The film and sports worlds collide every Super Bowl Sunday as the major studios release the latest looks at their upcoming blockbusters, and while it was exciting to see more of Vin Diesel grunting about “family” during a rapidly cut look at F9: The Fast Saga, it seems that something altogether more impressive has been […]
Fast & Furious series to end with two more instalments
One of entertainment’s biggest franchises is set to end. Deadline reports Universal Pictures has not only greenlit two more Fast & Furious films, but will conclude the series with the tenth and eleventh installments to be directed by returning director Justin Lin. The final two films of the franchise will likely be shot in back-to-back […]
Orphan X heading to the small screen courtesy of Justin Lin
Author Greg Hurwitz’s (The Book of Henry) bestselling Orphan X book series is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Brad Weston’s Makeready and Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment are developing a drama based upon the thriller novels. Orphan X follows Evan Smoak, “who after being pulled from his home at the age […]
Vin Diesel teases Fast & Furious 9, confirms Justin Lin return for Fast 9 and 10
We might have an extra year to wait for Fast & Furious 9 thanks to the Dwayne Johnson / Jason Statham spinoff Hobbs and Shaw nabbing a 2019 release date, but actor and producer Vin Diesel has teased fans that the next instalment – said to be the penulimate – will be even bigger than […]
Fast & Furious director to helm CBS’ Magnum, P.I. pilot
Last month it was announced that CBS is moving forward with a reboot of the 80s TV series Magnum, P.I., and now comes word from Deadline that Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, Star Trek Beyond) will direct the pilot episode. The new take on the series has been created by Hawaii Five-O’s Peter Lenkov, and […]
Justin Lin and Andrew Kevin Walker team up for Lone Wolf and Cub
According to THR, Se7en and Sleepy Hollow screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker has signed on to pen the script for Lone Wolf and Cub, the upcoming Hollywood adaptation of Kazuo Koike and Goeski Kojima’s acclaimed manga series. Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) has been attached to produce the movie through his Perfect Storm banner since 2012, […]
Justin Lin to direct feature adaptation of documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Coinciding with its premiere on PBS Frontline tonight, The Wrap is reporting that Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, Star Trek Beyond) is set to direct a feature adaptation of the documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, which will be written by Kenneth Lin (House of Cards). The film tells the story of the family-owned Abacus […]
Space Jam 2 director provides an update on the sequel
Back in May of last year, it was officially announced that Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond) would be directing NBA star LeBron James in a sequel to 1996’s live-action/animation hybrid Space Jam, and now the filmmaker has provided an update on the project’s status during an interview with Slash Film. “Warner Brothers […]
Justin Lin has provided an update on the Jeremy Renner Bourne sequel
Director Justin Lin has provided an update for the Bourne sequel film starring Jeremy Renner. It’s been quite some time since The Bourne Legacy hit cinemas but according to the director of the spinoff’s proposed sequel, the film is in fact still in development. However, its prospects don’t sound tremendously promising. Boarding the project back […]
Justin Lin to direct Black Panthers drama The Stand Off for Netflix
Netflix has tapped director Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) and screenwriter Mark Heyman (Black Swan) for the upcoming period drama The Stand Off, Deadline is reporting. The film takes place in December 1969 and follows the first major operation of the newly-formed SWAT unit as they raid the los Angeles Headquarters of the Black Panther […]
