According to Deadline, Pine portrays Darren Barrenman, a hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher who makes his living looking to the pool at the Tahitian Tiki apartment complex in sunny Los Angeles and disrupting city council meetings with his neighbors Jack and Diane (DeVito and Bening). Barrenman forms uneasy relationships with a beautiful and well-connected femme fatale while following every trail he can with crooked city officials, burned-out Hollywood types, and mysterious donors in the interest of safeguarding his cherished Los Angeles.
Pine will also star in Poolman, which is characterized as an ode to Los Angeles with allusions to great films set in the city. The film also features Annette Bening and Danny DeVito. Pine collaborates with Patty Jenkins and Stacey Sher to create. Matthew Jensen, a cinematographer, has also joined the project, which is set to begin filming in Los Angeles in June 2022. Pine and Jenkins, who is producing for Wicious Pictures, will rejoin in Poolman’s film. Following Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984, and the short series I Am the Night, this is their most recent collaboration.
Ariana DeBose reportedly made history by being the first openly LGBT woman of color to win an Academy Award for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s new film adaptation of West Side Story. On Sunday, June 12, 2022, the Oscar winner will present the 75th Annual Tony Awards from New York City’s renowned Radio City Music Hall. Hamilton, The Prom, and HBO’s Westworld are among her other credits. Jennifer Jason Leigh recently appeared in Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick and the TV series Hunters. Her portrayal in The Hateful Eight earned her an Oscar nomination. Backdraft, Short Cuts, and Single White Female are among her other credits.
