Cast Idris Elba (Luther, The Jungle Book) in everything. Seriously, that man can do no wrong. Today we’re hearing that Elba is in talks to play the villain in Star Trek 3. Fine by me. He can play the villain, the hero, Spock and a tribble if you want. According to Variety, Elba may be joining Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Anton Yelchin in the film, which will be directed by Justin Lin (Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6). As you know, the first two films were directed by J.J. Abrams who is currently directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Elba, who will next be seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron, might just play a Klingon, if the early rumors are true and the universe is good to us. The script is written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung and Star Trek 3 will hit theaters on July 8, 2016.