Karen Gillan regrets not pitching another Doctor Who reference in Avengers: Endgame
Doctor Who deserved to get a name check in the Marvel blockbuster says the former star

Many Doctor Who fansā ears pricked up during a scene in Avengers: Endgame in which the superheroes discuss undertaking a ātime heistā in order to reverse Thanosās deadly āsnapā.
Coincidence or not, they will have recognised the phrase as the title of a series-eight Twelfth Doctor episode about an inter-galactic bank robbery.
But former Doctor Who companion and Avengers star Karen Gillan āĀ AKA Thanosās daughter Nebula āĀ thinks the show should have got a much more explicit mention in the blockbuster movie and is kicking herself for not pitching it.
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Discussing her understanding of time travel in the Marvel universe āĀ and the scene in which the Avengers cite a number of pop culture references around it, including Back to the Future and Bill and Tedās Excellent AdventureĀ āĀ Gillan told LA Times āI already had a good grasp of time travel from Doctor Who. [Laughs] Iām a time travel expert. I would say it adds up.
āBut they definitely should have listed Doctor Who in that scene where they talk about time travelling movies. I canāt believe I didnāt pitch that in the moment!ā
Sheās right, it is a glaring omission for the longest-running time travel show in the world. If only there was some way to go back and fix it.