Chris Pine says that Poolman was the best thing to ever happen to him

Chris Pine "hadn't thought about directing" until the COVID-19 pandemic but has now made his debut behind the camera with 'Poolman;.

Along with helming and co-writing the feature, Chris, 43, also stars in it alongside Annete Bening, Ariana DeBose , Danny DeVito and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The film is slated for release on Friday.

Chris Pine said this week the development and release of his directorial debut Poolman was “the best thing to ever happen to me” despite the movie’s nearly universal bad reviews. “It’s forced me to double down on joy,” Pine told host Josh Horowitz on Thursday’s episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “As an actor…fundamentally …