The director, cowriter, and star of "Poolman" reflects on his rise through Hollywood's ranks, from his rom-com days to playing Captain Kirk. "Is this on camera?" Chris Pine asks me as we stare at ...

In J.J. Abrams' Star Trek trilogy, Kirk began as a Starfleet Cadet and meteroically rose to become Captain. Whether he's Admiral Kirk or Captain Kirk, and played by William Shatner or Chris Pine ...