 Events of both " Space Seed " and The Wrath of Khan were also directly referenced in 2013 's Star Trek Into Darkness , in which Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed Khan . The film took $ 70 @.@ 1 million on the opening weekend , and $ 467 @.@ 3 million internationally throughout the cinematic release . As part of their line of licensed Star Trek comic books , IDW Publishing launched a five part mini @-@ series titled Star Trek : Khan which described the early part of Khan 's life and how the events in Star Trek Into Darkness diverged from those seen in " Space Seed " . One of the writers of the film , Roberto Orci , was the story consultant on the comic series . This series also explained how Khan changed physically in order to be represented by Cumberbatch in the film . A retro @-@ style film poster for " Space Seed " was created by Juan Ortiz in 2013 , released around the same as Star Trek Into Darkness . 
