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Well, Now We (Might) Actually Know Who the Villain in Star Trek 2 Is (Spoilers Below the Cut)

by Alanna Bennett | 11:46 am, July 9th, 2012


Huh. Well, Karl Urban‘s probably a little bit in trouble with his Star Trek bosses right about now. While on a promotional kick for his new film, Dredd,Urban was asked what it was like to work with Benedict Cumberbatch on the set of the upcoming Star Trek sequel. And then Urban, if he was indeed telling the truth, told the world who Cumberbatch would be playing. 

*SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY*

Urban answered the question he was given, yes, but he also gave us a name. Here’s what he said:

“He’s awesome, he’s a great addition, and I think his Gary Mitchell is going to be exemplary.”

A lieutenant commander in Starfleet, Mitchell was an Academy friend of Kirk’s, and was later a helmsman on the Enterprise until, upon an encounter with the galactic barrier, he developed psionic abilities. These included but were  not limited to: hypercognition, telepathy, ability to control energy and manipulate matter, and an invulnerability to phaser weapons.

Mitchell was also, notably, on the list of villains that screenwriter Roberto Orci explicitly stated as NOT being a part of this film. So that’s a little fishy, but we have no idea what to make of it yet.

It is also notable that, obviously, the name Urban gave was not Khan, the character much of the speculation of Cumberbatch’s character was revolving around.

Word has yet to come from the powers that be (read: the film’s PR team), so so far nothing is official. But what do you think of the possibility of Cumberbatch as Mitchell?

(via Tor)

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  • http://DeadAmericanDream.blogspot.com AngryBroomstick

    Benedict Cumberbatch always makes everything better. yes please. 

  • Erin Macdonald

    Actually, with the photo accompanying this article, yeah, I could see it. Still fishy though!

  • Zach Story

    I’m sure it would be awesome (if true) but I’m going to be a little disappointed since it contradicts IDW’s fantastic Star Trek Ongoing series. Last I heard the comic was supposed to be official Abrams-verse canon bridging the gaps between the two films…

  • http://twitter.com/kouredios kouredios

    I’m in favor of a situation where Benedict Cumberbatch isn’t complicit in whitewashing, so I hope this is true.

  • http://twitter.com/femmissgeek TheFeminineMissGeek

    I’m torn. Karl Urban is a huge Trekkie, and I wouldn’t put it past him to prank us. Then again, perhaps he really did let it slip, and a Starfleet logo can be seen on BC’s shirt in those leaked photos.

  • http://twitter.com/aikaseltzer Aika

    But… but Orci told us that Gary Mitchell won’t be in it!!! I want something original. Something/ someone that will be a great addition to the canon.

  • Anonymous

    I was going to say exactly this, actually. 

    They already told this story in the comics, which is supposed to bridge the gap between the two films and “update” TOS stories for the new universe. Wouldn’t make sense to bring it back.

  • http://twitter.com/aikaseltzer Aika

    Picture realization: He would really be a great Ian Fleming!!! Duncan Jones, snap this actor asap!!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/the.ahtist K. Mills

    I still think it might have been really f###ing exciting if someone in Star Trek Inc. had actually hired a writer who could create a — I know, this is radical — new, original story.

  • alaina buckely

    I thought this too! I’ve been buying them so having them not be canon would be kind of annoying. 

  • Anonymous

    There were more than a couple rumors (spoken out loud wishes, really) that he’d be playing Gary Seven.

    Well, they had the “Gary” part right. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bexley-Lister/100000454520033 Bexley Lister

    Gary Mitchell could be a really interesting character if he’s well written.  I wouldn’t be interested in a retread of the TOS ep, but imagine that Mitchell survived and grew into his new abilities, maybe start assimilating all the info he read from the ship’s data banks – every book and point of view of all the peoples and cultures in the Federation… Cumberbatch could play the hell out of that.

  • http://www.facebook.com/macabri Mac Beauvais

    I think it makes more sense than Cumberbatch playing Kahn, but I do agree that an original villain would be preferable.

  • Angi Dudas

    Whatever character Benedict is playing, you know it will be great. He is a first rate actor.

  • Anonymous

    The guy’s clearly kidding.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=597171283 Lisa Still Smouldering

    …because the creators and producers of the Star Trek films have NEVER lied to us before. Stop being silly-everyone involved in the first movie (ESPECIALLY the Lost alumni) have pretty much expanded on the book of how to misdirect fan hype by about a billion pages. Why should that have changed now that even the most die-hard trekkers/trekkies (take your pick) know they aren’t going to be turning out a crap-product?

  • http://twitter.com/KateDrewThis Katharine Tapley

     I’m with you. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s pulling out appendages.

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