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September 17, 2025 2 mins
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Chris Pine made headlines this week with a bold fashion statement at the Los Angeles premiere of his directorial debut Poolman. The 43-year-old actor turned heads on the red carpet wearing a deliberately eccentric outfit that perfectly embodied his character Darren Barrenman, a Los Angeles pool cleaner. Pine sported a beige "I Heart LA" shirt under a linen blazer adorned with a single flower, paired with tiny corduroy shorts, retro tube socks, and brown hiking boots. His grown-out blonde locks were worn loose with sunglasses perched on his head, completing the quirky look that had fans and photographers doing double-takes.

The film itself represents a deeply personal project for Pine, described by producer Stacey Sher as his "love letter" to Los Angeles where he was born and raised. Poolman follows Pine's character as he uncovers a shady business deal while working at the Tahitian Tiki apartment block. The star-studded cast includes Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and DeWanda Wise. Sher revealed that Pine's nostalgic connection to LA runs so deep that his letters to writers were penned on his vintage typewriter, which also appears in the film.

Meanwhile, Pine's 2022 action-thriller The Contractor has found new life on streaming platforms, topping the Czech Republic's Netflix charts according to JustWatch data. The film, which features Pine as a former Special Forces sergeant recruited for black-ops mercenary work in Berlin, demonstrates his continued international appeal even for older releases.

Pine also sat down with WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards alongside Danny DeVito to discuss Poolman, though specific details from their conversation weren't widely reported. Social media buzz around the actor has been modest, with casual mentions on platforms like Threads keeping his name in circulation among fans.

The premiere appearance and film launch mark Pine's most significant public activities in recent days, showcasing both his commitment to passion projects and his willingness to fully embrace unconventional promotional strategies that blur the lines between character and celebrity persona.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Chris Pine made headlines this week with a bold fashion
statement at the Los Angeles premiere of his directorial debut, Poolman.
The forty three year old actor turned heads on the
red carpet wearing a deliberately eccentric outfit that perfectly embodied
his character Darren Berman, a Los Angeles pool cleaner. Pine
sported a beige Iheartla shut under a linen blazer adorned

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with a single flower, paired with tiny cordery shorts, retro
tube socks, and brown hiking boots. His grown out blonde
locks were worn loose with sunglasses perched on his head,
completing the quirky look that had fans and photographers doing
double takes. The film itself represents a deeply personal project
for Pine, described by producer Stacy Cher as his love

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letter to Los Angeles, where he was born and raised.
Pullman follows Pine's character as he uncovers a shady business
deal while working at the Tahitian Tiki apartment block. The
star studded cast included the Net Benny, Danny de Vito,
Jennifer Jason Lee, and Dewanda Wise. Cher revealed that Pine's
nostalgic connection to La runs so deep that his letters

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to writers were penned on his vintage typewriter, which also
appears in the film. Meanwhile, Pine's twenty twenty two action
thriller The Contractor has found new life on streaming platforms,
topping the Czech Republic's Netflix charts according to just watch data.
The film, which features Pine as a former Special Forces
sergeant recruited for Black Op's mercenary work in Berlin, demonstrates

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his continued international appeal even for all the releases. Pine
also sat down with bobg and entertainment reporter Dean Richards
alongside Danny de Vito to discuss Pullman, though specific details
from their conversation weren't widely reported. Social media buzz around
the actor has been modest, with casual mentions on platforms
like Threads keeping his name in circulation among fans. The

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premiere appearance in film Launch marked Pine's most significant public
activities in recent days, showcasing both his commitment to passion
projects and his willingness to fully embrace unconventional promotional strategies
that blow the lines between character and celebrity persona. And
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