By GustavoLeao / 13:31, 5 December 2012 / Star Trek: Nemesis

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Speaking during the Japan press junket for the film in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 4, Cumberbatch dished, "He is very ruthless... He is not a clearly good or evil character." He continued, as quoted by TrekMovie, "He is a villain but the actions he takes has intent and reason."

Furthermore, the "Sherlock" thesp teased that this particular villain in the "Star Trek" sequel was rather complicated. "He is a complicated character not to be judged by white-or-black, or good-or-evil. But this is the appeal of J.J. [Abrams]'s works and I felt challenged as an actor," said the Dragon Smaug depicter in "The Hobbit" trilogy.

Abrams himself weighed in on Cumberbatch's character, "The character is a villain and scary, but I was looking for an actor with humanity who audiences can sympathies with. When I saw Benedict in Sherlock, I wanted to convince him whatever it took. I expected a lot from him, but Benedict responded by acting beyond my expectations."

On the nature of the second film, Abrams explained, "The movie is filled with all elements I love such as action, adventure, the unexpected and thrills." Of the film's title, he said, "I would avoid saying 'Part 2' and hate titles with colons. This time, each characters steps deeper into darkness. It reflects that. No matter how great visual effects, it means nothing if characters don't have appeal. Particularly, this movie has theme that Kirk and crew are 'tried' in face of an unexpected and horrible event."

On the other hand, Chris Pine weighed in on the development of his character Kirk. "In the previous movie, Kirk was a selfish young man," he said. "This time, as a leader, he grows up to be a man leading everyone despite getting out of his mind. I my acting is influenced by growing as an adult in the last four years."