Karen Goes To Hollywood: What Life Is Like After "Doctor Who"



via BuzzFeed

In an interview with BuzzFeed, Karen Gillan talks about her new film Oculus , and what she thinks of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.



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Every Doctor Who fan was a mess after that emotional scene in The Angels Take Manhattan, Karen Gillan's final scene as Amy Pond. With the exception of a short cameo in Matt Smith's final scene as the Eleventh Doctor last Christmas, you wouldn't have seen her on British TV since. Instead she's stepped up to films and TV stateside, including starring as Nebula in the much-hyped Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (out this Autumn) and Oculus, a horror film about a haunted mirror, released in UK cinemas today.


Speaking to BuzzFeed via telephone from Beverly Hills, I asked Karen whether at the end of Doctor Who she would expect that this would be how it all turns out. "I don't really know if I thought that life really existed after Doctor Who. I mean, those were the best years ever. I really didn't look beyond it to be honest. And then it just seemed to pan out this way so I'm so happy." And what is the biggest thing she's noticed from her time in America so far? "The teeth. Oh god they have too good teeth over here. Almost too good to the point where I start to think 'I don't believe your teeth'."


There's a lot about Oculus that would appeal to Doctor Who fans; the rich storytelling and the constant flashbacks between past and present. She landed the role as the director of the film, Mike Flanagan, is a huge Doctor Who fan and wrote character of Kaylie with her in mind. He then got in contact with her via Skype whilst she was in Scotland. During the conversation she noticed what he was drinking his coffee from: "He took a swig of coffee from a TARDIS mug and that is when I knew it was in the bag."




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