Chris Pine talks about the reception of his feature directorial debut.
Thursday, May 9 episode Happy Sad Confused podcast, Pine, 43, opened up to host Josh Horowitz about swimming pool (in theaters May 10), who co-wrote, stars and directs.
After the film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September and received its share of negative reviews, “I thought, ‘Maybe I made a bunch of s—,’” the director admitted.
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But, he continued, “I went back and watched it. I fucking love this movie. I love this movie so much.”
swimming pool follows “a native Los Angeleno who spends his days tending to the Tahitian Tiki apartment block pool and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live,” according to the official synopsis.
Chris Pine in the movie ‘Poolman’.
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Sharing a preview of his first time behind the camera for a feature film with PEOPLE, Pine said in April that the process entailed “a state of flux for months. There was no time to think or think.”
The process of creating the comedy-mystery with actors Annette Bening, DeWanda Wise, Ariana DeBose, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito and others “was so joyful and the most creative I’ve ever been on set.”
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Pine explained that the entire process of making the film and the feedback proved “how resilient I am”.
“It ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me. It forced me to double the joy and really double what I love most about my job — which you kind of forget, it’s basically a game.”
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‘Pool boy’.
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Pine also discussed the film’s reception with his therapist, he said. “In anything that feels like a setback, yes, there’s a cut injury, but as the scar tissue forms and the healing process takes place, you benefit from the growth of resilience.”
He also said that while actors can “hide” behind many aspects of a film when it comes to criticism, the same is not true for writers and directors.
“The closest I’d imagine this is like — co-writing, directing and starring — is a stand-up comedian feeling completely naked on stage,” he told Horowitz.
swimming poolfrom Vertical Entertainment, is in theaters May 10.
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