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Karl Urban leaking info. :naughty:

It's pretty obviously that's Gary Mitchel or another character who is based off him. The Starfleet Uniform is a pretty big give away, plus the official information that has been released.

I think we'll be in for one awesome ride, at least those of us who are opened minded enough to actually be interested in the new Trek rather than wanting the same rehashed episodes, series and stuff over and over. Great thing is the movie will be out just before my birthday next year, guess what I'll be doing on my birthday? ;)
 

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Um...the Japan trailer..did anyone happen to notice what happens at time 1:01?????? Where the voiceover says 'Is there anything you would not do...for your family.' Tell me what you see...

And if it is Gary Mitchell..that means that the blonde with the short hair is most likely Elizabeth Dehner
 

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Hopefully moar Captain Pike action, I really liked Bruce Greenwood in STXI. :)
 

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Hopefully moar Captain Pike action, I really liked Bruce Greenwood in STXI. :)

Indeed, he was awesome. I hope he keeps appearing in the movies even if it's minor. Perhaps as Kirk's direct superior who sends him on missions etc.
 

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According to my sister (and she's usually on the ball about films given her chosen career path), Benedict is playing that well known character John Harrison (no, I didn't recognize the name either :confused: ). A quick google search gave me the following article:

Those watching Star Trek Into Darkness closely for any information have focused intently on the identity of Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch‘s character. It’s clear he is the villain, but precisely who he is has wavered back and forth, from the infamous Khan of the first second Star Trek movie (okay, that only hurt a little to type), to Gary Mitchell, a telepath and antagonist of TOS episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before.†Gary Mitchell seemed like a safe bet after Karl Urban accidentally called Cumberbatch’s character ‘Gary,’ though producer and writer Roberto Orci later denied that Cumberbatch is Mitchell, while confirming that he is a previously established Star Trek character.

After certain scenes in the Japanese teaser trailer released last week, however, evidence seemed to point to Khan. Now, Paramount has released a press photo labeling Cumberbatch and his character name, and it’s not one that anybody recognizes.

According to Paramount, this is:

“(Left to right) Zachary Quinto is Spock, Benedict Cumberbatch is John Harrison and Chris Pine is Kirk in STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.

While I’ll admit my Star Trek knowledge isn’t encyclopedic, John Harrison isn’t the name of any character on the Star Trek wiki (although it is the surname of one particularly well known extra’s character). So if you asked me, if this name isn’t a mistake of some sort, or a deliberate piece of misdirection, it’s most likely a name that Cumberbatch’s character has assumed.

So… we still don’t know who he is, or, as some fear, whether he is a white actor cast as a character of canonically Indian descent.

On the other hand, the crew of the Enterprise hasn’t seen The Avengers and has not yet learned their lesson that placing the villain inside a terrarium doesn’t work out well for anyone.

http://www.themarysue.com/benedict-cumberbatch-john-harrison-star-trek/

Memory Alpha also reveals that there is a Harrison on Kirks old crew, apparently he was a regular red shirt :Y . Seems he was sneaky and kept changing his shirt colour, hence his long term survival.

Anywho, that's the official line. It smells fishy to me. Given the care that they went to in casting the main characters, can anyone say that the woman in the preview really isn't the good Doctor Dehner?

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Edit - elsewhere I stumbled on the claim she (Alice Eve) is playing Carol Marcus!!! Must be Dehner's secret twin sister!
Question is, are they pulling a fast one?
 
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Thanks for the update, yeah a shame he isn't Gary Mitchell would have been pretty cool. Nevertheless it will be a cool movie. I wonder if Carol Marcus will get pregnant in this, or will it differ from the prime universe and no David Marcus.
 

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More news about the new movie:

http://trekmovie.com/2012/12/10/ali...terstory-details-revealed-at-bad-robot-visit/

Today Star Trek Into Darkness producer/director JJ Abrams invited the press (including TrekMovie) to visit Bad Robot HQ in Santa Monica, CA. While there the media could chat with folks behind and in front of the camera as well as get a closer look at elements of the movie. During the day TrekMovie picked up on a number of new character and story tidbits. Find out what's new below but beware of spoilers.



8 SPOILERS REVEALED AT BAD ROBOT STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS DAY



1. Alice Eve is playing Carol Marcus
It is confirmed that Alice Eve is playing Carol Marcus. TrekMovie was first to report that (contrary to reporting from Variety) Eve would be playing a character from canon, and that character was Kirk's former love (and mother to his son) from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, played by Bibi Besch. In Wrath of Khan Marcus was a civilian scientist, but TrekMovie has confirmed that in Into Darkness she is a member of Starfleet and a science officer assigned to the USS Enterprise with the rank of lieutenant.


2. Benedict Cumberbatch Really is 'John Harrison'
As reported earlier today, Paramount released a new image of featuring Benedict Cumberbatch from Into Darkness and the official caption provided identified his character as "John Harrison." After all the debate many fans have been scratching their heads over this name asking, who is John Harrison? Some have suggested that this name could just be a placeholder used for marketing purposes, however TrekMovie can confirm that Cumberbatch's character is called Harrison in the film.


One of the reasons fans are scratching their heads is because producer/co-writer Roberto Orci had previously stated that Cumberbatch was playing a character from Star Trek's canon. Clearly 'John Harrison' is not a well known character from Star Trek's canon. Tune in tomorrow to find out what both Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci had to say about this discrepancy.

3. Joseph Gatt Plays Character Named 'GATT2000′
11 months ago TrekMovie reported that British actor Joseph Gatt was cast in the Star Trek film. During the event TrekMovie learned Gatt appears in the film with the character name "GATT2000." (unsure on the spelling) The character will be seen as a bald humanoid but with some kind of technology built into his head. It wasn't entirely clear, but it is possible that he could be an android or possibly a human with technological enhancements.


4. Pike (probably) gets out of his chair
This one isn't certain, but pretty certain. When we last saw Bruce Greenwood in the 2009 Star Trek movie he was in a wheelchair due to his injuries sustained under Nero's torture. This chair was an homage to the original Pike who was seen in a beeping chair in the original series. While Pike was not seen in the 9-minute preview or the upcoming domestic teaser trailer, if you looked closely at a display of props at the Bad Robot event you could spot a cane featuring the Starfleet logo. TrekMovie tried to get Greenwood to spill the beans but all he would offer is joke "maybe I use the cane to hit people from my chair." However, in this case I am going out on a limb and saying Greenwood gets out of his chair, something the actor had previously said he hoped would be the case for this movie.


5. Klingons faces (and foreheads) will be revealed.
In the deleted scenes for the 2009 Star Trek film, no Klingons ever removed their helmets. However that will change for Star Trek Into Darkness. It was revealed that two of the actors playing Klingons will remove their helmets. The Klingon makeup designs were on display and they were very much in line with post Star Trek: The Motion Picture ridged forehead Klingon look with some minor differences. Probably the biggest new feature was how these Klingons adorned their ridges with ring piercings. There was also a subtle homage to original series design Klingons with devilish goateees. It was also revealed that there were twelve additional actors playing Klingons, but they keep their helmet/masks on.


6. It's Qu'noS
In TrekMovie's shot-by-shot analysis of the announcement trailer released last week a planet was identified to have Klingon buildings (where Cumberbatch's character beats up some Klingons). At the event today it was revealed that scene takes place on Qu'noS, the home world of the Klingon Empire.


7. Chekov will wear both gold and red tunics
In the 9-minute IMAX preview (shown to the press last night) Anton Yelchin's Chekov was seen at his traditional bridge station wearing his regular gold tunic. However, in the upcoming teaser trailer (shown to the press today) Chekov can be spotted running down a hallway wearing a red tunic. Since the 9-minutes was from the beginning of the film, it could be that at some point Chekov gets reassigned.


8. Keenser is back
And one last new detail…Star Trek Into Darkness will feature the return of Scotty's loyal diminutive alien side-kick Keenser. Deep Roy has returned to play the part he first inhabited in the 2009 Star Trek film.


More to come from Bad Robot visit
These tidbits are just part of what was learned at the Bad Robot event. Over the next day or two TrekMovie will report more on what was shown, along with quotes and comments from actors, producers and some of the other crew who are making this film,
 

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Looks like they're crashing an Enterprise again. How many does that make?
 

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Thanks for the trailer KJC, that would be the third trailer I think. Looking more and more forward to this movie.

Cabal I think that would be the forth.... I doubt they'll kill the Enterprise off though this soon. Plus Star Trek 3 is announced for 2016 a year after Star Wars VII. Both by JJ Abrams plus he is also doing a Half Life Movie going by his IMDB profile.
 
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