News Khan has finished production and will come out this year
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With leola root sauce.
There's a small enough market for this audio play as it is, what's wrong with bringing in the TNG/VOY crowd?
I doubt that's the only reason, or even a reason.
Then what possible reason other than fan service is there to bring in Tuvok at all? He has no connection to Khan whatsoever.
We'll find out when it releases.
- November 3
I can only assume JJ's stupid insistence on keeping the villain secret is the only reason Andrews didn't play Khan in Into Darkness. It's not like Cumberbatch was more famous at that point, and JJ was definitely familiar with Andrews.
There are only three significant TOS actors left, and it figures the studio would want to bring at least one of them back for this. And unlike Chekov, Sulu's been established as a ship's captain, and Takei has always wanted to do Captain Sulu stuff, which makes him the obvious choice. Once you have that, it's only logical to bring in the other major Star Trek character who's connected to Sulu's command.
I mean, I suppose they could have gotten Christian Slater instead...
They originally wanted Khan to be played by a Hispanic actor. Cumberbatch was a last minute replacement when Benicio del Toro bowed out. I think that was Orci not Abrams who wanted that.
Unfortunately, he appeared to suffer from hearing problems, so…
Cumberbatch was a huge deal at the time.
I love Naveen Andrews but I don’t think he’s really been ‘huge’ at any point.
He’s a great choice for Khan though.
Also, what’s the difference between an audio play and a ‘dramatic podcast’?
None. It's just marketing speak.
Podcast is a distribution method. It's like saying "streaming series" instead of "TV series."
In 2013? He was big with people who who watch British shows on PBS, but that's not mainstream the way the cast of Lost was. When he was announced for Star Trek, it was more a big deal for his career than for the movie.
The world is more than ‘people who like British shows on PBS’.
Sherlock was a global phenomenon with Cumberbatch front and center.
Similarly, Lost was a big deal, but Shankar was one element of a large ensemble cast.
Rachel Garrett in Section 31
The Doctor in SFA
Now Tuvok and Sulu
Thru are now putting legacy characters in every project . I’m pretty sure they weren’t in Meyer’s TV scripts