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Sep 06, 2022
Chris Pine baffled as Harry Styles gives bizarre description for Don't Worry ...
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Chris Pine became the internet's unexpected meme from the Venice Film Festival as he appeared to "zone out" during his press duties for his upcoming film Don't Worry Darling.
The run-up to the highly-anticipated premiere of the psychological thriller that took place on Monday night (September 5) has been marred with gossip amid a rumoured "falling out" between director Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh, as the lead actor didn't attend the press conference due to a scheduling conflict but did dazzle later on the red carpet.
However, when it came to the press conference and interviews it was Pine who stole the show as fans joked that the actor looked like didn't want to be there.
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In one clip, the 42-year-old was interviewed alongside co-star Harry Styles about the film and while the singer and actor spoke profoundly about how his "favourite thing about the movie is it feels like a movie," Pine seemingly checked out there for a few moments as he stared blankly into the distance.
\u201cyou can almost see the screams catching in his throat\u201d— anna (@anna) 1662387389
Soon enough, the clip set off some more hilarious memes as one person tweeted: "chris pine sweetie i'm gonna get you out of there."
\u201cchris pine sweetie i\u2019m gonna get you out of there\u201d— franklin (@franklin) 1662392282
While someone else thought his fixed trance gave some throwback Miley Cyrus vibes.
\u201cchris pine on the panel:\u201d— jenika 51 (@jenika 51) 1662374411
"We're witnessing chris pine going through his joker moment in real time," another theorised.
\u201cwe\u2019re witnessing chris pine going through his joker moment in real time\u201d— franklin (@franklin) 1662408106
His look was even specifically compared to that of a "white suburban mom the morning after a wine-night crying ja. De-puff and disassociate."
\u201cChris Pine looking like a white suburban mom the morning after a wine-night crying jag. De-puff and disassociate\u201d— Nichole \ud83c\udf5e\ud83c\udf6f (@Nichole \ud83c\udf5e\ud83c\udf6f) 1662393619
While others thought Pine's blank stare might have something to do with Styles's convoluted answer...
\u201cHarry styles at the DWD conference: \u201cmy favorite part about the movie is that it feels like a movie\u201d \n\nChris pine next to him :\u201d— \ud83c\udf43 (@\ud83c\udf43) 1662398742
\u201cchris pine deserves an oscar for not reacting here i am so serious\u201d— Julian Bashir = Starfleet's # 1 Space Bi (@Julian Bashir = Starfleet's # 1 Space Bi) 1662394242
A clip of The Homelander expressionless in a cinema screening from the superhero TV series The Boys was also referenced as a comparison.
\u201cchris pine at the don\u2019t worry darling press conference\u201d— franklin (@franklin) 1662403076
"I’ve been a diehard Chris Pine fan for nearly 20 years now so I consider myself something of an expert, and I can confidently say he is reconsidering all his life choices here… literally dissociating from his surroundings," one superfan of the actor commented.
\u201cI\u2019ve been a diehard Chris Pine fan for nearly 20 years now so I consider myself something of an expert, and I can confidently say he is reconsidering all his life choices here\u2026 literally dissociating from his surroundings\u201d— may (@may) 1662393423
But it wasn't just his interview with Styles that was prime meme material as Pine's facial expressions also didn't disappoint in the group press conference.
\u201csomebody get chris pine outta there #Venezia79\u201d— bethany (@bethany) 1662387201
\u201cchris pine rethinking his entire life decisions that lead him to this point\u201d— cat.\ud83e\uddab (@cat.\ud83e\uddab) 1662388268
A big mood.
\u201cme filling the room with negative energy bc i don\u2019t wanna be there\u201d— Kate Halliwell (@Kate Halliwell) 1662381432
Pine's concentration is reminiscent of the look pulled when multitasking in Zoom meetings.
\u201conline shopping during the zoom meeting\u201d— JP (@JP) 1662392764
At the premiere, Pine even had the time put a new spin on the classic "you're doing amazing sweetie" meme as he photographed Pugh on the red carpet like a proud parent.
\u201cnew \u201cyou\u2019re doing amazing sweetie\u201d meme just dropped, but with chris pine and florence pugh.\u201d— mae \u2605 (@mae \u2605) 1662397922
\u201cSAME ENERGY\u201d— \u039evan Ross Katz (@\u039evan Ross Katz) 1662402143
\u201cChris Pine said \u201cyou\u2019re doing amazing sweetie!\u201d\u201d— Meech (@Meech) 1662400151
Chris Pine channelling Kris Jenner, you love to see it.
Don't Worry Darling is set to be released in cinemas on September 23 2022.
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