King of Pop Michael Jackson was reportedly attached to Paramount Pictures' project "Doctor Who" in the 1980s, according to a new book.
In Charles Norton's new book entitled "Now On The Big Screen: Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who at the Cinema", the author claims that Jackson was the studio's top choice to headline a never-made feature version of BBC's fan-favorite series "Doctor Who".
The book has additionally alleged that Paramount had already prepared another name in mind if the 'Man in the Mirror' hitmaker decided to pass on the offer.
Comedy actor Bill Cosby, who at that time was at the height of his fame for "The Cosby Show", was reportedly the studio's second choice for the lead role.
"Doctor Who", which depicts the adventures of a Time Lord, is one of the longest-running and most successful TV shows of all time.
In November 2011, "Harry Potter" director David Yates revealed to Daily Variety that he was about to start working on a big-screen version of the series.
"We're looking at writers now. We're going to spend two to three years to get it right. It needs quite a radical transformation to take it into the bigger arena," he said.
However, the series' showrunner, Steven Moffat, later denied Yates' claims, saying that the talk was "all some weird fantasy going on somewhere.
