Here’s what we know: Star Trek Into Darkness has a villain, and he is played by Benedict Cumberbatch. Because this new-timeline Star Trek is taking place along a timeline parallel to the one we know from the original TV series, there is of course a possibility that we will be seeing familiar villains.
The popular theory is that Cumberbatch’s character is Khan, as in The Wrath Of. Runner up is Gary Mitchell – TOS fans, remember him, played by Gary Lockwood? His eyes turned silver and he dated Hot Lips Houlihan Sally Kellerman?
Well, we now have a name for Cumberbatch’s character, and it’s neither of those, at least according to Paramount. They have released the following screen cap from the movie:
and identified Benedict Cumberbatch‘s character as “John Harrison.” Nope, not a name from the original series. But that doesn’t mean he couldn’t have a secret identity. So this is really just a tantalizing morsel. ARGH! Well, enjoy the analyzing and theorizing, if you’re one of those, or just wait, frustrated but still loving it, if you’re like me.
Star Trek Into Darkness, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, and Anton Yelchin, is slated to hit theaters on May 17, 2013.