Chris Pine is Kirk

Last week there were rumors that actor Chris Pine, who’s appeared in Just My Luck and most recently Smokin’ Aces, was in talks to play the new Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. Pine was also in talks to star in the follow up to L.A. Confidential, White Jazz, which is being directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin’ Aces). It looks like Pine decided on Trek, Carnahan was the one who broke the news via his blog.

The young man playing Junior Stemmons has opted to ‘boldly go where no man has gone before’ and thus, had to bow out of WHITE JAZZ. I’ve been talking to him this past week and knew how tough the decision had to be for him.I don’t envy ever being in that spot but I gave him my full support, even if it meant he didn’t do JAZZ. I get it. You don’t get opportunities like that often and I told him as long as he could control as much of that process as possible and not get sucked into doing lesser sequels as a result of taking this gig, then good luck and God bless.

We’re sure to do something down the road. I’ve already slotted him in for KILLING PABLO.

JC

So there you have it, Abrams has his Kirk. Time will only tell now, if a cast that features the likes of Eric Bana, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, and Spock himself Leonard Nimoy will be able to pull of this reboot of Star Trek.