Ncuti Gatwa's first movie role since his Doctor Who exit has been confirmed.
Back in May, the Fifteenth Doctor left the beloved BBC sci-fi show in dramatic fashion, regenerating into Billie Piper, who previously starred as Rose Tyler on the show.
Following his "bittersweet" decision to leave the show, he has been cast in Alex Marx's Isabella Blow biopic The Queen of Fashion, which stars Andrea Riseborough in the lead role.
Screen Daily reports that Gatwa will star as Michael Roberts, fashion designer at Tatler magazine, among a star-studded cast.
Oppenheimer's Dane DeHaan appears as Isabella's husband Detmar Blow, while Gangs of London's Joe Cole stars as Alexander McQueen and Nymphomaniac's Stacy Martin appears as Daphne Guinness.
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Michelle Dockery will star as British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, and Emily Beecham is among the cast as Isabella’s best friend Lucy Birley.
The Queen of Fashion is rounded out by Miranda Richardson and Richard E Grant as Isabella's parents, Fionn O'Shea as Philip Treacy, and Sebastian De Souza as Philip's partner.
Per the publication, the biopic "delves into the extraordinary life of London-born Blow, known as a visionary fashion editor, muse, and unstoppable force who shaped the fashion industry, surrounded by a constellation of era-defining artists, designers, and creatives".
Ahead of his feature directorial debut, Marx said (via Screen Daily): "Isabella Blow was lightning in a bottle – a whirlwind of creativity, wit, and audacity.
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"To tell her story with this astonishing cast, to capture her fire and fragility, is both an honour and a privilege. This isn’t just a film about fashion; it’s about the woman who dared to make it art, everyday."
Gatwa recently shared his "one regret" after leaving Doctor Who during an appearance on The One Show.
"I never got to fight a Dalek," he said to host Alex Jones. "Or a Cyberman. [They're] the crux of Doctor Who. Yeah, so, I might do that… [I] might go fight a Dalek."
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