Chris Pine debuted as a director and had a luxurious cast

The directorial debut of Chris Pine starting to take shape, and the film, held in Los Angeles, only added two big names to its cast. miscellaneous He reported that Jennifer Jason Leighthe star of looking for single woman Y The eight most hated (for which he received an Oscar nomination), joined the cast of Poolman.

And the recent Oscar winner for best supporting actress Ariana DeBose (Love without barriersthe film directed by Steven Spielberg) will also star him in the film.

Pine will star in the film along with two other previously announced cast members, Danny DeVito Y Annette Benning.

the details of Poolman is still relatively secretive, though from the site dead line it was reported at the time that Pine would play a pool worker named Darren, who was in the cloud, except when he attended city council meetings with his neighbors (DeVito and Bening) and discovered a major scandal on the line. Chinatown.

film noir

The film seems to be a neo noir comedy-tinged, with sources of inspiration said to include the two Chinatown Yes The Great Lebowski.

Details of DeBose and Leigh’s characters have yet to be revealed, but the two are undoubtedly “more than promising invitations for the project,” said Pine, who rose to fame, after two decades of career, when he gets his role. star trek from 2009.

The script for the film was co-written by the actor and director, along with the producer Ian Gottlerwho co-starred in two short films with Pine himself in 2014.

Pine also hired the director of photography for Curious Woman, matthew jensenwhile the director of the DC franchise, Patty Jenkins, he appears in the role of producer. Also, the producer of Django Unchained, Stacy Sherwho worked with Leigh on The Hate Eight, is also targeted for film production. “All in all, this looks like a passion project with a lot of talent behind it, which is always exciting to watch,” Pine said.

The year 2022 marks a big thing for Pine, who will star in another controversial project from an actor turned director. the launch of Don’t worry Dear, from Olivia Wildeis scheduled for September, and Pine will play a voice of authority in a seemingly utopian community with an evil tone.

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles co-star on the project set in the 1950s. Pine is also set to return to the role that put him on the map, as James T. Kirk in a surprise sequel of star trek, a film that in principle is scheduled to be released in 2023 (which the actor himself seems unaware of). More from Pine: this year he will also be seen on All Old Knives, Doula Y the contractor.

Poolman Everything is ready, although it has not yet found a distributor. It also seems too early to talk about a specific release date.

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