Idris Elba In Early Talks For Star Trek 3 Villain Role

Idris Elba is reportedly in early talks to play the villain role in Paramount Picture's Star Trek 3.

Details about Elba's character are being kept under wraps. Rumors suggest that the Klingnons will be featured in the film, as they haven't made much of an appearance in the rebooted film franchise so far, but Variety was unable to confirm those rumors with sources.

The film will be the third set in the rebooted Star Trek timeline launched by J.J. Abrams' Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. Justin Lin is poised to take over as director for the franchise's third installment, with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and Anton Yelchin all set to return as the crew of the Enterprise. Abrams will produce, with Pegg and Doug Jung co-writing the script.

Elba is best known for his roles in HBO's The Wire and BBC One's Luther, but has become a favorite of genre movie fans for his role as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Heimdall in Thor and Thor: The Dark World, and for his role in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim.

Star Trek 3 is scheduled for release on July 8, 2016.