SPECULATION: Could Joe Cornish Direct A Federation/Klingon War In STAR TREK 3?

It's starting to look like J.J. Abrams really won't be coming back to make the third Star Trek. As there is talk via LatinoReview on Twitter that J.J. and Paramount are possibly looking at an up and coming writer/director to direct the third installment. The name they are likely referring to is British comedian turned writer/director Joe Cornish. Joe is best known for his breakout sci-fi comedy Attack The Block and he also co-wrote Marvel's Ant-Man with Edgar Wright.

Details of the third film aren't exactly known but the seeds of a massive war between the Federation and Klingon Empire were planted in this recent installment. I wouldn't be shocked to see The Enterprise given another galaxy saving mission soon but we might not see the crew again until 2016. No word if the writers have started on turning their outline into a full fledged shooting script. If Cornish is indeed the person who takes over the franchise he has the writing chops to put a script together on his own.

Enterprise Crew On The Empire Cover, Plus Spock And Uhura Rocking Klingon Weapons

A Better Look At Klingons From STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Benedict Cumberbatch Playing Khan Or Gary Mitchell?, Plus Other Things Caught In The STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Teaser

We finally got our first glimpse of Benedict Cumberbatch as the mysterious villain in Stark Trek Into Darkness. There had been a ton of speculation of who he's been playing in the film. The two villains it's really come down to is Gary Mitchell and the legendary Khan from the epic Wrath of Khan. A few things that had also been rumored have been sort of confirmed here with the Klingons appearing and Alice Eve very likely playing Kirk's love interest Dr. Carol Marcus.

Carol had mothered a child (David) of Kirk's which was revealed in Wrath. While she survived the original film doing the same through this film will be in question. While Carol has connections with Khan she also has links to other villain Gary Mitchell. The best friend of Kirk who develops powers and becomes a conflicted villain.

Klingons have been mentioned since the first roll out of the Star Trek sequel rumors. We saw J.J. Abrams earlier in the year speaking on MTV while an image of Klingon was in the background on a screen. The alien warriors had been featured in the first film but ultimately cut-out but have been linked to this new film a few times. Finally, there is confirmation they'll be in the film as Benedict Cumberbatch is shown in a few scenes in the trailer clobbering a couple of Klingons.

While we have zero idea of the villain's motivation for his "vengeance" he has exceptional abilities which could fall inline with a super-human like Khan. The original talk of Khan came from LatinoReview which had previously broke that Joker (Dark Knight), Loki/Thanos (Avengers), Mandarin (Iron Man 3), General Zod (Man of Steel) and Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes 2) would be villains in their respected films. It's a solid track record that gives the impression along with this footage that Benedict is playing the iconic Khan in the film. However, the site has removed the original article.

In the Japanese version of the teaser there is a bonus fifteen seconds of footage which features a scene similar to the death of Spock in Wrath of Khan. Nothing says he's actually dying or will "stay" dead but it's another in a long line of things pointing to Cumberbatch is playing Khan.

Benedict Cumberbatch Beats Up Klingons In Teaser Trailer For STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

First Images From STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Teaser

Klingons Confirmed For 'STAR TREK 2'

ComicBookMovie has discovered an image of J.J. Abrams in the editing bay for Star Trek 2 during the MTV Awards. Amazingly we can make out an image of what he's working on. It reveals a masked Klingon which could mean they will be indeed involved in some way. Perhaps getting revenge for the destruction Nero commits during his breakout of one of their prison planet, blaming the Federation?

Benedict Cumberbatch Indeed Playing Khan In 'STAR TREK 2' And Klingons Rumored Again?

It's been finally confirmed by AICN that Benedict Cumberbatch's (Hobbit, Sherlock Holmes) role in Star Trek 2 is Khan Noonien Singh, best known as the villain in Wrath of Khan. It had been rumored even before Cumberbatch was announced for the role that Khan would be the main antagonist for the sequel.

New information from TrekMovie is confirming another previous rumor that Khan won't be the only baddie of the film. As the mighty Klingons are yet again being linked to the sequel. How they figure into the film along with Khan is still unknown. You might remember that Nero and his crew spent several years in a Klingon prison before escaping in the original movie. The Klingons are my favorite of the Trek aliens so any inclusion of them in the new franchise is greatly anticipated. These are arguably the two greatest villains in the Star Trek franchise so to have them both in one movie is mind-blowing.

Benicio Del Toro Might Play The Villain In Star Trek 2

Variety reports that Benicio Del Toro has met with director J.J. Abrams about taking the villainous role in Star Trek 2. Filming is expected to start in early 2012 with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Salanda, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin and Simon Pegg returning. The villain is unknown but there have been rumblings that the Klingons could be the group of villains the U.S.S. Enterprise have to go up against. Nero (Bana) and his crew were prisoners of Klingons in the first movie but their escape was latter cut from the film. In that Trek timeline Klingons are still enemies of the Federation.

Benicio Del Toro isn't new to big films landing one of his first roles in License To Kill in which he played a Bond villain. Along with solid performances in movies like The Usual Suspects, Snatch, Traffic, 21 Grams, Sin City, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Che and the upcoming Oliver Stone film Savages where he also plays a villain.