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Comic-Book Fantasy Casting? (if it is deliberate)
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It was accidental. Pearl was only known for theatre before she was cast as Bill, so they couldn't have based Jess on her - she became famous overnight, after Jess's debut, when the trailer announcing her casting as Bill was aired on TV.
Edited by Digifiend
I don't follow the logic here. The Venn Diagram of "people who make Doctor Who" and "people who are aware theater actors exist" is bound to have at least some overlap.
Also keep in mind that just because they released the trailer recently, doesn't mean they haven't had her slated as the new companion for long enough to have a character appear in the comics as a sort of one-off Early-Bird Cameo.
Edited by Scorpion451
I think it's just Hilarious in Hindsight.
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Scorpion, it's not the same character, so Early-Bird Cameo is definitely not it.
In Doctor Who Magazine's comic strip, the Doctor has a new companion, a black girl named Jess. He had met her in a previous story several months ago. Since that initial appearance, a new companion has been cast for the Doctor Who TV show, Bill, played by Pearl Mackie. Problem is, Jess looks like Pearl. Complete coincidence. I've labelled it as You Look Familiar on Doctor Who Magazine, but I'm not sure that's the right trope because it's in comic books and not film or television, and was accidental.