Who Is Neil Patrick Harris Playing In Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary?
Neil Patrick Harris is the latest addition to Doctor Who's upcoming 60th-anniversary special, where he'll face off against a returning David Tennant. On the subject of who, or what, Harris is playing in the special, returning showrunner Russell T Davies, the writer stated that "You’ll just have to wait. But I promise you, the stuff we’re shooting now is off the scale. Doctor beware!” It's an ominous statement that suggests that appropriately for an anniversary special, Neil Patrick Harris is playing a villain from the Doctor's long history.
Given Neil Patrick Harris' extensive career across stage and screen, including How I Met Your Mother and a memorable role as the villain of The Matrix Resurrections, he'll be a big draw for audiences in 2023. Harris and Davies have previously worked together on an episode of the writer's lauded drama series It's A Sin, but it's likely that this will be a more substantial role. Discussing the role on his own Instagram, Neil Patrick Harris promised to "try my hardest to do my worst."
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As ever with the announcement of a big-name guest star, Doctor Who fans have been speculating about who Neil Patrick Harris will be playing. Davies teased that the new production team is shooting stuff that's "off the scale", which suggests a villain that has not yet been seen in modern Doctor Who. With the recent return of the Sea Devils, the show is clearly looking into the back-catalog of villains that can be brought back with today's visual effects technology. Given that the photo of Neil Patrick Harris doesn't show him under layers of prosthetics, it suggests that this is a more humanoid threat for the Doctor. With the
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