10 Wildest Doctor Who Rumours Ever

10. Jason Statham IS The Doctor

It was big news when David Tennant announced his departure from the role of the Tenth Doctor. The many actors rumoured to succeed him when Steven Moffat took over the show in 2010 included James Nesbitt, Chiwetel Eljiofor... and Jason Statham?

Quoting "an anonymous source", many outlets at the time reported that:

"Doctor Who is still seen as a bit geeky, but Jason will add sex appeal and give the character a more dangerous edge."

These reports suggested that the new series would be "Doctor Who meets gangland", which conjures up images of Sylvester McCoy being pumped full of lead in a San Francisco alleyway. There was clearly no truth in the rumour whatsoever – it was either someone selling a lie, or someone in Steven Moffat's production office having a bit of a laugh.

After all, who looks at Moffat's dark sci-fi fairytales and middle-class sitcoms about school newspapers and thinks "Yep, this guy definitely understands the mean streets!"

The prospect of Jason Statham doing Venusian aikido like a grizzled Jon Pertwee is certainly an enticing one. But it's best saved for our wildest dreams.