I sure hope not. Assuming we are now in an alternate timeline to TOS, that timeline skewed from TOS at the time of Kirk's birth. Khan was a product of late 20th century genetic engineering, so he would still be in stasis on that ship that is adrift.
However that does give me an idea for another movie- Kirk et al end up going back in time to prevent WWIII from happening in the 1990's. (Which would explain why they talk about it in the 1960s TV show, but it never happened for us.)
I think a lot of the time line of Space Seed needs to be thrown out. There is just no way the whole eugenics and Botany Bay exile could happen before the events of First Contact.
If they were willing to throw that out, they could conceivably use the opportunity of a villain they need to expunge as the catalyst for creating Khan. Unless all of the whole talk of Khan is just a red herring, and he won't be in the film.
I've got some bad news, because of Cumberbatch and Freeman both doing publicity for their movies (Star Trek and The Hobbit), production for the 3rd season of Sherlock has been delayed 3-5 months (I forget exactly), and we won't get a 3rd season until Christmas next year.
The trailer looks good. Can't wait to see the 9 minute attached footage of Star Trek when I go see The Hobbit in IMAX.
As much as Star Trek V sucked- there is still the unanswered question about how he ended up banished to Nimbus III.
For fun, I've been considering the villians from TOS who would not have been impacted by the change in the timeline around the time of Kirk's birth:
- Khan
- Mudd
- The Gorn
- Trelaine/ Q
- V'ger or Nomad
- Possibly Charlie X
- Mirror Universe
I'm sure there's more- that's just off the top of my head.
Add:
Apollo
Doomsday Machine
Zephram Cochrane (not a villain - at least in the TOS)
Those disembodied minds that the crew temporarily volunteered their bodies to
Gary Seven (also not a villain)
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