J.J. Abrams has given the strongest hint yet that Kahn will feature in the Star Trek sequel.
Abrams' big-screen reboot of the classic show was a huge success at the box office. With Abrams about to work on the follow-up he refused to confirm that Kahn, memorably played by Ricardo Montalban in the series, would be in the follow-up but concedes that re-casting the role would be a "challenge".
He said, "Now that we are in a parallel existence with what fans of the original series love so much, we could introduce any number of characters, settings, references and situations that the original series introduces.
"Dealing with Khan would certainly be a challenge, but we had an equal challenge in finding our crew of the Enterprise."