During his 'Saturday Night Live' monologue, the 'Wonder Woman' actor pokes fun at the fact that there are many white Chrises cast in superhero movies.
- May 8, 2017
AceShowbiz - Chris Pine subtly took a jab at Hollywood over diversity problem in superhero movies during his monologue on "Saturday Night Live". While doing so, the "Wonder Woman" actor poked fun at himself for being confused for Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt.
Pine kicked it off by announcing that his new movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" was coming out, but he quickly hung his head in exasperation when the audience actually clapped for him. "See? You see?" he quipped. "I knew that was gonna happen. I'm not in Guardians of the Galaxy! That's Chris Pratt. I am Chris Pine." Leslie Jones later confused him for another Marvel star. "Thank you, Thor!" she yelled after taking a selfie with the host.
Just met Thor!! pic.twitter.com/90mlO2um0T
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) May 7, 2017
Pine then explained the differences between him and the other Chrises. "I'm not that Chris / I look just like him, but I'm not that Chris," he sang to the tune of "Uptown Girl". "We're all white guys / but these aren't the white guys I am / I'm six feet tall, and Chris Evans ... Chris Evans is six feet, as well."
The fact that Pine's character in "Wonder Woman" and Evans' in "Captain America" were both named Steve didn't help either. "See," he hilariously tried to explain the confusion. "Chris Evans' character is Steve Rogers, and in Wonder Woman I'm playing Steve Trevor - a completely different Steve, played by a different Chris altogether."
It marked the first time "Pine" hosted the "SNL", but it's not his first appearance on the show. Back in 2009, he made a cameo on "Weekend Update" when his first "Star Trek" film came out. During his return over the weekend, he did a lost episode of "Star Trek" in a sketch.
