Chris Pine to Star in Action Movie ‘Run the Night’

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Chris Pine in ‘Poolman’. Photo: Vertical Entertainment.

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Chris Pine will star in ‘Run the Night.’
He’ll play a man who is accused of crossing Dutch mobsters.
Robert Alonzo is directing the movie.

It feels like a couple of years since we’ve seen Chris Pine on our screens. And indeed, it has been –– see the section on his recent career below.

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But if Pine has anything to do with it, the lack of him in movie theaters could be coming to an end sooner rather than later.

According to Variety, he’s attached to a new thriller called ‘Run the Night,’ which will find him as someone who gets in deep with the Dutch mob (yes, there is a Dutch mob and we don’t mean the Pennsylvania Dutch) and ends up having to fight to protect his family.

The new movie will be directed by Robert Alonzo, a hugely well-respected second unit director and stunt coordinator who had worked on major titles including ‘Deadpool,’‘The Batman’ and ‘The Flash,’ to name a few. Most recently he handled the action for ‘Captain America: Brave New World,’ and clearly impressed Marvel enough that he’s busy on ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’

Which does make us wonder when he’ll be available to shoot this new movie, since we can’t imagine ‘Doomsday’ will be a short production span. Still, Pine has other work to get on with while he waits.

This new thriller comes from Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures, who will produce alongside his company’s president Alex Young, while Pine and Ian Gotler will be involved behind the scenes via their Barry Linen banner. Lionsgate has snapped up international rights.

What’s the plot of ‘Run the Night’?

Chris Pine stars in ‘Wish.’

The new movie follows a banker (Pine), accused of betraying the Penose (the Dutch mob), who is dumped naked in the heart of Amsterdam with a $10 million bounty on his head.

Hunted by the city’s most violent gangs, he must fight his way across the city by dawn to save the lives of his wife and child — a mission that reveals he was never just the money guy.

John Glenn and Alex Davidson, wrote the script, based on a story by Glenn. The former has worked on the likes ofJohn Glenn ‘Eagle Eye’ and 2008’s ‘The Lazarus Project,’ which he also directed. And he’s currently the executive producer of Lionsgate Television’s new ‘Robin Hood’ series.

Davidson, meanwhile, has one other credit, an untitled project in development about Peter Buckley, the most losing boxer in history.

‘Run the Night’: the star and filmmakers speak

Chris Pine as Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick in Outlaw King. Credit: Netflix

Here’s Pine’s comment on making the new movie, which will see him reunite with Alonzo after the latter handled second unit on 2009’s ‘Star Trek’:

“I love this story, character, and reuniting with Rob. There are so many places for this character to go, and I’m excited about the possibilities of bringing him to life on the big screen.”

And this is what Lionsgate’s Adam Fogelson had to say about the new project:

“Chris is an incredible actor and has the perfect combination of warmth and physicality needed to bring this role to life. We’re proud to be the home of Todd Lieberman’s Hidden Pictures and to be partnering with him and the exceptionally talented filmmaking team on this riveting and explosive action thriller.”

Finally, producer (and Hidden Pictures boss) Todd Lieberman said this:

“Rob Alonzo is the next great action director. With Rob’s talent behind the camera and our movie star Chris in front, I’m excited by what we have in store for audiences.”

Where else can we see Chris Pine?

Chris Pine plays Edgin in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ from Paramount Pictures and eOne.

Pine, who might still be best known for his role as Captain Kirk in the aforementioned ‘Star Trek’ and its sequels, had a busy 2023.

He voiced the villainous Magnifico in Disney’s animated ‘Wish,’ won plenty of praise playing the misunderstood Edgin in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ and made his own directorial debut with quirky comedy drama ‘Poolman’ which if we’re being charitable didn’t exactly win over critics or audiences.

Most recently, he was involved in comedy short film ‘What’s the Deal with Birds?’ as a producer and voice talent.

The actor worked on director Carolina Cavalli’s ‘The Kidnapping of Arabella,’ which also features Benedetta Porcaroli, though that has yet to lock down a release date.

Beyond that (and ‘Run the Night’) he has a few movies on his To Do list, including the long-developing new entry in the ‘Star Trek’ franchise.

He’s also in the cast list for Noah Hawley’s new crime thriller ‘Nowhere Fast,’ about a small-town criminal who inadvertently kills the nephew of his boss.

When will ‘Run the Night’ be in theaters?

Since production company Hidden Pictures and international rights holders Lionsgate will put the movie up for sale to prospective distributors at this year’s Cannes Market, we’ll have to wait and see when it might land on screens.