Today Variety broke the news that Matt Smith has been cast in Star Wars: Episode IX in a "key role". Matt Smith is most famous for playing the Eleventh incarnation of the time-travelling alien known as The Doctor in the long-running BBC series "Doctor Who". The Doctor is a Time-Lord from the planet Gallifrey. Time-Lords have the ability of regeneration; when a Time-Lord is close to death, every cell in their body changes and they essentially become an entirely new person with a different personality, though they keeps most of their memories. This allows Time-Lords to be nearly immortal, and allows the role of The Doctor to be recast every few years, with a new actor (or now actress) taking over as the character. It has also been established that Time-Lords can transfer regeneration energy to other people with similar DNA.
After Carrie Fisher's untimely death, I started working on a completely ludicrous Doctor Who/Star Wars crossover theory. Now, it seems like it could possibly happen!
Even before "The Last Jedi" was released, it was known that General Leia Organa was going to sustain injuries during the course of the movie. This happened when the bridge of the ship she was on was blown up by Tie-Fighter pilots and she was sucked into the vacuum of space. The Force protected her from freezing to death, and she was able to harness The Force travel through friction-less space and back into the ship. She was unconscious after that ordeal, only to be awoken by connecting through The Force with her twin brother Luke Skywalker. Although she was able to take command again, it is unknown what injuries she sustained in space.
There is a good chance Leia Organa is dying. We know that archive footage of Carrie Fisher that was shot for is going to be used in Episode IX. What I've been hoping is that The Doctor will visit Leia, and transfer a regeneration to her. (Leia has half of the midi-chlorian count of her father Anakin, which means she's stronger with The Force than most.) Leia will regenerate, allowing a new actress to continue in the role. (Possibly Keri Russell.)
So why would it be Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor, instead of the current Thirteenth Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker? Because the Eleventh Doctor is the incarnation that received the new cycle of regenerations. Plus, Matt Smith is the most popular actor to have played The Doctor in the newest iteration of the series.
I must emphasize that if this theory does not come true, then Episode IX will be THE WORST MOVIE EVER!!! and MY CHILDHOOD WILL BE RUINED!!! (even though I only started watching Doctor Who five years ago, when I was 22).
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