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"JJ Abrams has opened up about the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek 2. The Super 8 director revealed that he considers the Sherlock star to be a &amp;quot;genius&amp;quot;, insisting that Cumberbatch was just what he wanted for the follow-up to the 2009 film.  &amp;quot;We just were looking for someone with the most awesome name in history,&amp;quot; Abrams joked to Collider. &amp;quot;That was the casting call. We asked for someone with the most awesome name in history, ever, and Benedict Cumberbatch showed up, so we were like, &amp;#039;You&amp;#039;re cast!&amp;#039; &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s a genius,&amp;quot; Abrams continued. &amp;quot;Honestly, he&amp;#039;s just an incredible actor. If you&amp;#039;ve seen his work in Sherlock, he&amp;#039;s just got incredible skills. &amp;quot;I just loved his work and thought that he was perfect for what we needed,&amp;quot; he added. &amp;quot;We were just very lucky.&amp;quot; Abrams went on to reveal that the film will be converted into 3D after filming. &amp;quot;It will be converted, for those who want to see it in 3D,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;But, I wanted to match the look of the first one and shoot it anamorphically.&amp;quot; The director added that the film will begin shooting on Thursday (January 12).  Cumberbatch recently said that he is &amp;quot;over the moon&amp;quot; to be starring in Star Trek 2. The actor will reportedly play a villain in the forthcoming movie.  Star Trek 2 opens in cinemas on May 17, 2013.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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