Chris Pine

Christopher Whitelaw Pine , known simply as Chris Pine, is the actor who portrayed in , , and .
When it was originally announced that Pine was in negotiations to play Kirk in Star Trek, he was also in talks to star with in the film White Jazz. This project would have reunited Pine with his Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan. It was Carnahan who first broke the news that Pine had decided to do Star Trek instead of White Jazz. Trekmovie.com soon after confirmed that Pine had signed on to play Kirk. 
Since being cast as Kirk, Pine has acquired an increased amount of recognition. The Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety have all named him one of the rising stars to watch in 2009. He was also named the Male Star of Tomorrow at the 2009 ShoWest exhibit in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
In 2010 Pine received two MTV Movie Award nominations in the categories Best Breakout Star and Biggest Badass Star for his work on Star Trek. Pine also received a Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards in 2009, two Teen Choice Award nominations in 2009, and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards in 2010 as part of the ensemble of Star Trek. The ensemble won the 2009 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards in the category Best Ensemble Cast.
Pine joined his fellow Star Trek co-stars and lent his voice to the , which was released in . Between January and May 2012, he filmed his scenes for Star Trek Into Darkness. Pine got the chance to conduct the orchestra during a visit to the recording of Star Trek Into Darknesss score composed by Michael Giacchino. 
Pine is the subject of a lawsuit by his former talent agency, SBD Partners, alleging breach of contract and seeking millions of dollars in commissions in part derived from his Star Trek work they allege they have been denied. The lawsuit provides some insight into Pine's salary for the next two Star Trek movies, claiming that he will get $1.5 million plus $500,000 in backend compensation for the second movie, and $3 million plus the same $500,000 for a third movie. Additionally, they claim Pine will get 5 percent of net merchandising revenue from the use of his name and likeness. 
In 2013, Pine received a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards in the category Choice Summer Movie Star: Male for his appearance in Star Trek Into Darkness. Another nominee in this category is former guest star Dwayne Johnson. Pine appeared on card #36, titled Recruit James T. Kirk, card #56, titled Cadet James T. Kirk, card #84, titled Acting First Officer James T. Kirk, and card #101, titled Captain James T. Kirk, of the virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals. In 2014, Pine guest-starred with Sir Patrick Stewart on Robot Chicken as "Captain Jake", the party-loving commander of the 's night crew.
On 26 June 2015, it was reported that Pine, as well as Zachary Quinto signed on for a potential fourth film in the alternate reality series of films. He was to be paid about $6 million, double his original projected take. 
With the cancellation of , Chris Pine's most recent appearance as Kirk came courtesy of a 2017 appearance on Saturday Night Live, albeit playing Shatner's Kirk instead of his own version.
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