Hey guys, Willie Geist here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down podcast.

My thanks is always for clicking and listening along.

Got another great one for you this week

with Chris Pine, broke out as a huge star

playing Captain Kirk and three blockbuster Star Trek movies.

You probably saw him as Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman movies.

Also massive hits. Also played Jack Ryan.

received big critical acclaim for his role in Heller High, playing alongside Jeff Bridges a few years ago.

And now he's out with a passion project.

The most personal movie he's ever made, it's called Pool Man.

Why do I say it's personal? Well, he dreamed it up. He wrote it. He cast it. He produced it. He directed it. And he stars in it. I'll let him explain to you the main character named Darren

which is grounded it turns out I didn't quite understand or realize this grounded in young Chris Pine

so what he says here and you'll hear it in a minute is a lot of people see him and know him now as this leading man

this extrovert this movie star and boy was he not that way growing up all the way up through college so he said it's kind of a funny

twist that he's become a film actor in such a public job given the way he is naturally

which is a little bit more reserved.

Great conversation, really thoughtful, smart guy.

He's so excited about this project.

He's done everything he can do in Hollywood,

starred in all those big movies,

gotten the raves for his performances and some

smaller movies and now this one is just his baby. Great cast. Danny DeVito's in it,

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