An actor’s choices define his career, and with super hits like Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Star Trek under the belt, Chris Pine sure seems the perfect instincts when it comes to picking up a project.

It is this “killer instinct” that encouraged Chris to immediately sign on to play ex-marine James Harper in his upcoming release “The Contractor”. The film follows the thrilling journey of a soldier turned mercenary who is driven to the brink when left for dead on enemy territory.

Talking about the plot, Pine says, “In some ways it’s a deceptive story, a simple story, because there’s a thriller aspect, a Bourne aspect to it”.

On his thoughts while reading the script, he adds, “I knew from the first five pages if it continued on the line I thought, I would be really invested in it, and I was. It felt very, very ancient while also being very, very modern.”

Featuring high octane stunts and a nail biting story, “The Contractor” sees Chris in front and centre of the whole action, and by the looks of it, the actor has pulled off yet another memorable performance.

PVR Pictures releases “The Contractor”, directed by Tarik Saleh, starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Kiefer Sutherland, Gillian Jacobs and Eddie Marsan, in cinemas from April 8, 2022.