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EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pine, who famously played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek reboot, is set to narrate Space: The New Frontier, a documentary made for IMAX, Giant Screen and specialty theatres by Definition Studios Australia in association with K2 Studios.  The doc examines how humankind has continued to…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has snapped up U.S. rights to AGC Studios’ Poolman, the absurdist comedy caper marking the directorial debut of Chris Pine (Star Trek franchise), for release in theaters in 2024. World premiering at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, the film tells the story of Pine’s native…

Way before his glamorous starring role as Admiral James T. Kirk in Star Trek, Chris Pine missed a role because of his looks. In the early 2000s, he was in the running for the role of Ryan Atwood on the teen drama The O.C. But casting director Patrick Rush passed because of a common teenage problem…

"Be careful what you wish for" is the moral of Disney's latest animation, an odd sort of greatest-hits package that ticks all the boxes for what passes as inspirational fare these days. Sadly, that message mostly applies to the studio bosses, who appear to…

Walt Disney Animation Studios dropped a new trailer and poster Wednesday for the musical comedy Wish, which opens in U.S. theaters on November 22.  Directed by Chris Buck (Frozen 1 & 2) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) and written by Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore and Chris Buck, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pine’s directorial debut Poolman is set to make its world premiere Monday night at the Toronto Film Festival. Pine won’t be in attendance, choosing to stand in solidarity with his fellow actors amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. The film’s producer, Stacey Sher, says that not only is Pine proud…

They say an Olyphant never forgets. That’s why Timothy Olyphant is willing to talk about losing out on the role of Captain Kirk for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movies. The Justified actor, 55, said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that the role ultimately went to Chris Pine, 42, because he was…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde are getting into the scripted podcast game. The pair are among a star-studded cast for QCode's latest audio series, Ad Lucem. Created by Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario and Fargo star Josh Close, the series also stars Fiona Shaw, Clancy Brown and…

“Imagine a place where wishes come true.” Disney has dropped the first trailer for Wish, the Disney Animation film, which was first unveiled at CinemaCon. The trailer introduces 17-year-old Asha, played by Ariana DeBose, the powerful King Magnifico (Chris Pine), Asha's pet goat Valentino (Alan…

Disney distribution boss Tony Chambers said Wednesday during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation that Dungeons and Dragons and Star Trek star Chris Pine will voice King Magnifico in Walt Disney Animation Studios' new musical comedy Wish. Pine joins already cast Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Alan…

UPDATED, 3:10 p.m.: Matthew Dwyer and Rescue Dog Productions LLC have dropped the suit brought against a second producer and his company. On Thursday, the plaintiffs’ attorney filed court papers with Judge Christopher Lui in Los Angeles requesting dismissal of the suit “without prejudice,” meaning it can…

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES Section: Headliners Directors: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley Screenwriters: Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Michael Gilio Logline: A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a…