Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan

After dozens of auditions director J.J. Abrams settled on an unpredictable choice for the center of his Star Trek followup: the British actor Benedict Cumberbatch. An actor who can take any role and make it his own, as seen in Sherlock and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. And one who creates a chilling and very unsettling persona as genetically engineered superhuman Khan. The voyage takes him from Kronos, the Klingon home planet, to downtown San Francisco.