Urban outs the villain. Maybe.

Lonemagpie · July 9 2012, 12:48 PM

http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/07/09/star...lain-revealed/

According to Karl Urban on the Dredd press junket, Benedict Cumberbatch is

So, is Urban joking (he's that kind of guy)? or is he loose-lipped and now in trouble with Abrams...

Of course, Orci has previously ruled that character out...

I suspect Urban is winding up the fanbase (of which he's at least as big a member as Simon Pegg), and TBH I still think it'll be a new character...

iguana_tonante · July 9 2012, 12:49 PM

Cool if true!

Jeyl · July 9 2012, 01:28 PM

So.... what was the point in having a comic book with this said character in the first place? I know it's the usual "comics aren't canon", but Bob and Alex have had an active role in keeping the expanded Trek09 universe consistent.

EJD1984 · July 9 2012, 01:49 PM

I think he's correct. A good deal of us had guessed this awhile back. And it explains a lot in the leaked fight sequenced.

King Daniel Into Darkness · July 9 2012, 01:55 PM

I call BS on it. Unless they're gonna stand up and laugh at the fans for buying into their "With oversight from Bad Robot and bridging the gap between movies!" Expanded Universe comics.

Set Harth · July 9 2012, 02:36 PM

They learned it by watching Lucas.

Saul · July 9 2012, 04:39 PM

We're being played with.

iguana_tonante · July 9 2012, 05:09 PM

And ain't it wonderful? It's part of the fun!

indranee · July 9 2012, 05:29 PM

I'm betting it's a windup.

C.E. Evans · July 9 2012, 05:40 PM

A red herring

The Keeper · July 9 2012, 06:14 PM

Despite his apparent 'death' in the comix he could come back. He did become omnipotent, correct? Whose to say his death wasn't only a temporary condition?

Or it could all be some kind of misunderstanding, mistake or misdirection.

ralph · July 9 2012, 06:16 PM

did Gary Mitchell die in Star Trek Ongoing or not? So, did he lose his powers and now wants revenge?
because if he still has the power, he is indestructible.

Cyke101 · July 9 2012, 06:19 PM

Maybe he meant a new character named Mitchell Gary.

Or Mary Gitchell.

(Hey, Star Trek is about a more progressive future, after all)

Flake · July 9 2012, 06:30 PM

Comics are not canon...

Orci said himself the Countdown comics were not canon when we all thought they were.

Maab of the Ten Tribes · July 9 2012, 06:50 PM

Flake wrote:

Comics are not canon...

This.

Plus this news makes more sense than him being Khan.

July 9 2012, 12:48 PM	#1
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Urban outs the villain. Maybe. http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/07/09/star...lain-revealed/ According to Karl Urban on the Dredd press junket, Benedict Cumberbatch is "an exemplary Gary Mitchell." So, is Urban joking (he's that kind of guy)? or is he loose-lipped and now in trouble with Abrams... Of course, Orci has previously ruled that character out... I suspect Urban is winding up the fanbase (of which he's at least as big a member as Simon Pegg), and TBH I still think it'll be a new character... __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

July 9 2012, 12:49 PM	#2
iguana_tonante Admiral Location: Italy, EU	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. Cool if true! __________________ Scientist. Gentleman. Teacher. Fighter. Lover. Father.

July 9 2012, 01:28 PM	#3
Jeyl Commodore Location: Asheville, NC	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. So.... what was the point in having a comic book with this said character in the first place? I know it's the usual "comics aren't canon", but Bob and Alex have had an active role in keeping the expanded Trek09 universe consistent.

July 9 2012, 01:49 PM	#4
EJD1984 Commander Location: Baltimore, MD	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. I think he's correct. A good deal of us had guessed this awhile back. And it explains a lot in the leaked fight sequenced. __________________ NXX-1701

July 9 2012, 01:55 PM	#5
King Daniel Into Darkness Admiral Location: Behind the aft nacelle	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. I call BS on it. Unless they're gonna stand up and laugh at the fans for buying into their "With oversight from Bad Robot and bridging the gap between movies!" Expanded Universe comics. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors! Ep1, Ep2 and Ep3

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July 9 2012, 02:36 PM	#6
Set Harth Rear Admiral Location: Ekkaia	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. They learned it by watching Lucas. __________________ "Your grandfather called me a ronin. A samurai without a master. Who has no reason to live." "Was he right?"

July 9 2012, 04:39 PM	#7
Saul Rear Admiral Location: 東京	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. We're being played with. __________________ "It's not that you can see the strings, it's that 40 years later you're still looking at them." - Steven Moffat "This movie was big. Imagine how big it could have been with me in it?" William Shatner

July 9 2012, 05:09 PM	#8
iguana_tonante Admiral Location: Italy, EU	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. And ain't it wonderful? It's part of the fun! __________________ Scientist. Gentleman. Teacher. Fighter. Lover. Father.

July 9 2012, 05:29 PM	#9
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July 9 2012, 05:40 PM	#10
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. A red herring __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..."

July 9 2012, 06:14 PM	#11
The Keeper Commodore Location: Where reality ends and illusion begins	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. Despite his apparent 'death' in the comix he could come back. He did become omnipotent, correct? Whose to say his death wasn't only a temporary condition? Or it could all be some kind of misunderstanding, mistake or misdirection.

July 9 2012, 06:16 PM	#12
ralph Commander Location: Brazil	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. did Gary Mitchell die in Star Trek Ongoing or not? So, did he lose his powers and now wants revenge? because if he still has the power, he is indestructible.

July 9 2012, 06:19 PM	#13
Cyke101 Rear Admiral	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. Maybe he meant a new character named Mitchell Gary. Or Mary Gitchell. (Hey, Star Trek is about a more progressive future, after all) __________________ “You do not use science in order to prove yourself right, you use science in order to become right”

July 9 2012, 06:30 PM	#14
Flake Commodore Location: Manchester, UK	Re: Urban outs the villain. Maybe. Comics are not canon... Orci said himself the Countdown comics were not canon when we all thought they were.