Chris Pine Makes Surprise Appearance at ‘Five Days at Memorial’ Premiere to Support Dad Robert Pine
variety.comCarson Burton Crowds at the DGA theater in Los Angeles were buzzing on Monday night when Chris Pine made a surprise appearance on the red carpet.
Pine came out to the “Five Days at Memorial” premiere to support his dad, Robert Pine, in his newest acting endeavor.The father-son duo posed together before Chris made his way into the theater, letting his father walk the line to talk to the press.For Robert, his decision to get involved with this project came down to the script. “John Ridley and Carlton Cuse wrote [the script], and you just don’t get good writing like that all the time,” Pine told Variety. “I mean, any actor here can tell you that.
So when something like that comes up — whether it’s even a small role or whatever — you leap on it because you want to be part of something like that.” “Five Days at Memorial” follows the true story of Memorial Hospital during and after Hurricane Katrina tragically ravaged the city of New Orleans in 2005.
Adapted from Sheri Fink’s book, the series chronicles the staff at the hospital as floodwaters rise, power fails and heat soars.
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