Star Trek Sequel Casting Word

Will he? Won’t he? Will he? Won’t he? That has been the song dance we fans of Star Trek have been performing over the latest news that Benicio Del Toro would NOT be acting in the highly anticipated sequel. The quite infamous role Del Toro was rumored to be about to play was that of Khan. Director J.J. Abrams has confirmed that Del Toro, The Wolfman actor, is out. Now we have some insight into who may replace him.

Variety suggests two male actors may be next in line for the role of a villain in Star Trek 2. They say Paramount is circling Edgar Ramirez and Jordi Molla.

Ramirez starred in the Golden Globe nominated miniseries, Carlos, as well as Vantage Point, and Ché. Insiders say he is expected to perform a screen test via Skype for J.J. sometime this week. There is definitely a time crunch in play.

Molla has recently appeared in Knight and Day, Bunraku, and Colombiana.

May 17, 2013, is the expected premier date for Star Trek 2. In the meantime, you can get your J.J. Abrams fix with Super 8, on Blu-Ray now. Viva la sci fi! Like a good science officer, when we learn the results, we will report them.