Recently I was able to catch the episode of Chris from the late CBS series “The Guardian” in which Chris plays a orphaned 18 year old named Lonnie Grandy. This episode aired in 2003, and as it stands next to Chris’s “ER” television appearance this was Chris’s first big television role.

Gallery Link: Television Shows > The Guardian – “Hazel Park” (2003)

You can watch all the scenes that Chris was featured in below:

Return to Chris Pine Network Video Archive

I’ve added 10 high quality photos of Chris in an unknown student play. The date of this play or even the name is unknown but it has to be between 2004-2006 I would assume, though I may be wrong.

I’d like to thank Jenlynn820 from our Livejournal community for these.

Gallery Link: On Stage – Play Photos > Unknown Student Play ( ??? )

I have found & collected some fairly good reviews for ‘Carriers’. You’ll find that, no, they are not praising but this film wasn’t even expected to see theater time from my knowledge until Chris’s big success in ‘Star Trek’ this past summer. I do have to say I’m pleased with the overall reviews and ratings I’ve read for ‘Carriers’, as none are insulting or ridiculing, merely a breakdown of the plot and comments on the story which the movie and the characters are trying to tell.

All four actors do a fine job fleshing out their roles, with Pine demonstrating a less appealing side of the cockiness he brought to James T. Kirk and well-matched with the spunky Perabo.

You can read the full review here @ Fangoria.com

Actually, the only bad thing about “Carriers” is its trailer, which gives moviegoers the false impression that the feature film may evolve into a zombie flick. By no stretch of the imagination does this movie belong to the horror genre. Rather, it is a methodical thriller about the humanity’s response to its own demise. And, as the movie suggests, that is the most terrifying monster of all.

You can read the full review here @ Phoenix Movie Examiner

Now, contrary to what the trailer, ad campaign, and net buzz would lead you to believe, Carriers is not a zombie movie. Yes, there is a viral epidemic and yes, it wipes out most of the human race. But rather than turning those infected into violent, mindless, flesh-eating ghouls, it simply brings them a slow and painful death. And in a way, this helps the film.

You can read the full review here @ Pittsburgh Horror Movie Examiner

Chris Pine carries the film for much of its length. As the group’s de facto leader, his character Brian is a charming prick who does anything necessary to keep himself and his brother alive. The group’s motto, “the sick are already dead,” leads this film into morally ambiguous territory and forces the characters to make difficult decisions. In this world, if the disease doesn’t get you, the survivors might.

You can read the full review here @ MoviesOnline.ca

It seems Paramount has changed the original design of the soon to be released Star Trek DVD set for November 17th, which now features Chris solely by himself.

What do you think about the new cover?

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Hollywood’s biggest stars participate in epic Beyond All Boundaries opening in November only in New Orleans

When it premieres November 6, Beyond All Boundaries, the 4-D cinematic experience at The National World War II Museum, will feature the voices of Hollywood’s biggest names portraying everyday soldiers and servicemen as they fought to preserve our country’s freedom, and the journalists who covered it in their own words.

The exclusive production features an all-star cast including Tom Hanks joined by Kevin Bacon, Corbin Bleu, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Connolly, James Cromwell, Blythe Danner, Viola Davis, Jessie Eisenberg, John Goodman, Neil Patrick Harris, Kevin Jonas, Justin Long, Tobey Maguire, Daran Norris, Wendell Pierce, Chris Pine, Brad Pitt, Bill Sadler, Gary Sinise and Elijah Wood, among others.

The show will air on October 27th at 10PM on SpikeTV. Below are the categories which Chris is nominated for:
The Ultimate Scream
Drag Me To Hell
Let The Right One In
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Twilight
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