NEWS: Cult British Actors Join Star Trek 2 Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch and Noel Clarke have both joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to 2009's Star Trek reboot.


Cumberbatch - currently lighting-up screens in the UK with his portrayal of The Great Detective in the Mark Gattiss/Stephen Moffat-created Sherlock - joins the cast in what's being described by Deadline as a ''lead role,'' a part that Variety's Jeff Sneider states is ''the