Cumberbatch to experience villain in 'Star Trek 2'

CumberbatchOn the heels of his well-received turns in "War Equine" and "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy," Brit thesp Benedict Cumberbatch continues to be drawn on to experience the villain in J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars 2."Cumberbatch arrived the role that Edgar Ramirez had auditioned for recently. Cumberbatch joins fellow Brit beginners Noel Clarke and Alice Eve, in addition to Peter Weller.Vital didn't have discuss the casting.Abrams is pointing from the script by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof. That quartet will even make the "Star WarsInch follow up with Bryan Burk and David Ellison through Bad Robot and Skydance Prods. Pic is skedded for release on May 17, 2013. Cumberbatch has won a legion of fans for his portrayal of A Virtual Detective around the BBC series "Sherlock." He's repped by UTA. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com