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With no official confirmation of a fourth installment of the most recentStar Treksaga,Chris Pinebelieves the movie franchise “feels like it’s cursed.”
InEsquire’s March issue, the 42-year-oldDon’t Worry Darlingstar said he is unsure about whether the story will live longer and continue to prosper — even though a report last year said another film is in the works.
“I don’t know anything,” Pine said. “InStar Trekland, the actors are usually the last people to find out anything. I know costume designers that have read scripts before the actors.”
He continued, “I would say it’s frustrating. It doesn’t really foster the greatest sense of partnership, but it’s how it’s always been. I love the character. I love the people. I love the franchise. But to try to change the system in which things are created –– I just can’t do it. I don’t have the energy.”
Despite the delay, theDungeons & Dragonsactor also shared in theEsquireinterview that he has wondered in the past why previousStar Trekmovies have had to compete with “the Marvels of the world.”
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“I’m not sureStar Trekwas ever built to do that kind of business,” Pine said. “I always thought, ‘Why aren’t we just appealing to this really rabid fan group and making the movie for a good price and going on our merry way, instead of trying to compete with the Marvels of the world?'”
But the star seemingly looks back fondly on his portrayal of Jim Kirk in the previous movies, and “looking like a fool” — something he embraces as a riff on his good-looking actor persona.
“Kirk’s like that, too,” Pine points out. “In [Star Trek], he’s James Dean, and then he walks in to meet Bones and he hits his head. I want to be able to show that you can be cool and masculine without having it be a pissing contest all the time. And if you’re pissing, sometimes you piss on your foot and you can look like a f—ing idiot.”
source: people.com
