British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, best known from BBC show Sherlock, has joined the cast of J.J.Abrams‘ Star Trek sequel. According to the Variety, Cumberbatch comes on board to play movie villain, and to step into shoes of Benicio Del Toro. After the talks with Del Toro broke down about a month ago, Cumberbatch subsequently blew Abrams and his team way with an incendiary audition, reports Variety.

At this moment we know that Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto are all returning for the sequel, as well as new addition Noel Clarke.

The script is written by Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

The movie will be shot in 3D and released by Paramount.