Chris Pine is learning something about pressure. Pine, who stars as Capt. James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek and won the male star of tomorrow award, says he knows the movie will be scrutinized no end by Trekkies (or is that Trekkers?).

“I get the feeling there are going to be some people who like it and some people who are going to hate that we’re even doing the movie,” Pine says. “It’s a little nerve racking. I’ve got a resume that’s about an eighth of a page long, so I better not (mess) it up.”

Dennis Quaid could tell Pine a thing or two about the ups and downs of the movie industry. Quaid, who narrates the upcoming animated sci-fi flick Battle for Terra3D and appears in G.I. Joe, collected the statuette for male star of the year.

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Chris Pine may be showing up in theaters as the new James T. Kirk for “Star Trek” this year, but contrary to percolating rumors he has not yet been offered a green ring to play Hal Jordan. It turns out that discussions have taken place, but no one has sealed any deals yet for Pine to appear in the new “Green Lantern” film from Warner Bros.

“No, I had a meeting with [casting director] Pam Dixon and [executive producer] Donald De Line, but a meeting was all it was,” Pine told MTV News. “I have not been offered squat. I do not have the part and haven’t read a script.”

A rumor broke in March that Pine might be under consideration for the “Green Lantern” role on a short list that included geek-friendly stars Jon Hamm, Nathan Fillion and Sam Worthington.

Pine didn’t eliminate the possibility that he still might be offered the Hal Jordan role, but if he accepts the part, it won’t be for his love of comics.

“I’m not a big comic book fan,” he explained. Furthermore, the lack of a script in hand may be a barrier to Pine knowing if he even wants the part.

“I’m a fan of stories,” Pine said. “So if there’s a story to be told, I love to tell a good story. But there’s not a particular superhero or comic book character that I’d like to play.”

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Now that he’s Captain James T. Kirk in the rebooted “Star Trek,” Chris Pine has seen his previously low-key career undergo the kind of dramatic breakthrough possible only in Hollywood.

ShoWest exhibitors are believers in the actor, who have named him ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow. But Pine isn’t convinced — at least not yet.

“It’s flattering but incredibly daunting and a little bit perplexing when you’ve heard people say what a great job you’ve apparently done,” says Pine, noting that “Star Trek” doesn’t come out until May 8. “It remains to be seen.”

Surprising as it sounds, this 28-year-old son of actors initially wasn’t sure about stepping into Kirk’s uniform.

He was also offered a role in the Joe Carnahan-directed “White Jazz” at the same time “Trek” came his way. “It was not a no-brainer,” he says. “This wild, sociopathic, obsessive-compulsive, latently homosexual, angry young man sounded like a blast. It was just a fun-fun-fun character role. Then I had Jim Kirk, more of the Harrison Ford versus the Gary Oldman role. My natural inclination is to do the character piece.”

It was his sister who “turned the tables” when she asked, “Is there a way to look at it that Kirk is the more challenging role?”

That made Pine, best known until now for romancing Anne Hathaway in “Princess Diaries 2,” think again about taking the “Star Trek” job.

He cites “that adage of whatever scares you more is the right choice” as what helped him make up his mind. “It’s easier to put on a ton of makeup and strange clothes; you’re hiding yourself. (Instead) it’s me as James Kirk. In order for James Kirk to sell, I have to sell me.”

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Chris and Zach are featured on this month issue of the italian magazine CIAK. Thanks to cinzia81 & Zach-Quinto.com!

SOURCE: It’s still five weeks or so before the new “Star Trek” movie is in theaters — but that film won’t be the final frontier.

The film’s studio, Paramount Pictures, is so confident it’ll do well that it’s planning a sequel.

Variety said filmmaker J.J. Abrams, who directed and produced this “Star Trek,” will produce the sequel with others.

No decision has been made on whether he’ll direct it.

As for the sequel storyline, writer Alex Kurtzman tells Variety they’re “waiting to see how audiences respond” to the May 8 movie