Benedict Cumberbatch Nabs a Lead Role in the ‘Star Trek’ Sequel (slashfilm)
If seeing a report that Benedict Cumberbatch has been added to the cast of a
film isn’t exciting, you probably haven’t been watching the BBC series
Sherlock, in which he plays an absolutely wonderful version of Sherlock
Holmes. (Cumberbatch also had notable roles recently in War Horse, as the
British officer with whom Tom Hiddleston’s character had a friendly rivalry,
and in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, where he played a character who provided
some aid to Gary Oldman’s lead.) The good news here is that Cumberbatch has
been added to the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel. We don’t know what
role he’s playing, or even if he’s a character helpful to the Federation, or
aligned against it. Deadline [1] does say that he’ll be playing “a lead role,”
and so that’s good enough news for now. If he is in fact playing the villain
my level of interest in this sequel will rise dramatically. So it looks like
the casting [2] of Noel Clarke was just the beginning of the New Year action
for the film, which should start shooting soon. We may get word of a couple
more names added to …
Picking up the Correct Lead
