Chris Pine Talks ‘Star Trek 2’

Chris Pine recently sat down to discuss the pop culture phenomenon’s metamorphosis into realism and grit to give the reboot a real spin on a cult hero in sci-fi films.

Captain Kirk has gone from fiction to real, thanks to JJ Abrams reboot in the Star Trek franchise in comparison to the Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight franchise which breathed new life into Batman.

Chris Pine discussed Star Trek 2 for our sci-fi issue (on-sale now!), it shouldn’t have surprised us to hear the sequel wouldn’t be adhering to the usual Part 2 pitch of “like the original, but darker…”

Kirk star, Chris Pine explained to Total Film:

“We’re not making Batman. That’s not our deal.”

“There’s comedy, which I think J.J. does a great job of, but, like the first one, there’s some serious issues being dealt with. And I’d say the threat is even greater in this one.”

“The force [the Enterprise crew] are met with is much more frightening. It’s relentlessly action-packed and in terms of character development it goes places you’d never expect. The arc is huge for all the characters. It’s a really big story – I can’t hype it enough!”