CHRIS PINE, who plays the young Captain James T. Kirk in the upcoming new Star Trek film, is proud to be part of a franchise that presents an optimistic new vision of harmony and unity.
He is hoping the new film offers as great a message to mankind as the original TV series.
Speaking to Hitfix, Pine said: “When it came out in the late 60s it was time of great social unrest and two wars and great division.
“And as trite or cheesy as it may sound, the idea that many people can work together as one and achieve great things I think is…a wonderful vision of humanity, to have the deck of the Enterprise a virtual United Nations of faces and sexes and races and people from disparate backgrounds.”
“Hopefully, after the resonance it had in the late 60s, it will have a similar effect on a world similarly torn by economic crisis and wars . It seems like we try to spend more trying to kill each other than anything else. So, to present a vision of people working together is quite a wonderful thing.”
Pine is keen to be part of the planned follow-up: “I had a lot of fun on it. We had an absolute blast making it. I think it’s a lot of fun. If they invite me back, I’d certainly be the first one to sign up.”
The actor is very much likely to be back as Kirk, especially as a sequel is already in development and he is signed for two more pictures.
The 28-year-old added that the aim with his portrayal of the character was to move away from William Shatner’s original portrayal and start with a clean slate.
Pine says: “I got a sense of what [director J.J. Abrams] wanted to do with it and that he wasn’t looking for a bad impersonation of what Mr Shatner does.
“Realising that what Mr Shatner did was so unique, was so specific and was so iconic, in many ways it was very liberating because I knew that if anything I had to run in the opposite direction to make any mark of my own on the part.
“And that’s not to say there wasn’t a conversation early on about I might be able to use little nuances from his performances to use on my own. But it was very much a reimagining and very much in the spirit of JJ’s idea of making these characters our own.”
Star Trek is released on May 8 – except in Mexico where an outbreak of swine flu has led to the closure of public buildings including cinemas.
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