ExtraTV: Chris Pine Charms at ‘Star Trek’ Premiere

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ExtraTV: Raw Footage at the Los Angeles Star Trek Premiere

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In addition to the 29 photos I added yesterday I’ve just uploaded 71 medium quality and 48 high quality photos into the Los Angeles Premiere of Star Trek album.

Gallery Link: 2009 > 04/30/2009 – The Los Angeles premiere of Star Trek

Here is also a video of Chris and the cast from the red carpet of the premiere last night courtesy of The Insider.

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It’s precisely that mix of fighter-pilot cockiness and surfer-dude Zen that you would expect from an actor who, as the leading man in “Star Trek,” has taken on the biggest challenge of any popcorn-movie star this summer: How to play James T. Kirk without imitating the role’s originator, William Shatner?

“That’s it right there, that’s the challenge,” Pine said on that November afternoon after a screening of early footage from the film, which opens Friday. “If I can do that, then we’re good.”

The L.A. native has apparently done just that, at least according to early reviews and a uniformly positive industry buzz that seems to frame “Star Trek” as this year’s “Iron Man,” a sleek summer movie with intense action, wit and surprising buoyancy considering all the heavy equipment taking flight.

The film begins on the day Kirk is born — the same day his father dies just 12 minutes into his first command as a starship captain. It follows Kirk through his daredevil youth and his Starfleet Academy career as a rakish Romeo with a need for speed and no love of regulations. Then it’s off into space, where he and the rest of thecrew must tangle with an angry Romulan named Nero.

Paramount, expecting big things, has already announced a sequel for 2011. Still, there are no sure bets in Hollywood, and while the crew of the USS Enterprise may live in the future, they may seem like ancient history to young moviegoers.

Thanks to my girl Luciana of Zach-Quinto.com for sending this my way. I’m super busy this week so any new videos such as the ones I’ve already posted I will have the chance to cap shortly so expect screen captures of these recent videos to come by the end of the week. 😉

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I’ll probably add captures of this later. 🙂

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I’ve uploaded the interview with Chris and Zachary from ExtraTV as well as 61 captures.

Gallery Link: Web Videos > ExtraTV: Chris Pine, Raw!

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