#22 New Star Trek Villain and Never-Before-Seen Dark Knight Rises Footage

Recently, E! Online has announced the online appearance of two interesting movie clips and snapshots. First, there's Star Trek 2. The untitled sequel to the J.J. Abrams success was filming on February 24, and E! was able to capture a picture of the newest villain on set. Rumored to be portraying superhuman Khan (who was previously depicted by Ricardo Montalban) is Benedict Cumberbatch, star of films such as War Horse and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. In the picture below, his character is howling in pain due to the Vulcan nerve hold that Spock appears to have on him.

Next we have something a bit more juvenile, but just as, if not more interesting. In celebration of The Dark Knight Rises (appears in theaters Summer 2012), a montage artist made a parody that combined The Lion King and The Dark Knight Rises. The result is incredible. If you haven't already seen The Dark Knight Rises trailer, you won't understand the montage, so make sure you watch that first.

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer

Lion King/Dark Knight Rises Montage Link

Being the self-proclaimed trekkie I am, it is no surprise that the new Star Trek snapshots caught my attention. I have seen the older movies, one of which starred Ricardo Montalban as Khan, James T. Kirk's superhuman prisoner. This especially excites me because Khan has always been my favorite Star Trek villain, and to have a younger version of him be portrayed in the upcoming Star Trek film would be fantastic. 

In reference to The Lion King montage, I was wowed by how professional the trailer seemed. The mouths, actions, and places each matched up with The Dark Rises trailer in such a precise way that it seemed almost eerie. But hey, Disney did say that they hide small hints of other films in their movies. But who would've thought that their Lion King could be made into The Dark Knight Rises?

New Star Trek Villain Revealed link
Never Before Seen Dark Knight Rises Footage link