The link below is to an interview with Bob Orci by Anthony Pascale back in July. Orci says that Eve's character is canon, Weller's character is new, and Cumberbatch is playing a character from canon. I think he's repeated it in other interviews, too.
http://trekmovie.com/2012/07/14/excl...st-production/
Now, it's up to each of you as individuals to want to believe that or believe it's part of a campaign of misinformation.
