One of the more hotly debated elements concerning the upcoming sequel to J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot was who, exactly, was the villain?  After Eric Bana’s not so memorable turn as a pointy-eared tattoo enthusiast hellbent on traveling through time to destroy the home planet of a guy who just couldn’t save Bana’s civilization in time (so, what, revenge for someone’s inadequacy, I guess?) in the original film, Star Trek 2 definitely needs an strong villainous anchor to hold the piece together.  And now, it seems, that villain’s name has finally been leaked, after much speculation.  Spoilers after the jump.

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Though we still have no idea what the film is about and who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing, the first photos from Star Trek 2 have arrived (from MTV), and they show that Cumberbatch must be some kind of villain. He seems to be in conflict with Zachary Quinto‘s Spock, but maybe Spock is just trying to restrain him because he’s super upset about getting a parking ticket.

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It’s amazing how fast rumors become truth, but as of now this is what’s known: Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the cast of Star Trek 2. What isn’t know is the role he’s playing, though it’s quickly gone from rumor to confirmation that he’s the villain of the piece. To be fair, most bigger casting decisions on a film like this are going to be for the new antagonists, but with J.J. Abrams‘s penchant for secrecy, who’s to say what he’s playing?

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This week has offered a flurry of news on J.J. Abrams‘s Star Trek reboot sequel – tentatively titled Star Trek 2 – which is scheduled for release May 17, 2013. Though we’ve yet to see a replacement for the main villain since Benecio Del Toro dropped out on Monday, there are more things to relay about the cast and the villain.

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While the world continues to debate whether or not Benicio Del Toro will be appearing as Star Trek super villain Khan in the upcoming Trek reboot sequel, Peter Weller (that’s the original RoboCop to you), has quietly joined the cast of the hyper-anticipated sequel.

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Get ready to start yelling “KKKHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!” all over again, Star Trek fans—looks like Benicio Del Toro is the only guy in the running to play the villain in the upcoming sequel to the Star Trek reboot… and fans are already speculating he’ll play Khan, the villain from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

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In what may have been inevitable, J.J. Abrams has finally signed on to direct Star Trek 2. Though Paramount was hot for the sequel after the first film’s impressive domestic showing, Abrams went on to direct Super 8, and Hollywood considered turning Chris Pine into a movie star (there were a number of rumors about what he would do next, but mostly there’s been Unstoppable). Production is supposed to start later this year for what is more than likely a 2013 summer release date.

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Star Trek nerds, prepare to celebrate—Star Trek and Star Trek 2 (the reboot versions) writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman plan on taking fan input on the Star Trek 2 script, which is currently in development.  Which means my fanfic piece about the movie blogger who manages to seduce Uhura away from Spock might totally be happening in the sequel, gang!

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While James Bond fans scored a big one today, fans of the Jack Ryan film franchise (The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears) will have to keep holding their collective breaths—Paramount is putting the spy franchise on the back burner as the new Jack Ryan, Chris Pine, is going to be busy starring as Captain Kirk in the rushed-release of Star Trek 2 next summer.

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