ACTOR Chris Pine has broken his silence on the brand new The Princess Diaries movie after a third edition of the franchise was revealed to be in the works.
20 years on from the last edition, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, fans have been left over-the-moon after it was confirmed that Disney would be bringing the movie back to life once again with an all-new edition.
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Chris Pine has addressed The Princess Diaries speculation in a new interviewCredit: Getty
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The second movie in the franchise was his breakout roleCredit: IMBD
Whilst rumours have been swirling for the past two years about a new film, Disney insiders have finally suggested that the movie will film next year after signing Adele Lim up to direct and seemingly getting a yes from actress Anne Hathaway about returning to the big screen.
The movie is expected to be a continuation of the existing two movies as opposed to a reboot meaning the door is open for each and every one of the film’s characters to make a comeback.
It has led to rife speculation that Chris Pine, known for his role as Nicholas Devereaux in the second movie, could be set for a comeback.
Appearing on talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Chris addressed the speculation for the first time and remained rather coy on the matter.
As Jimmy asked Chris about the film, he insisted it was “incredible” news that bosses had decided to bring it back for another go-around.
Pressing him, Jimmy asked for all the details on “the plot and the script” in a joking manner to a put-on-the-spot Chris.
He further asked him, “are you in it?,” before Chris successfully swerved the question and avoided revealing anything.
The actor said: “What I will say, it’s been 20 years, it’s been a long time – I can’t believe it’s been that long.
“But, I have more people come up to me about that than anything I’ve ever done.”
Chris added: “It was an incredible experience, but I don’t, unfortunately… I really…
“The first time that I heard about it was on the internet when someone sent me a screenshot of Anne lounging in a nice garden with some glasses on.”
It led fans to quip that they thought his trouble with directly answering the questions ensured he ‘knew something’ and as such was likely to have signed up for the hit movie.
Commenting on a clip of his appearance, one fan said: “He totally knows something.”
Someone else penned: “He better be in it.”
Before a third echoed: “He knows, we know!!! This is some marvel level secret…and okay, we’ll be patient, but we ALLLLLL know.”
In another interview on Today with Hoda & Jenna, he once again tried to dance around the subject as he told the daytime talk show hosts: “The answer is honestly I don’t know anything about it. I think it’s fantastic.”
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Anne Hathaway is on board with the new filmCredit: Getty
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Further details are yet to be revealed
