'Star Trek 2' Will Not Feature Khan, But Will Focus On A 'Classic Character'

We've been looking forward to hearing story details for Star Trek 2, which JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci have been drafting over the past few months. Rumors have persisted that Khan, the villain from the second film in the original Star Trek movie franchise, would make a spectacularly unimaginative return. But that's not the case says a new report, which also emphasizes previous claims from the Abrams camp that we might not see a traditional 'big bad' villain in this movie at all.

So what will we see? Very likely the return of a character from the original Star Trek television series.

Devin Faraci's new venture, the Alamo Drafthouse-affiliated Badass Digest, is the source of this info. Actually, a tipster is Devin's source, and had this to say about the original series character that will be key to the new film:

It's definitely a character that will make fans of TOS excited. Think along the lines of Harry Mudd or Trelane or Gary Mitchell or the Talosians or the Horta. Actually it's one of those that I named.

So who is it? I'm totally in the dark when it comes to Star Trek characters, especially in the original series, but thankfully Devin is a serious Trek nerd. He runs down those possibilities and narrows it down to two that seem most likely: Gary Mitchell and Trelane. Who the hell are they?

Devin describes Trelane as "a godlike creature who ensnares the Enterprise and toys with the crew," and notes that he was revealed to be part of the Q Continuum, the race of beings introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

But he puts better odds on the appearance of Gary Mitchell, Kirk's best friend as revealed in the second pilot for the original series. An energy field gives him "godlike abilities," but he kinda breaks under the strain and ends up battling his best friend. There's great material there for a Trek sequel, especially one that wants to stay character-based. I hope this info is on the money.