Benicio Del Toro will not be playing the character Khan in J.J. Abrams Star Trek despite the enormous amount of speculation that suggested he likely would.
According to New York Magazine’s Vulture blog, talks with Del Toro had reportedly broke down almost a week ago, interestingly, a couple of days before Abrams himself denied reports that the actor would be casted as Khan. The blog reported that the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement on Del Toro’s compensation, however; the news implies that Khan is in fact going to be a character in the sequel. | Full Story
