Via PTI
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood big name Chris Pine is about to make his directorial debut with a mystery-comedy movie, titled “Poolman”.
In line with Cut-off date, the 41-year-old actor can even big name within the film together with veteran actors Annette Bening and Danny DeVito.
“Poolman” is being touted as a pass between Jeff Bridges-starrer “The Large Lebowski” and vintage LA noir movies, with a touch of Damian Chazelle’s “Los angeles Los angeles Land”.
Pine will play Darren Barrenman, a hapless dreamer and would-be thinker who spends his days having a look after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki condo block in sunny Los Angeles and crashing town council conferences along with his neighbours Jack (DeVito) and Diane (Bening).
“When Barrenman uncovers the best water heist in LA historical past since ‘Chinatown’, he makes uneasy alliances with a stupendous and attached femme fatale whilst following each lead he can with corrupt town officers, burned out Hollywood varieties, and mysterious benefactors all within the title of defending his treasured Los Angeles,” the authentic plotline.
Filmmaker Patty Jenkins, who labored with Pine on two “Marvel Girl” movies in addition to collection “I Am the Evening”, will function one of the crucial manufacturers at the undertaking.
Pine has co-scripted with Ian Gotler who’s a spouse on the actor’s manufacturing banner Barry Linen Movement Footage.
The 2 will produce together with Stacey Sher for Glossy Penny Productions and Jenkins for Wicious Footage.
Pine will subsequent big name in Olivia Wilde’s “Do not Fear Darling”, co-starring Florence Pugh and Harry Types, and the much-anticipated movie adaptation of “Dungeons & Dragons”.
He’ll additionally function in “The Contractor”, a mystery with Kiefer Sutherland and Ben Foster.