Chris Pine Talks Working With an Intimacy Coordinator on ‘All the Old Knives’ and Waiting to See a ‘Star Trek 4’ Script
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn director Janus Metz’s “All the Old Knives,” Chris Pine plays a CIA agent who reconnects with a former colleague and lover (Thandiwe Newton) to find out what she knows about a terrorist hijacking of plane that occurred eight years prior.The Amazon drama, based on Olen Steinhauer’s 2015 novel of the same name, is told through flashbacks as the two have dinner together at a gorgeous restaurant in Carmel-by-the Sea, Calif.
As the meal goes on and wine is consumed, they each begin to remember the horrific hijacking — but also their romance together.I caught up with Pine, who is sporting a bushy salt-and-pepper beard these days, on Wednesday night at the film’s premiere at the London West Hollywood hotel. Love the beard.
How long did it take to grow out?It’s sad. It took like six months, but now I have to shave it off.You don’t want to?I’m very happy with a beard.Congrats on “All the Old Knives.”Thank you.
I watched it last night again with my family at the American Cinematheque and it holds up on the third watch. It’s the best litmus test for an actor that you can sit through the film again and still be wrapped up in the drama.This was a big passion project for you, right?It’s happened a couple of times for me.
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