Peter Capaldi is revealing new information about his character, the twelfth doctor, on Doctor Who.
In an interview with Empire, Capaldi says his Doctor Who will be “more alien than he's been for a while.”
He explains how he wanted his doctor to be a 180 degree flip on previous versions of the Doctor, like Matt Smith’s recent cuddly version.
Capaldi said:
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The twelfth doctor’s description is reiterated by Jenna Coleman (“Clara”), the doctor’s companion. She compared him to Smith’s Doctor and called him “…less human-friendly and a lot less patient," adding, "He's more removed and inaccessible."
The eighth season of Doctor Who starts Aug. 23.