If the "people in the know" are to be believed it's a case of right colour, wrong actor. Chiwetel Ejiofor is supposed to have officialy signed on as of today.
Take with a large handful of salt, naturally.
Never heard of him. Got a youtube clip or something?
Because of this thread, the wife and I bought Neverwhere on DVD, and it was EXCELLENT. So even if Paterson Joseph isn't the new Doctor Who (he was incredible in Neverwhere, as were the other actors) we at least got exposed to a new series we'd have never found on our own. Win-win, I say.
So tell me about this Chiwetel Ejiofor...and how the heck do you pronounce his name?