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Highlights from recent press and publicity
featuring Barry Linen Motion Pictures
Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine to Lead Drama ‘This Is Pleasure’ for ‘American Splendor’ Directors, Adapted From Mary Gaitskill’s #MeToo Novella
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine are teaming for a prestige project launching at the upcoming European Film Market. “This Is Pleasure,” based on Mary Gaitskill’s novella, will be directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the married filmmaking duo who earned an Oscar nomination for 2003 comedy drama “American Splendor” and directed episodes of “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” “Succession” and “Only Murders in the Building.”
Chris Pine & Jenny Slate To Topline Indie Romance ‘Carousel’ From Filmmaker Rachel Lambert
Chris Pine (Don’t Worry Darling) and Jenny Slate (Dying for Sex) have inked deals to lead Carousel, writer-director Rachel Lambert‘s follow-up to her dark 2023 Sundance comedy Sometimes I Think About Dying. Details on the indie’s plot are being kept under wraps, other than it being a love story. The cast also includes Abby Ryder Fortson (The Pitt), Sam Waterston (Grace and Frankie), Katey Sagal (The Conners), Heléne Yorke (The Other Two), Jessica Harper (Nightbitch), and Jeffrey DeMunn (Billions).
Producer Stacey Sher Talks Chris Pine’s Directorial Debut ‘Poolman’, His Love Letter To L.A.
Chris Pine‘s directorial debut Poolman is set to make its world premiere Monday night at the Toronto Film Festival. Pine won’t be in attendance, choosing to stand in solidarity with his fellow actors amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. The film’s producer, Stacey Sher, says that not only is Pine proud to do so, she thinks the character at the center of his story would be on the same page.
Chris Pine And Troian Bellisario Discuss Their ‘Ad Lucem’ Podcast And The Effects Of Technology
Living in a world that seems to always be achieving extraordinary advances in technology, alongside an ever-growing obsession within our society to seek out human connections by way of social media, Hollywood leading man Chris Pine is now lending both his time and his voice to share a rather cautionary tale in the form of a newly launched podcast series titled Ad Lucem.
Chris Pine Q&A: The Barry Linen Co-Founder On Ramping Up His Banner’s Slate, His Directing Debut On ‘Poolman’, Potential Captain Kirk Return & “Following The Giggle”
To most movie stars, having two movies dropping within seven days of each other would seem like they are plenty busy, but for Chris Pine, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.