‘I’m a Lot Older Now’

Summary

• Chris Pine is curious about playing an older Captain Kirk in a potential
  Star Trek 4
  .
• Pine is open about his love for his
  Star Trek
  co-stars and hopes for a future project together.
• Pine’s directorial debut,
  Poolman
  , received negative reviews, but he remains positive.

The future of Chris Pine in the Star Trek universe is currently uncertain, but the actor is curious about playing an older version of Captain Kirk in the future. Pine played Kirk in all three of J.J. Abbrams’ Star Trek movies between 2009 and 2016, and is considered by many to be as good as William Shatner (who played the same character in Star Trek: The Original Series). It’s been 8 years since Pine last appeared as Captain James T. Kirk on the big-screen, but the actor recently revealed he wonders where the characters he appeared alongside could be in the long-delayed Star Trek 4.

Speaking at ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024 (via PopVerse), Pine shared his love for his old co-stars (which included Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, and the late Anton Yelchin), and pondered about what a new Star Trek movie could look like. Pine said:

“In terms of the next phase of [Star Trek], obviously you’re all fans, so I’m sure you’ve read it… We all like one another a lot. I’m good friends with everybody I’ve worked with. We have a great time doing it. I’m a lot older now, so I would be curious where that next story lands us in terms of what it would be and what we’ve said in the press.”

A fourth Star Trek movie featuring the same characters has gone in and out of development hell for years. At one point, Quentin Tarantino was on board to direct the movie, but that concept was ultimately shelved. The original cast members have all reportedly agreed that they would return for a fourth installment, but the likelihood of the movie making it out of production hell is currently uncertain.

Chris Pine Recently Made His Directorial Debut with the Critically Maligned Poolman

While news about Chris Pine’s return to the Star Trek franchise is currently uncertain, the actor is still incredibly busy with new projects. Pine recently made his directorial debut with the comedy Poolman. The movie follows Pine’s titular poolman, Darren Barrenman, as he’s approached by a mysterious femme fatale to help uncover a shady business deal. The movie features an ensemble cast, including DeWanda Wise, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Clancy Brown, and Juliet Mills.

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The reviews have not been kind to Poolman. The movie is currently Chris Pine’s lowest rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, sitting at 22%, with a 20% audience score. However, Pine has taken the negative reviews in stride. The actor described bad reviews as part of the Hollywood business, and the critical reception made him love his work even more. Pine said:

“When the film came out at Toronto and just got f*cking panned. I guess I wasn’t totally surprised. I tried to make a joyful film… I was not trying to make some sort of Niche film. But [there] was so much joy behind it, to then be met with this fuselage of not so joyous stuff was like, ‘Oh my God!’ So the cognitive dissonance there was quite something.

t’s been really, ultimately, kind of the best thing that’s ever happened to me, because it’s forced me to double down on joy. And really double down on what I love most about my job.”

Alongside Poolman, Pine recently lent his voice to the role of King Magnifico in Wish, which is now available to stream on Disney+.

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