Idris Elba Eyed For 'Star Trek 3' Villain, Script To Be Completed By Summer [VIDEO]
Star Trek 3 is eyeing another dashing Brit to take on the role of villain.
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Idris Elba is in talks to join the 2016 film as Captain Kirk's (Chris Pine) next antagonist, according to Variety. Unfortunately, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions were not forthcoming with further details.
Elba's previous credits include Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom, and the BBC series Luther. Currently, the actor is working on The Jungle Book as Shere Khan.
Star Trek 3 will reconvene the crew of the Enterprise - Kirk, Spock (Zachary Quinto), Bones (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoey Saldana), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Chekov (Anton Yelchin), and Sulu (John Cho) - for another mission, presumably during their five-year voyage. Pegg, who also had a hand in penning the script, recently discussed the upcoming project.
"I'm busy writing it. It's an ongoing thing. I'm sure we'll be finessing it, right through the shoot," Pegg told Collider, explaining that the final script must be in by June.
Find out more when Star Trek 3 hits theaters on July 8, 2016. Click the video below to see a preview for the most recent Star Trek production, Into Darkness.
