Seriously, they're a pair of distinct things. Had the actual character been announced as Khan, there...

1. J.J. Abrams admits lying about Star Trek 2's Khan was a
mistake
Seriously, they're a pair of distinct things. Had the actual character been announced as Khan, there
might be like a couple of crazy people inside the general audience involving America who'd possess
said, "What? There's the character named Khan in this movie? Well, forget it!" However 99.99% just
wouldn't provide a shit. If that they don't know who Khan is, they don't care. That's the complete
point.
The funny portion here, besides Abrams trying to indirectly blame the entire debacle on Paramount
(much simpler now which he's jumped ship in order to Disney as well as Star Wars), is actually he
thinks revealing Khan might have somehow twisted the marketing with the movie to be entirely for
fans. That's nonsense. Sure, fans are your type who treatment in regards in order to the character,
yet almost all Paramount could have to do to keep Khan through skewing the actual advertising
could be not to use Khan inside the marketing. In the event that Abrams had confirmed whom the
particular character was, nobody has been likely to put a new gun up to the marketing along with
advertising department's collective heads and also force them to consist of Khan in the commercials.
Oh, yet another thing: Hey, would you guys remember a show that will came out around 1982, I
consider it absolutely was calledThe Wrath involving somebody as well as other, as well as the title
character had been really at this point a new character that had just appeared in the single episode
associated with a quantity of TV showfrom 15 years ago? Seems that way movie does okay
pertaining to itself.
The individuals who do value Khan, i.e. Star Trek fans, could be viewing the movie absolutely no
matter what. Thus all involving the denial did was annoy fans who have got been pissed off with
being so obviously lied to, and ruin the actual non-reveal of Khan's character towards the simply
those who were built along with a potential for giving any shit in the 1st place.
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J.J. Abrams admits lying regarding Star Trek 2's Khan was a mistake
The truth is I believe it most likely would happen for you to be smarter simply to say upfront 'This is
actually whom it is.' That was just wanting to preserve the entertaining associated with it, and it may
have given much more time for an individual personally to acclimate and accept that's what the one

2. thing was. The facts is as it has been therefore crucial to the studio that individuals not angle this
factor pertaining to current fans. If we stated it was Khan, it would really feel just like you've
actually have got to understand what 'Star Trek' is all about to determine this movie," he said. "That
would are already limiting. I could realize their particular argument to use to aid keep which quiet,
nevertheless I do surprise if it might get seemed a little bit less like an work with regard to balance
deception if we had just emerge together with it.
[Via /Film]
As Abrams informed MTV (the money quote is actually beneath the video, if you never wish to sit by
means of the actual interview):
http://io9.com/j-j-abrams-admits-lying-about-star-trek-2s-khan-was-a-1475078061
The the majority of irritating part of Star Trek In To Darkness was your reveal associated with
Benedict Cumberbatch as Kirk's arch-nemesis Khan, because 1) J.J. Abrams swore with regard to
months, multiple times, the character had certainly not been Khan, but 2) all involving us knew
Cumberbatch had to be playing Khan simply because it ended up being not worth trying for you to
keep some other character secret, so that 3) when the movie revealed it was indeed Khan, it has
been not shocking in all, just obnoxious. and now J.J. Abrams type of agrees.