That's all just a tease until the Sunday, July 26 U.S. premiere of Dr. Who: Planet of the Dead.

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Obviously, we weren't satisfied with just a quick tease, so we caught up with him afterward to learn a bit more.

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Besides, it doesn't make sense to tease an alien civilization with just a "hello, " considering that it could take millennia before we hear back from them.

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