Chris Pine

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Chris Pine has doubled down on claims former 'One Direction' singer Harry Styles didn't spit on him at the Venice Film Festival ...

And we had a joke, ‘It’s just words, man.'” “She (his publicist) showed me the thing, and it does look, indeed, like Harry’s spitting on me. “Cause we had this little joke.

Chris Pine has spoken out about the future of Star Trek, deeming the franchise "cursed".

I love the franchise. I love the people. I love the character. feels like it's cursed." "It just... [Anton (Yelchin) passed away](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a798366/star-trek-actor-anton-yelchin-dies-in-a-car-accident-aged-27/), I don't know," Pine told [Esquire](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a43023561/chris-pine-dungeons-and-dragons-interview-2023/).

So what's the latest word on 'Star Trek 4'? Don't ask Chris Pine, who's out of the loop on the sequel's script.

I love the franchise. “I’m not sure “Star Trek” was ever built to do that kind of business,” said the actor. I love the people. Abram’s February 2022 announcement about “Star Trek 4” came as a surprise not just to the franchise actors but also to fans. I love the character. So, what’s the latest on “Star Trek 4“?

This has proven to be a source of frustration for Chris Pine, the actor who has played the younger Captain Kirk in the reboot films since 2009. And in a new ...

I love the franchise. I love the people. I love the character. Within the same feature, Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. I know costume designers that have read scripts before the actors.” Is it weird, I ask, to be the captain and know so little about what you’re signing on to?” [Star Trek 4](https://superherohype.com/tag/star-trek-4) would finally go forward with the Kelvin timeline cast.

Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling' was accompanied by plenty of controversy last year, including the rumours that Harry Styles spat on his co-star Chris ...

Harry is a very, very kind guy.” He continued: “It does look, indeed, like Harry spitting on me. [Another issue arrived](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/exploring-controversy-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling/) at the Venice Film Festival when a clip of Harry Styles appearing to spit on his co-star Chris Pine surfaced online. [Harry Styles ](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/tags/harry-styles)describing the movie as feeling “like a movie,” Don’t Worry Darling’s promotion didn’t get off on the best foot.

Chris Pine has described the Star Trek film series as being “cursed”, while explaining his frustrations with the franchise.

I love the franchise. I love the people. I love the character. I know costume designers that have read scripts before the actors.” “I will say it’s the first time [since the original reboot] that we have a story that feels as compelling as the first one,” Abrams said. At the time, Matt Shakman (WandaVision) was attached to direct, but he’s since departed the project to helm [Marvel’s](https://www.nme.com/tag/marvel-cinematic-universe) Fantastic Four.

It's been up in the air if Trekkies and movie fans in general will finally get to see the story of the Starfleet Command continue. Star Trek's headlining star ...

[Scripts were in the works](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2397201/how-many-star-trek-4-scripts-are-in-the-works-according-to-zachary-quinto) by Quentin Tarantino and Noah Hawley that never came to fruition. His Star Trek family and Hollywood made sure to express their condolences and [share touching tributes](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1525519/star-trek-family-and-hollywood-react-to-anton-yelchin-after-tragedy) to the late actor. Just when we thought some progress was being made when WandaVision director Matt Shakman signed on as director, he exited the project to go back to Marvel and [helm the Fantastic Four reboot.](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/wandavision-director-matt-shakman-explains-why-he-chose-helming-the-mcus-fantastic-four-reboot-over-star-trek-4) The workings of the fourth Star Trek movie really must be so complex that it’s taking them six years to get this project running. His Star Trek co-stars felt the same way as Montgomery Scott actor [Simon Pegg said it would be hard for him to move forward](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2403731/simon-pegg-admits-star-trek-moving-on-without-anton-yelchin-still-feels-unimaginable) without him as well as Uhura actress [Zoe Zaldana had the same “bittersweet” feelings](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/star-treks-zoe-saldana-explains-bittersweet-feelings-about-filming-a-new-movie-without-anton-yelchin) about it. It’s absolutely a frustrating ordeal for Chris Pine and the rest of the cast and crew that Star Trek 4 is still in development limbo. All we can do is hope for an update from the beloved franchise’s creators that will tell us if and when filming will start so that the “curse” of the film’s development will be broken. While the last Star Trek movie received critical praise, $343.5 million at the box office, and even an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, it still hasn’t achieved the box office numbers of MCU standards. [wasn’t a box office hit](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2393511/why-star-trek-beyond-wasnt-a-box-office-hit-according-to-simon-pegg) to Marvel standards. [Star Trek 4 has been stuck in developmental hell](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/star-trek-4-remains-stuck-in-development-hell-but-apparently-jj-abrams-is-optimistic-about-its-chances) ever since it was first announced [a fourth installment was happening](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Trek-4-Happening-Which-Great-News-Financially-Its-Stars-72258.html) seven years ago. There seemed to always be an obstacle in the way that halted the upcoming sci-fi flick. Abrams said he couldn’t imagine [recasting Yelchin for a fourth movie](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1535890/will-star-trek-4-recast-anton-yelchin-heres-what-jj-abrams-says). [passed away at the age of 27](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1525480/star-treks-anton-yelchin-has-passed-away-at-27) after being crushed by his 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Star Trek actor Chris Pine has revealed what was said during the infamous Harry Styles spitting video.

[speculation](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topic/speculation), Pine has finally had his say on what actually happened. Speaking to [Esquire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vre-UCKBt8Y&ab_channel=Esquire), the Jack Ryan actor said: "I had no idea what happened. News: "People are seeing some odd illusion of sorts online that is clearly deceiving...there is nothing but respect between these two men This is a completely fabricated exchange, and any suggestion otherwise is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply does not exist." However, fans continued to theorise what happened, even when, after the clip first surfaced, the 42-year-old’s representatives told E! And we had a joke, ‘It’s just words, man’." The clip that caused thousands to speculate was filmed at the Venice Film Festival, which Harry and Chris were attending while promoting their 2022 film Don’t Worry Darling.

A theory that Harry Styles spat on Chris Pine at the Don't Worry Darling premiere in Venice went viral in 2022.

As a result, [people believed that Harry spat on Chris' lap](https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/harry-styles/news/chris-pine-spit-video-dont-worry-darling-premiere/). [Esquire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vre-UCKBt8Y), Chris said: "Harry did not spit on me. Now, Chris has revealed what really happened at the Venice Film Festival and what Harry actually said to him during that moment. [a video of Harry finding his seat at the Don't Worry Darling premiere](https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/harry-styles/news/chris-pine-spit-video-dont-worry-darling-premiere/) broke the internet. We were all jet lagged and trying to answer questions and sometimes when you’re doing these press things your brain goes befuddled and you start speaking gibberish, so we had a joke: ‘It’s just words’." [Harry Styles](https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/harry-styles/) spat on him at the [Don't Worry Darling](https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/harry-styles/news/olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-instagram/) premiere in Venice.

From Styles' on-set romance with director Olivia Wilde to Pugh's reluctance to talk about or promote the film, the internet couldn't seem to stop talking about ...

Though Pine acknowledged that he does see how someone could come to that conclusion from the video, he was very clear that he and Styles were actually sharing a private joke. [joked about the rumor](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/harry-styles-say-spitgate-rcna46794) at one of his concerts." In a clip from the Venice premiere, Styles returns to his seat next to Pine and bends down towards him before he sits. Firstly, he was shown several of the memes generated from his stone-faced appearance at the Venice press conference, which made the actor laugh. [Florence Pugh](https://bestlifeonline.com/florence-pugh-see-through-dress-news/) and singer [Harry Styles](https://bestlifeonline.com/harry-styles-grammy-speech-news/). "It's a long time, I'm so jetlagged, and then you get thrown into a press conference where you have to talk about a film you made five-and-a-half years ago. (They've since [reportedly split](https://people.com/music/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-taking-break-after-2-years-together-sources/).) On top of this drama, fans started to suspect that Pugh was not happy with the experience, because she rarely promoted Don't Worry Darling on her social media and seemed reluctant to talk about it in interviews. "I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine," he told a Madison Square Garden crowd with a laugh at his Sept. Pine particularly caught the internet's attention when he seemed to zone out during the Don't Worry Darling press conference, leading to the circulation of As she follows her intuition, she runs afoul of Frank (Pine), the charismatic boss of Jack and all the other Victory husbands, who are working on a top-secret project out in the desert. His involvement would have been enough to invite scrutiny from his fans, but then rumors about him and Wilde growing close on set were confirmed when