Benedict Cumberbatch character confirmed for Star Trek 2!

Since the announcement of Benedict Cumberbatch's involvement in Star Trek 2 and that he would be a villain, fans have been speculating about who he could be. More times than not there was one name in particular that was brought up. But now all the speculation can end and fans can either rejoice or yell (depending on whether or not they like the character). A site by the name of TrekMovie.com has been the first to break the big news.

So who is this big villain?
*Spoilers ahead*

TrekMovie has also confirmed this with a number of sources so we no longer consider it to be a rumor. Khan is back in 2013, however sources indicate that the film is not a rehash of "Space Seed," the original Star Trek episode where Kirk and crew first encounter the genetic superman from the past.

While big news, this is actually not a huge surprise. Trek’s new filmmakers have often cited the Christopher Nolan’s Batman series as their model, with the second film The Dark Knight successfully brining back the Joker and Khan is the closest to Trek gets to Batman’s Joker. And again the team kind of already let the cat out of the bag on this one when they recorded the DVD commentary back in 2009 and said they had considered a post-credits sceene showing the Botany Bay, Khan’s sleeper ship. Then of course there is Abrams widely reported casting process which began with Benecio del Toro and went through a number other prominent Latino (like Montalban) actors before he ended up picking Cumberbatch, after what has been said to be a very powerful audition.

So it's official! Khan is returning and Benedict Cumberbatch will be bringing him to life in the next Star Trek film. What do you guys think? Is this good news? Great news? Or news that just really didn't surprise you?

Source: Trek Movie