Star Trek 2 Actor and Villain Benedict Cumberbatch Will Scare You

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By Daniel Wolf
Editor-in-Chief

Is he Khan or isn't he Khan?

This is the question being asked by everyone since we already know actor Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock and on the left in the photo) is a villain in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2.

In an interview with Cinema Blend, writer Alex Kurtzman spoke about Cumberbatch's portrayal of this mystery villain in the sequel.

"He's a genius," Kurtzman said. "There are certain actors who have the ability to take a line of dialogue and add a ring to it that you didn’t even know you put into the dialogue, into the line. And he’s one of those really brilliant actors. Just listening to him talk…you could enjoy him reading the phone book."

Kurtzman also commented on what a villain means in a sequel.

"Sequels are about your bad guy," Kurtzman said. "Because your first movie is always about the becoming of [the hero] and your bad guy has to test that hero in a very significant way. And he’s an incredibly formidable presence. He’s amazing. Are you going to be scared of him? S#%t yeah!"

Sounds like he could be playing Khan based on these quotes but nothing is certain until an official announcement is made and since the movie won't release until next summer, there's still a lot of time to exercise our patience for the answer.






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