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Justin Lin is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Taiwanais born on 11 october 1971 at Taipei (Taiwan)

Justin Lin

Justin Lin
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Birth name Lín Yìbīn
Nationality Taiwan
Birth 11 october 1971 (52 years) at Taipei (Taiwan)

Justin Lin (chinois traditionnel : 林詣彬, chinois simplifié : 林诣彬, pinyin : Lín Yìbīn), né le 1er janvier 1973 à Taipei, est un producteur et réalisateur américano-taïwanais.

Il a réalisé cinq films de la franchise de films d'action américaine Fast and Furious.

Biography

Jeunesse et révélation
Justin Lin nait à Taipei en Taïwan mais grandit dans un quartier de la classe moyenne dans le comté d'Orange en Californie.

Il fréquente ensuite l'Université de Californie à San Diego pendant deux ans, avant d'aller à UCLA où il intègre la UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

En 1997, il coréalise avec Quentin Lee le film Shopping for Fangs, avec notamment John Cho. En 2002, il réalise son premier long-métrage en solo, Better Luck Tomorrow. Le film est assez bien perçu par la critique et lui ouvre les portes d'Hollywood.

Il livre trois différents longs métrages : en 2006, il livre le drame militaire Annapolis avec James Franco, Tyrese Gibson ou encore Jordana Brewster. Mais également le 3e volet de la saga Fast and Furious. Le projet est délicat : les deux têtes d'affiche des premiers opus ont refusé de revenir, et il faut donc trouver une bonne histoire. D'abord envisagé pour une sortie en DVD, le concept imaginant une action localisée dans le futur, au Japon, convainc la production qui le sort en salles. Intitulé Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, le film fonctionne correctement au box-office, à défaut de convaincre la critique.

En 2007, Lin co-écrit et réalise le mockumentary Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee qui lui permet de se moquer de la représentation des asiatiques dans le cinéma hollywoodien.


Passage aux blockbusters
En 2009, les studios Universal lui confient les rênes de Fast and Furious 4, quatrième opus marqué par la reformation du casting original, et dont l'action se situe cette fois à la suite du deuxième opus. Le box office est excellent, à défaut de convaincre encore la critique. Mais ce sera le cas pour Fast and Furious 5, sorti en 2011, qui combine énorme box-office mondial et excellente presse. De même pour Fast and Furious 6, gros succès de l'été 2013. Ce dernier opus reconnecte la trame principale avec le début de Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Après avoir été un temps annoncé comme réalisateur de Fast and Furious 7 puis de Terminator: Genisys, il opte pour des projets plus ambitieux.

Après avoir réalisé les deux premiers épisodes de la seconde saison de l'acclamée série True Detective, il succède à J. J. Abrams pour le blockbuster de science-fiction Star Trek : Sans limites, qui fait suite à Star Trek Into Darkness. Le long-métrage lui permet de retrouver l'acteur John Cho, qu'il avait dirigé dans Better Luck Tomorrow.

Best films

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
(Director)
Fast Five (2011)
(Director)
Fast & Furious (2009)
(Director)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
(Director)

Usually with

Sung Kang
Sung Kang
(8 films)
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel
(5 films)
Chris Morgan
Chris Morgan
(5 films)
Spiro Razatos
Spiro Razatos
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Justin Lin (13 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Better Luck Tomorrow, 1h41
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Parry Shen, Sung Kang, Jason Tobin, Roger Fan, John Cho, Jerry Mathers
Roles Jock (Uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4971153.4971153.4971153.4971153.497115
Ben Manibag (Parry Shen) and his friend Virgil Hu (Jason Tobin) are lying in the sun discussing college-admissions, but hearing a cell-phone ringing, begin digging in the dirt and soon uncover a human hand.

Director

F9
F9 (2021)

Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles
Actors Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodríguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel
Rating52% 2.639182.639182.639182.639182.63918
Le neuvième volet de la saga "Fast & Furious"...
Star Trek Beyond, 2h2
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Simon Pegg
Rating69% 3.497363.497363.497363.497363.49736
2263. Sur une planète, le capitaine James T. Kirk agit à titre d'ambassadeur pour conclure un traité de paix entre deux peuples ennemis. En guise de cadeau, il apporte un artéfact qui faisait partie d'une puissante arme inconnue. Cependant, le chef de la planète s'emporte, croyant qu'on veut se moquer de lui et soumettre son peuple. Kirk tente de l'apaiser, mais le chef préfère attaquer Kirk, imité par ses congénères. Grâce à Scotty, Kirk retourne sur le vaisseau USS Enterprise. Après cette mission manquée, Kirk se questionne sur son rôle dans Starfleet. Après trois ans de mission et alors que son anniversaire approche — il aura un an de plus que son père quand il est mort —, il n'éprouve plus qu'ennui et malaise, même si son équipage est l'un des meilleurs selon ses dires.
Fast & Furious 6, 2h10
Directed by Vin Diesel, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodríguez, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson
Rating69% 3.4975753.4975753.4975753.4975753.497575
Following their successful Rio heist, Dominic "Dom" Toretto and his professional criminal crew have fled around the world: Dom lives with Elena; his sister Mia lives with Brian O'Conner and their son, Jack; Gisele and Han live in Hong Kong; and Roman and Tej live in luxury.
Fast Five
Fast Five (2011)
, 2h10
Directed by Vin Diesel, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Gary Scott Thompson, Chris Morgan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies, Heist films
Actors Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris
Rating72% 3.649483.649483.649483.649483.64948
When Dominic "Dom" Toretto is being transported to Lompoc Prison by bus, his sister Mia Toretto and friend Brian O'Conner lead an assault on the bus, causing it to crash and freeing Dom. While the authorities search for them, the trio escapes to Rio de Janeiro. Awaiting Dom's arrival, Mia and Brian join their friend Vince and other participants on a job to steal three cars from a train. Brian and Mia discover that agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are also on the train and that the cars are seized property. When Dom arrives with the rest of the participants, he realizes that one of them, Zizi, is only interested in stealing one car, a Ford GT40. Dom has Mia steal the car herself before he and Brian fight Zizi and his henchmen, during which Zizi kills the DEA agents assigned to the vehicles. Dom and Brian are captured and brought to crime lord Hernan Reyes, the owner of the cars and Zizi's boss. Reyes orders the pair be interrogated to discover the location of the car, but they manage to escape and retreat to their safehouse.
Fast & Furious, 1h40
Directed by Vin Diesel, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodríguez, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso
Rating65% 3.252173.252173.252173.252173.25217
Five years after leaving Los Angeles, Dominic Toretto and his new crew, consisting of his girlfriend Letty, Tego Leo, Rico Santos, Cara Mirtha, and Han Seoul-Oh, are hijacking fuel tankers in the Dominican Republic. Dominic begins to suspect that the police are hot on their trail, after Han informs him that one of his garages have been raided, forcing the crew to disband and go their separate ways. Realizing that he must move, he packs his things in the middle of the night and leaves Letty behind in order to protect her from harm.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 1h44
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Yakuza films, Road movies, Gangster films
Actors Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Shad Moss, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley, Leonardo Nam
Rating60% 3.0050953.0050953.0050953.0050953.005095
In Arizona, 17-year-old high school student Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) and Clay (Zachery Ty Bryan) race their cars to win Clay's girlfriend Cindy (Nikki Griffin). When Sean cuts through a structure and catches up to Clay, Clay hits Sean's car repeatedly until a high speed turn which causes the pair to both crash; Clay's wealthy family helps him escape punishment, but Sean's numerous past racing activities causes his mother to send him to live with his father in Tokyo, who is stationed there for the U.S. Navy.
Annapolis
Annapolis (2006)
, 1h48
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Jim Parrack, Roger Fan, Donnie Wahlberg
Rating58% 2.9104152.9104152.9104152.9104152.910415
Un jeune homme aspire à intégrer la prestigieuse école navale d'Annapolis malgré de mauvaises notes, et il atteint son but en soudoyant un membre du Congrès ...
Better Luck Tomorrow, 1h41
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Parry Shen, Sung Kang, Jason Tobin, Roger Fan, John Cho, Jerry Mathers
Rating69% 3.4971153.4971153.4971153.4971153.497115
Ben Manibag (Parry Shen) and his friend Virgil Hu (Jason Tobin) are lying in the sun discussing college-admissions, but hearing a cell-phone ringing, begin digging in the dirt and soon uncover a human hand.
Shopping for Fangs, 1h30
Directed by Justin Lin, Quentin Lee
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lela Lee, Jeanne Chinn, John Cho, Anel Lopez Gorham
Rating59% 2.952092.952092.952092.952092.95209
Housewife Katherine loses consciousness and lost her cell phone as a result. Lesbian waitress Trinh sends her sexually suggestive messages and pictures. Katherine's husband works with a man by the name of Phil.

Scriptwriter

F9
F9 (2021)

Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles
Actors Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodríguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel
Roles Story
Rating52% 2.639182.639182.639182.639182.63918
Le neuvième volet de la saga "Fast & Furious"...