Tor.Com claims that Johnny Depp has been cast to play the Doctor in a 2012 feature film, and that Russell T. Davies may be the writer.
In fact, the original source of this rumor is a site called
PubArticles (but that post has been taken down). But Tor.Com quotes from the now-deleted PubArticles post.
Russell T. Davies is quoted as saying:
"There will be brand new concepts and the film will be just as adventurous, scary and humorous as the television programme. But none of us working the film will forget what makes the character great and interesting and the long-time fans will not be disappointed because yes, the Daleks make an appearance."
That article also adds that the Doctor travels throughout history curing illnesses that have been caused by aliens, including the Bubonic Plague.
Paulley: With "unnamed movie studio sources" giving out this information on what looks like to be a rumor mill style site, im taking this all with a grain of salt. And i really don't like the idea of Depp as the Doctor.