In 2002, Chris Pine wasn’t living up to his paycheck. It requires income.
The “Star Trek” actor admits his bank account was debited until things started to change when he started booking commercials for Hardee’s and Heineken and guest appearances on shows like “ER.” Ta
“I started pre-ordering these films in quick succession in this very short period of time and then I got The Princess Diaries 2. [Royal Engagement]And it was – I started working,” he said.Sit down with Willie Geist on Sunday“Podcast.
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Chris Pine (pictured in 2004, the same year The Prince Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement was released). (Jesse Grant/Wire Image)
Pine was cast as Hathaway’s love interest in the sequel to the hugely popular 2001 film The Princess Diaries, starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.
“I was driving down the highway and I was in my 1972 BMW…I had owned it since I was 16 years old,” he recalled of the situation. “There was no air conditioning there. It was the height of summer, and I was getting off at Magnolia. I was using my tiny little Verizon flip phone, and I got a call from an agent saying I had booked a job. I did.”
Chris Pine says the check he got for ‘The Princess Diaries 2’ was ‘mind-blowing’ at the time. (Entertainment Photo/Alamy Stock Photo)
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“I pulled up on the side of the freeway and they said, ‘Your salary is $65,000,’ and it was like someone telling me I made $50 million. It was a real eye-opener. did.”
Pine explained that the situation is bleak at this point.
“I had an overdraft on my bank account, about $400 over. I was going to beg my parents for money,” he said with a laugh. “And I took that $65,000, and at that moment I knew my life had changed in some way.”
Chris Pine said he was paid $65,000 to star opposite Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2. (Samir Hussain/WireImage/Getty Images)
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“nevertheless [$65,000] It ended up being about $15,000,” he recalled. “That didn’t last long, and I still owed my parents rent. But… [was] A feeling of wildness. I’ll never forget it. ”
“I pulled up on the side of the freeway and they said, ‘Your salary is $65,000,’ and it was like someone telling me I made $50 million. It was a real eye-opener. did.”
Chris Pine is still active as an actor. (Axel/Bauer Griffin/Film Magic/Getty Images)
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Pine is still active as an actor, and recently made his directorial debut with “Pool Man.” It premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. The film, which also stars Pine, will be released in the US on May 10th.
