the 15th Doctor has seen it all (except the Daleks, much to Ncuti's devastation). He's faced down enemies from the distant past, pushed back against bigotry, discovered hell-dimension defying love and found himself in the middle of more than one musically-themed episode. Although we hope there are more adventures to come, with rumours swirling of an imminent departure (and Doctor's traditionally not sticking around for more than three seasons) it's best to be prepared. The future of Doctor Who could unfold in any direction. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. So, here are the picks from Metro's Doctor Who experts – Deputy TV Editor Tom Percival, Senior TV Reporter Rebecca Cook and TV Reporter Asyia Iftikhar – for the next Doctor from unexpected frontrunners to dream fancasts. Now I know what you're thinking – did you just misread that name? No, you read correctly – that is Billie Piper, aka the actor behind Rose Tyler who's currently stranded in a parallel universe with a discount David Tennant. There's no one quite like Rose to keep your ego in check while effortlessly swooning you with her straight-forward charm and disarming loyalty – all packaged into someone whose edges were sharpened on a bustling London council estate with a mum who knows her own mind (and then some). Despite the fact that she still plays a very much existing character in the Whoniverse (if her return to Big Finish is any indication) everyone is ignoring that tiny detail as speculation rises that she could be upgrading to the top dog themselves – the 16th Doctor. Hey, if 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi is anything to go by (albeit on a much, much smaller scale) Doctor Who is in the business of not only recycling faces but actually acknowledging it in the plot! Anyone who checked in to the latest stay at The White Lotus will know the award of season scene-stealer was a toss-up between Parker Posey's amorphous accent and the delightful Aimee Lou Wood. After being a standout on Sex Education before that – much like Ncuti Gatwa – the only issue here might be that Aimee Lou Wood wouldn't want to be tied down to a long-running show – again, much like Ncuti Gatwa. But if we're purely fan-casting here, what would be a better way to follow up the immense eye-acting powers of Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor than with Wood's own mesmerically shiny windows to the soul? And who else, like Gatwa, could get away with calling every alien, demi-god and mortal being they come into contact with 'babes' and 'hon'? It just might be that these are shoes only Wood can fill. Senior TV Reporter Rebecca Cook It might be hard to imagine Danny Dyer travelling through time and space, battling Daleks, and fighting the good fight. After all, Danny's made a career playing rough and ready characters who are more likely to throw hands than throw around a bit of technobabble. Yet, to paraphrase Matt Smith's iconic final lines, times change, and so must Doctor Who. Danny could offer an entirely fresh take on the beloved Time Lord, one that's a bit grittier and edgier. I imagine him as a mash-up of the Ninth, Third, and Twelfth Doctors, a slightly grumpy, less refined figure who's as passionate and brave as ever but not afraid to bust out the Venusian aikido when a Cyberman needs slapping down. In case you think I'm being facetious, I think Danny's proven, most recently in the brilliant Rivals, that he brings a surprising level of pathos to his characters that belies his carefully cultivated wide boy persona, and with the right script, I can see him bringing tremendous depth to the Doctor. Plus, who wouldn't love to see Danny Dyer dressed like a Victorian dandy telling their assistant to get up the apples and pears before that Dalek can have a butchers at 'em. Deputy TV Editor Tom Percival It's difficult to find a more exciting emerging British talent than Ambika Mod, who in just a handful of roles has been able to make audiences curl up on their sofa and cry or laugh out loud at her impeccable comedic timing. Her comedy background, coupled with her ability to infuse immense emotional depth into her characters – whether slowly destroying us as Emma Morley in Netflix's One Day or tearing our hearts out as junior Doctor Shruti in This Is Going To Hurt – has made her an unstoppable force. By pure coincidence, it's also all the qualities we look for in the Doctor who needs to be able to bring a dark gravitas to one scene and levity the next – a tall order. I can truly see her having a high-stakes showdown with a Weeping Angel one minute and accidentally taking the companion's cat along for the ride the next. Not to mention, it would be delightful to see her take on a more fast-paced, action-style role, which I have no doubt she would thrive in. Adolescence star Erin Doherty has proven her metamorphic ability in spades. The 32-year-old actor inhabits a grounded presence on screen that she infuses with grit and, when appropriate, panache that completely draws you in – and leaves you wanting more. Even knowing that she plays Princess Anne in The Crown I still struggle to fully accept it's her, so great is her talent to be completely consumed by the role that she's playing. Doctor Who is nothing without the total surrender of the actors who embody this time-travelling Time Lord and I can think of no one more up to the task. More Trending Whether creating some of the most devastating television you'll see this year in one shot or packing a punch in a period drama all about boxing – Erin Doherty has mastered it all. Now she just needs a sonic screwdriver and a panchant for crashing the Tardis in the most dangerous imaginable place to fit the bill. Justttt to cover our bases. Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. 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The Star
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
GM, LG to make new, lower-cost cells for future EVs
FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors and battery partner LG Energy Solution are planning to start commercial production of lower-cost cells for future electric vehicles at a U.S. facility starting in 2028, the companies said on Tuesday. The cells will have a lithium manganese-rich (LMR) chemistry, which GM says is lower cost than the nickel-rich cells used today, but will still give customers the range they want in future electric trucks and full-size SUVs. The cells will also be prismatic versus the current pouch structure, reducing the number of parts in the battery pack by more than 50%, according to GM. The Detroit automaker, which now has 12 electric vehicles in its lineup, is trying to lower its battery costs to enable cost parity with its gas-powered products by adding new types of cells and chemistries in those cells. 'We're adopting flexible chemistries for the best balance of range, performance and affordability,' said Kurt Kelty, GM's vice president of battery, propulsion and sustainability, during a media briefing on the announcement. 'My mission here is to get as many EVs on the road as possible. We need to get price parity with (internal combustion engine vehicles) and then this thing's just going to take off.' The LMR cells will be made at one of the two LG-GM joint-venture Ultium Cells battery plants the companies have in Ohio and Tennessee. With the LMR prismatic cells, GM expects to offer more than 400 miles of range in a single charge on an electric truck, 'while significantly reducing our battery costs,' Kelty said. GM is expecting to reduce its battery pack costs by $30 per kilowatt-hour in 2025, but it hasn't said how much its per-kilowatt-hour costs are. GM is also planning to offer vehicles with lithium-iron phosphate-based cells that are also lower cost than the nickel cells. Kelty said GM will release more information soon. While GM aims to be the first automaker to commercially deploy LMR batteries in its electric vehicles, crosstown rival Ford Motor is also working on deploying the technology, according to a recent blog its director of electrified propulsion engineering wrote on LinkedIn. (Reporting by Kalea Hall; Editing by Aurora Ellis)
Wall Street Journal
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Wall Street Journal
Ford Increases Prices for Certain Vehicles Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Photo: rebecca cook/Reuters Ford Motor F -2.11%decrease; red down pointing triangle raised prices for three of its popular vehicles, a move that comes as automakers scramble to adjust to President Trump's tariffs on automobiles and car parts. The higher prices will apply to 2025 models of the Maverick, Bronco Sport and Mach-E built after May 2, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Straits Times
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Straits Times
GM says Cadillac F1 project not affected by auto tariff hit
FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo MIAMI - Reduced profit expectations and a potential $5 billion hit from automotive tariffs will not affect Cadillac's Formula One debut next season, General Motors President Mark Reuss said on Saturday. Cadillac's parent company GM cut its 2025 profit forecast this week in the wake of uncertainty over the wide-reaching tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump. The Detroit carmaker plans to compete with its own power units from 2029 after using Ferrari engines initially. Reuss told selected reporters including Reuters at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday that General Motors remained fully committed to bringing the 11th team to the F1 grid. "There's about $5 billion of impact for us," said Reuss when asked about the tariffs. "But it's not going to affect this project." Reuss was tight-lipped on the cost of the F1 project, which has been a long time in the making with Cadillac already building up a 350-strong team to get ready for next season. It expects that to rise to 1,000 in the future. There has been much conjecture about the potential driver lineup, with reports earlier this week suggesting Mexico's former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez had already signed. Team Chief Executive Dan Towriss said no drivers had been signed so far. "The biggest thing is we're not in a hurry to select a driver," he said. 'There's a lot that goes into selecting your pilot for Formula One. And so we're taking our time.' Towriss said the team was "committed to having an American driver" but there was no rush for that to be the case in time for 2026. "It's not a gimmick to just grab somebody and drop them in the seat because it's important to us that they're successful," he said. "We'll find the right way and the right time to bring the right driver into Formula One." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Motor racing-GM says Cadillac F1 project not affected by auto tariff hit
FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo MIAMI (Reuters) -Reduced profit expectations and a potential $5 billion hit from automotive tariffs will not affect Cadillac's Formula One debut next season, General Motors President Mark Reuss said on Saturday. Cadillac's parent company GM cut its 2025 profit forecast this week in the wake of uncertainty over the wide-reaching tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump. The Detroit carmaker plans to compete with its own power units from 2029 after using Ferrari engines initially. Reuss told selected reporters including Reuters at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday that General Motors remained fully committed to bringing the 11th team to the F1 grid. "There's about $5 billion of impact for us," said Reuss when asked about the tariffs. "But it's not going to affect this project." Reuss was tight-lipped on the cost of the F1 project, which has been a long time in the making with Cadillac already building up a 350-strong team to get ready for next season. It expects that to rise to 1,000 in the future. There has been much conjecture about the potential driver lineup, with reports earlier this week suggesting Mexico's former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez had already signed. Team Chief Executive Dan Towriss said no drivers had been signed so far. "The biggest thing is we're not in a hurry to select a driver," he said. 'There's a lot that goes into selecting your pilot for Formula One. And so we're taking our time.' Towriss said the team was "committed to having an American driver" but there was no rush for that to be the case in time for 2026. "It's not a gimmick to just grab somebody and drop them in the seat because it's important to us that they're successful," he said. "We'll find the right way and the right time to bring the right driver into Formula One." (Reporting by Matthew Majendie; Editing by Ken Ferris)
