Cumberbatch the Trekkie baddie

He’s more used to being seen as a hero, but now Benedict Cumberbatch looks set to be the main villain in J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek sequel. 

The cast of the 2009 Star Trek movie, including Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto,  are returning for the sequel, which will be shot in 3D and released by Paramount. The script is written by Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

Cumberbatch, who stars as Sherlock Holmes in BBC1’s Sherlock, has recently been seen on the big screen  in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and will appear again shortly in Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, which is released on January 13. He is also voicing the characters of Smaug the dragon and the Nercomancer in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit.