Karl Urban reveals Benedict Cumberbatch's role in 'Star Trek 2'

But is the new Bones McCoy telling the truth?

By Geoff Berkshire Monday, Jul 9, 2012 2:58 PM

Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Quinto in 'Star Trek 2'

Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Quinto on the set of the "Star Trek" sequel

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Did we just find out which villain Benedict Cumberbatch is playing in "Star Trek 2"?

According to a report on UK website SFX, "Trek" co-star Karl Urban had this to say about working with Cumberbatch: “He’s awesome, he’s a great addition, and I think his Gary Mitchell is going to be exemplary.”

"Trek" fans know Gary Mitchell from the original series episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before": He was a Starfleet Academy buddy of Kirk's who wound up going mental with god-like powers.

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While most of the speculation about who Cumberbatch might be playing has focused on iconic villain Khan, at least one member of the "Trek" crew has been very vocal that that's not the case. However, co-writer Roberto Orci recently included Gary Mitchell on a list of characters who definitely would not appear in "Trek 2."

Given director J.J. Abrams' infamous secrecy and fans' understandable curiosity about what "Trek 2" has to offer, any potential "leak" has to be treated with some degree of skepticism. Is the information intended to reveal a new tidbit or intentionally mislead the fans? Abrams himself recently slipped a sequel Easter egg into a taped piece for the MTV Movie Awards.

Urban's comment came during a promotional tour for his upcoming sci-fi action movie "Dredd." It's possible he slipped up and said something he shouldn't have. Or it's possible he knew exactly what he was doing.

"Star Trek 2" opens May 17, 2013.

Geoff Berkshire
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Geoff Berkshire lives in Los Angeles and writes about film and television. His work has appeared in Variety, the L.A. Times, and Premiere, among other publications. He is the former national entertainment editor and film critic for Metromix.com.

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BobTheCopywriter

Okay, if Gary Mitchell is on the list of "not in this movie" characters, one easy explanation of the contradiction is Karl Urban confusing Gary Mitchell with Gary Seven, who is not mentioned on the list. Gary Seven is the character from the Assignment Earth 2- Parter in The Original Series 2nd Season. http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Gary_Seven
July 10, 2012 at 6:27PM EST Reply to Comment

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Karl Urban reveals Benedict Cumberbatch's role in 'Star Trek 2'