Chris Pine Starring in ‘Nowhere Fast’

The ‘Star Trek’ actor will play a small-time criminal who gets into both hell and high water when he kills his boss’s nephew.

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Chris Pine is to lead ‘Nowhere Fast.’
He’ll play a small-time crook in the new thriller.
‘Fargo’ boss Noah Hawley is writing and directing the movie.

Chris Pine, it would appear loves a good Texas-set crime thriller where characters get in over their heads in a dangerous situation.

He played a desperate rancher-turned-bank robber in 2016’s ‘Hell or High Water’ and, per Variety, now he’s landed the lead role of a small-time crook in new thriller ‘Nowhere Fast.’

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And there are further connections beyond the locale and the (relatively) recent time period –– while the 2016 effort was scripted by Taylor Sheridan, currently the overlord of rugged television thanks to his ever-expanding ‘Yellowstone’ franchise and other projects, this new film comes via Noah Hawley, no stranger to small screen success himself thanks to ‘Fargo’ and ‘Legion.’

And ‘Nowhere Fast’ certainly feels fairly locked into Pine’s wheelhouse –– while he has done some bigger movies, he’s often found in smaller titles that give him a chance to stretch himself.

What’s the story of ‘Nowhere Fast’?

Chris Pine in 'Poolman'. Photo: Vertical Entertainment.

With Hawley writing and aiming to direct, the film will follow a criminal who inadvertently kills the nephew of his boss in Texas.

Sounds to us like Pine will be a man with a decent core who has turn to crime and ends up confronting, the arrogant, violent spawn of his overseer. Isn’t that usually how these things end up going? Plus he might try to get away, but the movie’s title suggest he won’t have too much luck.

Hawley will also produce via his 26 Keys Productions with the funding coming from 30West, which financed Pine’s ‘The Contractor,’ looking to co-represent the U.S. rights for ‘Nowhere Fast’ alongside CAA Media Finance. AGC International, the international sales arm of independent studio AGC Studios, will represent the foreign rights.

What else is Chris Pine attached to?

Chris Pine in 2009's 'Star Trek'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

Pine has been somewhat quiet in the last year –– his only efforts recently have been a BMW ad and narration duties on an upcoming short about birds.

Before that he impressed as the seemingly benevolent-but-secretly-scheming king in Disney’s ‘Wish’ (which didn’t exactly set the box office aflame) and also tried his hand at writing and directing himself in the poorly-received ‘Poolman.’

Currently, the actor is at work on a new drama called ‘The Kidnapping of Arabella’ about an Italian woman named Holly who is convinced she’s the wrong version of herself until meeting a 7-year-old girl changes her perspective. That one is written and directed by Carolina Cavalli.

But perhaps what most fans want to know is whether Pine will finally return alongside his castmates for another ‘Star Trek’ movie set in the “Kelvin Timeline” established by J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot of the classic sci-fi show in big screen form.

When asked by Business Insider about the status of it, Pine had this to say:

“I honestly don’t know. There was something in the news of a new writer coming on board. I thought there was already a script, but I guess I was wrong, or they decided to pivot. As it’s always been with ‘Trek,’ I just wait and see.”

The fourth ‘Trek’ outing with Pine and co. is listed as in pre-production on the IMDb, but like them, we’ll have to see if that pans out into an actual movie.

What else does Noah Hawley have going on?

Xenomorph in 20th Century Studios' 'Alien: Romulus.' Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

You might wonder how Hawley has time for a movie project given how much TV work he’s involved with. While it’s certainly less than Sheridan’s sprawling empire, it’s not nothing.

In addition to the ongoing crime calamities of ‘Fargo’ (inspired, of course, by the Coen brothers classic and using an anthology format per season with the occasional link to tell stories of bungled robberies etc.), he’s also been busy overseeing an ambitious extension of another franchise.

This summer will see the launch of his new FX/Hulu series ‘Alien: Earth,’ which is set closer to the present day than any of the movies about rampaging xenomorphs.

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With ‘Alien’ director (and franchise gatekeeper) Ridley Scott giving the project his endorsement as an executive producer the new show tracks what happens when a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth. A young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.

The likes of Timothy Olyphant, Sydney Chandler, Essie Davis and Alex Lawther are aboard the show.

Here’s what Hawley has said about Alien: Earth:

“There’s something about seeing a Xenomorph in the wilds of Earth with your own eyes. That is truly chilling to think of it moving here among us, and so I can’t tell you under what circumstances you’ll see that, but you’ll see it — and you’re going to lock your door that night.”

When will ‘Nowhere Fast’ be in theaters?

With the movie still at the casting stage and rights on sale, there is no word yet on when this new crime thriller might be making its way to theaters.

We’d guess it could start shooting –– even given Hawley’s packed schedule –– this year and could potentially be out by awards season, but seems more likely to arrive in 2026.