I think Chris Pine is so sexy. Physically, I mean. He’s just got that X-factor sexiness, although his personality is not all that great. Some days, I kind of wonder if Chris worries that he’s not the leading man and huge star he could have been. And some days, I think he’s probably pretty happy where he is – he works a lot, he has name-recognition and he’s up for a lot of roles and gets to work in diverse projects. Still, not every dude would have done what Pine did: sign on to play “the girl role” in a superhero movie. Warner Bros. has already given Wonder Woman a spinoff movie (following her debut in Batman Vs. Superman, which comes out next year), and they’ve been filming it for months. Gal Gadot is the star, obviously, as Wonder Woman. And Pine plays Captain Steve Trevor, WW’s love interest and he’s absolutely playing second-fiddle to WW. As it turns out, Chris is fine with that. He loves that he’s part of a feminist superheroine film.

Whether he’s Captain Kirk or Jack Ryan, Chris Pine is used to playing the star in action flicks. But when he got the chance to be a part of the new Wonder Woman film, Pine says he was thrilled to give the ladies a chance to shine.

“It’ll be a f—— blast,” he told Total Film. “I couldn’t be happier to be supporting Gal [Gadot] in what’s going to be the first female-driven superhero film.”

While he may be leaving out a few of Gadot’s predecessors in the female action hero world – Halle Berry in Catwoman and Jennifer Garner in Elektra, for example – Pine’s heart is definitely in the right place.

“I think in the world today we’ve had plenty enough of male-driven everything,” he added. “It’s finally time to see how wonderful the world can be with beautiful, strong intelligent women kicking some major ass.”

Pine is slated to play Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman’s main love interest, in the upcoming film. Wonder Woman and Trevor’s relationship is notable for flipping the typical “damsel in destress” cliché, where in this case, Trevor assumes the damsel role.

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I could actually get into a movie where the dude is constantly getting into shenanigans and constantly in need of rescue by Wonder Woman. And Chris Pine will hopefully be a good damsel in distress! So… what are your thoughts on Chris’s “yay feminism” statement? I think his heart in the right place and if he wants to call himself a feminist ally, God bless. We need more of that. Here’s a set photo from Wonder Woman:

Also, I never got around to posting the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, which came out last week. This looks… bad? Like, really bad. And where’s Idris Elba?

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