Will 2013 be the Year of Cumberbatch? The 36-year-old star of the critically acclaimed BBC series "Sherlock" is poised to become a megastar in the U.S. In May, Cumberbatch will star as the villain in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness," in which he is rumored to be portraying the infamous "Trek" baddie Khan. In December, the actor will play the dragon Smaug and a character called The Necromancer in the second and third installments of "The Hobbit" series. In between, Benedict will appear in the films "August: Osage County," which co-stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, and "Twelve Years a Slave," which co-stars Brad Pitt.—XFINITY Entertainment Staff (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Henry Cavill
Superman makes his grand return to theaters in 2013, and the man wearing the American hero's cape is 29-year-old Englishman Henry Cavill. "Man of Steel" is a reboot of the iconic comic book hero's life on film, and will have no attachment to the previous films starring Christopher Reeve and Brandon Routh.—XFINITY Entertainment Staff (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Luke Evans
Cumberbatch isn't the only star grabbing on to "The Hobbit" franchise. Actor Luke Evans, 33, will also appear in the final installments of the Peter Jackson adaptation. To boot, Evans will reportedly star as the villain in "The Fast and the Furious 6," which is due out in May. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Ben Barnes
English actor Ben Barnes, 31, was brought to our attention as Prince Caspian in the less-than-satisfying "Chronicles of Narnia" sequels. In 2013, Barnes returns to the big screen alongside Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams and Amanda Seyfried in "The Big Wedding" (April), and follows up with the lead role in "The Seventh Son" (October), the first in a reported series of fantasy films based on "The Wardstone Chronicles" books.—XFINITY Entertainment Staff (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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