The first pics from the set of Star Trek 2 have emerged showing mystery villain Benedict Cumberbatch in battle with Spock ( Zachary Quinto ) who seems to be doing the vulcan nerve pinch to subdue him. According to MTV, they are fighting on “a space barge set”, and MTV reports that Cumberbatch is wearing “a black version of the Star Fleet uniform under his coat, so we’ll have to wait and see which character he’s actually playing.
Another image has the stunning Zoe Saldana (Uhura) also in battle with Cumberatch, drawing a phaser on him. There’s plenty of wind effects going on in the scene so it will be interesting to see the true setting once the green screen background has been composited.
Additional images confirm that Cumberbatch is indeed a humanoid villain with ties to Starfleet, and it’s also visible that director J.J. Abrams is shooting some of the bigger scenes using IMAX cameras, rather than digital 3D cameras – however the film will be post converted for those who would like to see it in the extra dimension.
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The film stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, John Cho, Alice Eve, Peter Weller, Noel Clarke, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Star Trek 2 opens May 17, 2013.
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