Trivia / BBV Productions

• Serendipity Writes the Plot: Auton was intended to star Nicholas Courtney, reprising his role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart from Doctor Who. During pre-production, Courtney had to withdraw from the production due to health issues. In his place, the film features an entirely new protagonist named Lockwood, who's arguably more interesting than a reheated Brigadier would have been and went on to feature in two sequels that develop him in directions that would not have been possible with Lethbridge-Stewart.

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