
In addition to previously announced
Noel Clarke,
Star Trek 2 adds another BBC star to its cast.
It is
Benedict Cumberbatch, best known from BBC show
Sherlock, but you will soon have chance to see him in
War Horse as well as in
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
Unfortunately, at this moment not much is known about Cumberbatch's role in the Star Trek sequel, but according to Variety, we're talking about “the villain role” but they also add he “landed the role that Edgar Ramirez had auditioned for last month.”
So, yes, that actually means we're all confused about that villain role but we're definitely interested to find out more about the whole thing as soon as possible.
At the end, I will just remind you that the cast of Star Trek 2 also includes
Alice Eve and
Peter Weller, and that
J.J. Abrams is directing from a script by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci & Damon Lindelof.
Paramount will release Star Trek 2 on May 17th, 2013.