Star Trek 2 Star Simon Pegg Dismisses Khan Rumors

In an interview with London’s Telegram newspaper, Star Trek and Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg dismissed long-standing Internet rumors that Benedict Cumberpatch, who plays the lead villain in the forthcoming Star Trek sequel, will be portraying fan-favorite Trek villain Khan when the U.S.S. Enterprise warps back into theaters next year.”It’s not Khan,” Pegg told the paper unambiguously. “That’s a myth. Everyone’s saying it is, but it’s not.” He also said that the character is “not just another disgruntled alien. It’s a really interesting… sort of… thing. Obviously I can’t talk about it.”Pegg claims that the rumors haven’t originated from the set of the film or the production camp at all, and that instead it’s a product of overly-ambitious Internet rumor sites angling for a scoop.”It masquerades as interest in the movie but really it’s just nosiness and impatience,” Pegg said. “You just want to say, ‘Oh f— off! Wait for the film!’”How long will they have to wait? Star Trek 2 hits theaters on May 17, 2013.