Benedict Cumberbatch And Noel Clarke Cast In New Star Trek

[Brendon Connelly]

Benedict Cumberbatch, the preferred Sherlock of this Parish, has reportedly swooped in and taken the lead villain role in the new Star Trek movie. This was the part that Benicio Del Toro turned down and that Edgar Ramirez had auditioned for. It looked, for a while, that JJ ABbrams was only seeing hispanic actors for the part, and reports persisted that the role was that of Khan.

The casting of Cumberbatch would seem to throw that all out of whack a little.

Deadline's initial report on his casting did not call the role, but Variety's Jeff Sneider has since tweeted that Cumberbatch is the naughty baddie. I can only imagine he'll play it with relish.

And another British TV favourite has claimed a role in the film, with Variety revealing that Noel Clarke, sometime Doctor Who sub-companion and the industrious director and writer of a number of (so far) British movies, will be playing:

A family man with wife and young daughter.

It remains to be seen if the already cast Alice Eve will be his wife.

Star Trek 2 won't be called that at all, but will be post-converted into 3D for a May 2013 release.

[RYard]

Oh, Jesus, he's got to be Khan.

[_OM_]

Oh, Jesus, he's got to be Khan.

...Or Khan, he's got to be Jesus

[notthathard]

Benedict is so hot as Sherlock. Love this!

And I loved Mickey (especially loved that he married the kick-ass Martha). Back in the old days when Doctor Who was actually good.

[Death's Head]

Absolutely. It was incredibly bold plotting to have the two main black characters pair off, despite barely meeting over the course of the series. Brave, too.

[notthathard]

Absolutely. It was incredibly bold plotting to have the two main black characters pair off, despite barely meeting over the course of the series. Brave, too.

So you're making this a race thing, huh? God, I hate Moffat fans.

[The Mirrorball Man]

Absolutely. It was incredibly bold plotting to have the two main black characters pair off, despite barely meeting over the course of the series. Brave, too.

I can't think of one single TV series with as many interracial couples as Doctor Who.

[Joe Kalicki]

I can't think of one single TV series with as many interracial couples as Doctor Who.

People aren't happy unless absolutely everything is non-standard. Black people marry black people sometimes in real life, too.



Also - 2013? Way to strike while the iron's hot, JJ.

[toodoor]

So you're making this a race thing, huh? God, I hate Moffat fans.

Oh do shut the fuck up. I think it was a dumb statement too and I'm a Moff fan, and a Davies fan. And yeah, a JNT fan. Do go back to to under your bridge troll.

[Kinnon]

With Cumberbatch I just hope the filmmakers have the sense to really utilize him, I had a lot of fun with the Star Trek relaunch, but one the few small disappointments was that Eric Bana, who I really enjoy as an actor, and clearly possesses quite a bit of intensity, didn't seem to either cut loose or given the leeway to be a fully fledged protagonist. Simon Pegg didn't quite hit the mark for me either, but even with those 2 reservations it was still a fun afternoon at the cinema. I'm keen to see this ensemble again, so it's good to hear parts being fleshed out with interesting actors.