Nazneen Contractor Joins Star Trek 2

EW reports that Nazneen Contractor has joined Star Trek 2. The Indian/Canadian actress is best known for her role in the series 24. They say that Nazneen will play the wife of Noel Clarke's (Doctor Who) character. She joins other newcomers to the rebooted franchise that include Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse, Sherlock Holmes), Alice Eve and Peter Weller (Robocop). Original cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana and Karl Urban are expected to return for the sequel which comes out May 17th 2003.

Noel Clarke Joins Star Trek 2

Variety reports that British actor Noel Clarke has joined the cast of Star Trek 2. Noel has become a staple in the British film industry as of late starring in numerous projects he won a rising star BAFTA back in 2009. He's best known for the Kidulthood and the sequel Adulthood. American audiences might best recognize him from Centurion and the Doctor Who series. Other new additions to the cast include Alice Eve and Peter Weller (Robocop, Dexter, Naked Lunch).

Edgar Ramirez Now Front-Runner To Play Khan In Star Trek 2

ShowBlitz now reports that Spanish actor Edgar Ramirez is now the front-runner for the villain role in Star Trek 2. Ramirez is gathering some steam after his profile was raised after the epic Carlos which he was the lead. He's also no stranger to action taking parts in films like Tony Scott's Domino and the upcoming Wrath of The Titans. Benicio Del Toro had been wanted for the part but couldn't agree on the payment side of things. Also in the mix for the role is Spanish actor Jordi Molla best known as the villainous Cuban drug lord in Bad Boys 2. This casting trend of Spanish speaking actors for the villain is again confirming previous reports that the villain is indeed Khan.

Khan Is The Villain Of Star Trek 2, Benicio Exits

Vulture reports that Benicio Del Toro will not play the villain in Star Trek 2. They say the two parties couldn't agree on the money side of things. LatinoReview reported last week that the villain Benicio was going to play was Khan. Not long after J.J. Abrams himself told HitFix the scoop was "not true". However, Vulture now confirms previous reports that Khan will be the movie's villain. The question now will be who will play Khan?

Robocop Actor Peter Weller Joins Star Trek 2

Deadline reports that actor Peter Weller best known for his role as Alex Murphy in the cult classic Robocop has joined the cast of Star Trek 2. Weller has fallen off the map in recent years but took a rather decent role in the last season of Dexter. His role of course like every new to the project is unknown but his involvement has to be more exciting than just a cameo. I wouldn't be shocked to see Weller end up in the villain role to be honest. Alice Eve and Benicio Del Toro are also expected to join the film as well.

Is Benicio Del Toro Actually Playing Khan In Star Trek 2?

Back in 2009 Trekkies gathered to The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas for a special screening of Wrath of Khan. They instead were treated with an exclusive screening of the Star Trek reboot. From that moment it's been rumored that Khan would be the villain of Star Trek 2. When Benicio Del Toro's name came up as a possible candidate for the villain role. It started the fuel again since both Benicio and Ricardo Montalbán who originated the role are Latin actors. Now LatinoReview reports with insider information that Benicio will indeed play Khan Noonien Singh.

The genetically altered human was marooned by Kirk in the television series only to enact revenge in Wrath of Khan. Which is considered to be the best film of the franchise. There are so many angles they could go with Khan since the timeline has been altered. He could very well be a hero who becomes a villain or is straight up villain at the start. There has also been speculation of the Klingons being in the film. In the last film J.J. ultimately cut the scenes from the Klingon prison which showed guards not looking the Klingons we know. I assume it was cut because the redesign didn't work and they knew they'd have to end up going back to them eventually.

Alice Eve Lands Female Lead In Star Trek 2

While we're still waiting to find out if Benicio Del Toro will indeed be the villain in the Star Trek sequel. Along with what/who the role is. There is finally confirmation of a new cast member from ShowBlitz. British actress Alice Eve has nabbed a lead female role in Star Trek 2 which is yet to be named. However, the character is reported to be brand new and not from previous incarnations. Nothing is really known about the sequel even it's title hasn't been named. Yet the release date is set for May 17th 2013.

Eve is slowly becoming a bigger player in the blockbuster world being contentions for leads in X-Men First Class and Captain America. The former she dropped out as Emma Frost which was filled terribly by January Jones. There had been talk that she was still in talks with Marvel Studios for a future role. Alice previously worked with Simon Pegg in The Big Nothing who plays Scotty so she very well could be a new crew member or a love interest for Kirk.

RUMOR: Eve, Pike & Kruger Up For Kryptoian Villain Ursa?

LatinoReview is claiming to have found out who the unknown Superman role actresses Alice Eve, Rosamund Pike and Diane Kruger are testing for. It's General Zod's right-hand lady Ursa who was featured as one of three Kryptoian villains in Superman II.

If true this means that Zod very well could be a villain in the film. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Joe Manganiello in the role of bruiser Non. I'd rather see a Krytoian war on Earth instead of Lex Luthor being the villain for the umpteenth time. There have also been rumblings of Doomsday being the film's big baddie.

Alice Eve, Rosamund Pike & Diane Kruger Up For Unknown Superman Role

Variety reports that Alice Eve, Rosamund Pike and Diane Kruger (Troy, Inglourious Basterds) are up for a major female role in Zack Snyder's Superman. Alice Eve has tested for Captain America and landed the Emma Frost role in X-Men First Class before quitting over the limited part. Pike also had been linked to the Frost role but ultimately didn't get it. The kicker is that they say the role is not for Lois Lane. Surprisingly enough there aren't many female roles in the world of Superman. I expect that it could be Lana Lane, Kara Kent (Supergirl) or Lara (Clark's Kryptonian mother). More than likely the latter of the three as a brief scene of Clark's origin made into a credit montage is very possible.

Has A New Actress Already Been Cast In Avengers?

The HollwoodReporter just came out with some interesting news that Marvel is looking to add another female character to The Avengers. While I've gone over what this role could be. There just might be an actress already locked in. During the casting process for Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America many high profiled actresses tested for the films and didn't end up roles. I assume Marvel Studios might have found actresses to fill roles in other films like Avengers.

Emily Blunt was originally hired for the role of Black Widow. She then had to leave as 20th Century Fox used their contract with the actress to cast her in Gulliver's Travels which conflicted with Iron Man 2. Blunt would later do testings for Captain America reportedly for Peggy Carter. Haley Atwell would eventually be cast in the role. Others who tested for Peggy included Kiera Knighley and Alice Eve. It's expected that Emily was looking for a role that would be continued in future films. Since the young Peggy would only be used in the first film.

After not getting the role in Captain America Alice landed the role of Emma Frost in X-Men First Class. After reading the script and noticing how small the part was she left. Later it was rumored that Eve had left First Class for Avengers the possible role included Sharon Carter, Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel) and Enchantress.

For some reason Gemma Arterton went under my radar for being involved with both Iron Man 2 and Thor. She had been rumored to be considered for Black Widow and Jane Foster in Thor. The only problem is that she's beginning production on Wrath of The Titans soon and could also be involved with Ridley Scott's Alien Prequel. Gemma is better sounding than other ladies who also tested for Widow including Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel.

Now why didn't Marvel announce this person during the big Comic-Con promo? Well there could be a few reasons mainly that they never locked down which female role was going to join the lineup. Whedon hadn't completed the script at that point and was still gestating with the writer/director. Another reason is that they didn't have that actress fully committed to the project at the time. Lastly Marvel loves their secrets and surprises keeping news like this sort of close to their chests until production actually begins.

Luke Evans & Alice Eve Join The Raven

TheHollywoodReporter says that Luke Evans and Alice Eve are in talks to join The Raven. Evans would be replacing Jeremy Renner who had been attached to star but left to focus on MI4. Luke will play detective who has to team up with Edgar Allen Poe played by John Cusack. The pair's mission is to save Poe's kidnapped fiancee played by Eve from a serial killer. Raven seems like it's going to be a darker version of Sherlock Holmes meets Se7en which could be good or terrible. The hope is that director James McTeigue can do the project justice like he did with V For Vendetta.

RUMOR: Could Alice Eve Be In Avengers?

Alice Eve while not cast in Captain America still could be in mind for another role in the Marvel universe. Now Avengers director Joss Whedon has given a small hint that we could be seeing another female character in the film other than Black Widow. While nothing has been confirmed CBM's belief is that there could be role in the film for Eve. It's unknown who the character is but it could either be a hero or villain. The likely candidates are Enchantress, Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel), Yelena Belova (Black Widow II) or Sharon Carter.

Alice Eve Is Emma Frost For X-Men First Class

Alice Eve has officially been cast as Emma Frost in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men First Class.

Akerman, Eve & Nichols In Talks With Marvel Studios?

AvengersNews is back with new casting speculation this time of the female persuasion. They name Malin Akerman (Watchmen), Alice Eve (Crossing Over) and Rachel Nichols (G.I. Joe, Conan, Star Trek) as possible candidates for a contract deal with Marvel Studios. They have no clue what the role or roles are but there are plenty of heroines in Marvel's vault. I expect the roles will end up being for Avengers, Ant-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. film which Sam Jackson recently revealed.

POSSIBLE AVENGERS ROLES


Janet van Dyne (Wasp) who will be in Ant-Man seems the best bet since she is also a founding member of The Avengers. I wouldn't be surprised if Brunnhilde (Valkyrie) is being mentioned for future films too. Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau mentioned that Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) was once an option nd ws going to be played by Scarlett Johansson. There is also Jessica Drews (Arachnid/ Spider-Woman) who starts out as an agent of HYDRA eventually becomes a member of both Avengers and SHIELD.

POSSIBLE S.H.I.E.L.D. ROLES


Considering Alice was once up for the role of Peggy Carter she could be up for Sharon Carter. Sharon is Peggy's niece is a very prominent agent of SHIELD and becomes the present dy love interest of Steve Rogers (Captain America). If they were working on the SHIELD film the heroine would have to be involved. The other SHIELD agents could include Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel), Barbara Morse (Mockingbird) and Maria Hill.