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Actor: Chris Pine

Chris Pine took over James T Kirk for the Star Trek reboot, which required playing an established character without impersonating William Shatner, and he found a version that works on its own terms.

He has led Star Trek, Jack Ryan and the DC Wonder Woman films, which is three franchises at once, and the individual work between them is more interesting than that suggests.

Hell or High Water is the best performance, playing a Texan brother whose plan is more thought through than his partner’s, and Dungeons and Dragons showed genuine comic timing.

He directed Poolman, which was very poorly received, and appears entirely unbothered by it.

Don't Worry Darling (2022) film posterChris Pine

Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Don't Worry Darling is the psychological thriller whose production controversies generated more public discussion than the film itself. Katie Silberman wrote from a story by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman.

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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Wonder Woman 1984 is the sequel to Patty Jenkins's 2017 Wonder Woman and one of the steepest critical reversals in modern superhero cinema. Jenkins directed and co-wrote with Geoff Johns and Dave Callaham.

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Wonder Woman (2017) film posterChris Pine

Wonder Woman (2017) Review

Allan Heinberg wrote the screenplay from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs. Patty Jenkins had previously directed Monster in 2003, the production that won Charlize Theron her Academy Award for Best Actress.

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