A popular character from the world of Marvel is said to be in talks to play a villain in the upcoming film, "Star Trek 3."
According to an exclusive report by Variety, Idris Elba has begun negotiations to star in the third installment of the popular sci-fi franchise.
Elba is known for this role as Heimdall in past two "Thor" films. The character is part of Norse mythology acts as the all-seeing and all-hearing guardian of Asgard. As a trusted servant of Odin and ally of Thor, Heimdall stands as the protector of the rainbow bridge, the Bifrost, defends the city from intruders.
The 42-year-old actor is also known for his roles on "Luther" and "The Wire".
As of now, the role that Elba may play isn't known but the publication suggests that he may be a Klingon, believed to be the major villains in the upcoming installment. While details about the upcoming film have been kept under wraps, AVClub reports that rumors indicate the film's team of space explorers will go up against Klingons and Elba may appear on the silver screen with a "wrinkly forehead prosthetic".
Should Elba be part of the film's cast, the Marvel Entertainment actor will be joining Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Mr. Spock) and Zoe Saldana (Uhura) in the reboot of the classic 1960s sci-fi series.
"Star Trek 3" is directed by Justin Lin with Simon Pegg and Doug Jung in charge of the script.
Updates on "Star Trek 3"
Film actor and writer Pegg provided updates to Collider about what has been happening with the film.
Pegg spoke about how his role as a script writer came about as well as the expected completion of the movie's script.
"Come hell or high water, June. I'm busy writing it. It's an ongoing thing. I'm sure we'll be finessing it, right through the shoot. You never really, truly start writing a movie until the edit. There's a whole new lexicon that you're confronted with, when you've shot the movie, which is the visual language that you don't have on the page. And then, you start to realize, 'Hang on, we don't need that speech because that look says it all.' So, it will be an ongoing thing, right until next year."
Elba's recent projects include "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Beasts of No Nation" and "Cinderella".
Stay tuned for more.
