Simon Pegg: Benedict Cumberbatch's Star Trek villain isn't Khan Simon Pegg has denied rumours that the villain played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the forthcoming Star Trek movie will be the classic Trek villain Khan. (METRO)

There had been reports the genetically engineered character - originally played by Ricardo Montalban - had been due to make a comeback in the new film, due for release next year.

However Pegg - who will once again play Scotty in the new Trek movie - has now dismissed this as 'a myth'.

'Everyone's saying it is but it's not,' he said. 'I think people just want to have a scoop.

'It annoys me - it's beyond the point to just ferret around for spoilers all the time to try to be the first to break them.

'It masquerades as interest in the film but really it's just nosiness and impatience.


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