2 Of My Favorite Chris Pine Movies Might Not Ever Get Sequels & I Can’t Get Over It

I’ve seen Chris Pine in a great many movies, but two of my favorites are looking less likely to get the sequels I so desperately crave, and that’s very frustrating. The actor’s varied filmography makes it difficult to rank Chris Pine’s best movies, but I have my own personal ranking that places two specific movies very close to the top. Annoyingly, despite them both being ripe for a continuation, they’ve both found themselves stuck in production hell.

Pine has the advantage of appearing in grounded movies as well as one of the greatest sci-fi franchises of all time, and other types of narratives. The two Chris Pine movies I want to see get sequels feature him walking into existing franchises and doing an awesome job. It can be a daunting task for certain actors, but Pine doesn’t let the pressure get to him in either instance and does his job incredibly well. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look good for my desire to see him reprise these roles – but it’s not impossible either.

I’m Worried Star Trek 4 & Dungeons & Dragons 2 Will Never Happen

Chris Pine should get another Star Trek movie as well as another D&D story

I’m a huge Star Trek fan, so I was immediately excited when Pine was announced to be taking over the role of Captain James T Kirk as part of the 2009 Star Trek movie cast. He went on to play Kirk twice more before the reboot came to an abrupt halt. Since the third movie in Abrams’ Kelvin Timeline, 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, a fourth installment has been discussed a great deal, but production has yet to begin. As a result, the last of my faith that it will ever happen is starting to slip away.

I’m not often a fantasy fan, but Chris Pine’s presence in the cast of 2023’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves caused me to go and see the movie. I loved what I saw, and I thought it perfectly set up what would be an incredibly enjoyable and successful franchise. However, Paramount doesn’t quite seem sure whether it should pull the trigger on Dungeons & Dragons 2. Sure, Honor Among Thieves works well on its own, but it feels like a waste to let a story set within such a popular world come to an end after a single film.

Captain Kirk & Edgin Darvis Are Two Of Chris Pine’s Best Roles

I hope to see Pine return to these characters one day

Pine can slip into almost any role, and he can balance drama with comedy terrifically. That being said, I’ve never been drawn in by any Chris Pine performance as much as I have while watching him embody Captain Kirk and Edgin Davis. The actor’s take on the Star Trek character originated by William Shatner is brilliant, and he honors the legend while adding his own flair. He had greater freedom with Edgin, and he ran with it to create a compelling protagonist. Hopefully, I’ll get to see Chris Pine bring both of these characters to life again at some point.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

3.5

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a fantasy action-comedy film based on the popular tabletop game and set in the Forgotten Realms campaign by the original creators. Chris Pine stars as a song-slinging thief named Edgin Darvis, who is hired to find a lost relic but manages to anger the wrong people along the way. With his mismatched crew, each inspired by a race and class from D&D lore, Edgin will lead his team to complete their task – and many innocent lives depend on it.

Director

Jonathan Goldstein , John Francis Daley

Release Date

March 31, 2023

Studio(s)

Paramount Pictures , Hasbro , Entertainment One

Distributor(s)

Paramount Pictures

Writers

Michael Gillio , Jonathan Goldstein , John Francis Daley

Runtime

134 Minutes

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