Recently at MTV News, we've spent an unhealthy amount of time talking about J.J. Abrams' revamped "Star Trek": the stellar performances from the new cast, the tweaking of "Trek" mythology, where the reinvigorated franchise will go from here. Inevitably, during these intensely nerdy, often argumentative conversations, the name "Khan" arises with a guttural moan in someone's feeble attempt to replicate the epic howl of William Shatner's James T. Kirk.
Earlier this week, we took to the Movies Blog to offer our thoughts on who might one day be able to take over the role of the superhuman villain from Ricardo Montalbán, whose portrayal in 1982's "The Wrath of Khan" is treated with religious veneration in the Trekker community. Among our picks were Tom Cruise, Javier Bardem, Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. Still not satisfied and unable to quit our fanboy speculation, we asked filmmaker Kevin Smith what he thought about recasting Khan in a "Trek" sequel.
Additional reporting by Josh Horowitz
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