Is Matt Smith the current Dr. Who? I’m sorry I don’t know that, Whovians. I think he’s the “current” one although he’ll probably be replaced soon enough. Matt Smith replaced David Tennant, I know that one. Tennant seemed to quit the Dr. Who gig because he wanted bigger and better parts – check out Tennant’s IMDB page. He’s been working a lot, but mostly in England and mostly on television (no disrespect, I’m just saying that he’s not a movie star). But will Matt Smith be the modern Dr. Who that can manage a major leap to Hollywood? This is his chance – he got a sizeable part in Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, How To Catch A Monster. These are some photos from the LA set.

Gosling apparently told Matt to shave his head, which is… hmm… I don’t know. THIS is what he looks like with his glorious floppy hair. And without the floppy hair… he looks like a heroin addict slash skinhead d-bag. His character’s name is “Bully” so maybe he’s supposed to look scary and threatening as opposed to charmingly floppy-haired. Maybe it’s totally right for the film. But I definitely would NOT hit it, which is saying a lot because you know my dong comfort zone is “pale, tall, accented men with dark hair.”

Gosling’s How To Catch A Monster also includes Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Christina Hendricks and Ben Mendelsohn. Ryan wrote the screenplay and he’s producing it too. The basic ploy: “A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.” Ugh. It sounds… like it’s going to be trying too hard to be artsy.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.