Benedict Cumberbatch Talks STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS; Is Adamant His Character Is John Harrison
“I play a character called John and not that other name,” Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch remarked to the one and only Access Hollywood about his role in J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. “It’s interesting. Speculation is speculation and that’s all fun.” This isn’t fun anymore. I wish I could believe him but when Abrams is involved it’s not possible.
Cumberbatch on John Harrison:
“I play John Harrison who’s a terrorist and an extraordinary character in his own right. He’s somebody who is not your two-dimensional cookie cutter villain. He’s got an extraordinary purpose, and I hope that at one point or other in the film you might even sympathize with the reasons he’s doing what he’s doing — not necessarily the means and the destruction he causes. But it was a great ride, not just because he’s the bad guy and the antagonist but also because he has a purpose and it’s hard not to see his point of view at certain points.”
In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes “Star Trek Into Darkness.”When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve, Peter Weller, and Noel Clarke star. Star Trek Into Darkness opens in 3D and IMAX 3D on May 17, 2013.
[via AH]