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Several of the Star Trek<\/em> actors spoke recently to MTV about Star Trek Into Darkness<\/em>, and in the interviews, they revealed a bit more about Benedict Cumberbatch<\/strong>‘s character, the peril of the Enterprise crew and Kirk’s interaction with Alice Eve<\/strong>‘s character.<\/p>\n As usual, potential spoilers are behind the cut.<\/p>\n Cumberbatch’s revelation of details about his character, John Harrison, gives more insight into Harrison’s motivations and powers. “[Harrison]’s a terrorist,” he said. “He operates as a terrorist. He has extraordinary physical powers, but also mental powers. He can sow an idea, which is as powerful as gunshots or close-hand combat, which he’s masterful in. He tears into the fabric of both the world and the Enterprise family, and he leaves behind him a trail of devastation. It’s quite exciting to watch.”<\/p>\n Harrison is bent on vengeance of some sort, and Cumberbatch explained a bit about Harrison’s reasons for that vengeance, but tried to do so without giving away too much information. “Giving away the full motivation would ruin it,” he said; “but it’s personal. It’s also political, I think. He’s somebody who, at some point in the film, you should feel a certain amount of empathy towards his cause, if not his means. There’s no two-dimensional obstacle he presents purely and simply by the fact that he’s opposing our hero.”<\/p>\n Opposing our hero means using his crewmates against him whenever possible. “[Harrison] has an interesting relationship with Kirk, and with Spock in a way,” explained Cumberbatch. “He very much plays them off against each other. There’s an element of shadow to him and Kirk.”<\/p>\n\n