Cumberbatch is the voice of Smaug in the upcoming Hobbit trilogy, and the as-of-yet unnamed villain in the Star Trek sequel.

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Personally, I hope that the new Star Trek sequel slows things down a little bit and pulls something interesting from the depths of the Trek canon.

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In the original, the characters are played by voice actor Nolan North - who also portrays Nathan Drake in the Uncharted games, and who recently won his first on-screen role in JJ Abrams Star Trek sequel.

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