Peacock still exists within the cable department and wants to be writer focused.
Justin Lin
The Cartel is out with LONG HAUL by Joshua Henson. It’s 1977, the golden age of trucking. The era of Duel, Convoy, and Smokey and the Bandit. Truckers are the new American cowboys. Scott, a long-haul trucker, picks up a runaway girl who, inexplicably, looks exactly like his late wife. Pursued by a mysterious government agent, Scott has to get her cross-country in 24 hours or less. The fate of the Universe is at stake.
Lin directed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth films before handing the reins to James Wan, and most recently, F. Gary Gray.
The doc by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) is about a small Chinese family bank that faced criminal charges after the 2008 mortgage crisis while many bigger banks not only didn’t face charges but actually received a government bail-out.
Set in December 1969, the film follows a newly-formed police unit known as the “SWAT team” as they embark on their first major operation — raiding the Los Angeles headquarters of the Black Panther party.
As the helmer of movies from the Fast and the Furious franchise and the upcoming Hot Wheels adaptation, it seems that Justin Lin is becoming the go-to man for anything car-related in Hollywood. The Star Trek Beyond director is partnering with Machinima to adapt the classic ’80s action show Knight Rider into a digital series.
Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin has been tapped to direct and produce Hot Wheels, the feature adaptation of the popular children’s toy line from Mattel. Lin and his Perfect Storm have an option to co-finance as well.
Based on original material by the late Bruce Lee, Cinemax has given the series Warrior a pilot commitment. The project has reportedly been a passion project between Lee and Justin Lin, who will executive produce and possibly direct.
Coming off directing Star Trek Beyond, Justin Lin and his production company Perfect Storm Entertainment are set to produce Revenge at a Wedding, a new dark comedy helmed by Nima Nourizadeh.
The story follows the romance between a young man whose whole family is part of the Irish mob in Boston and a young woman whose father is the head of the opposing Russian mob.
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
The U.S.S. Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Justin Lin is eyeing the director’s chair for Space Jam 2, the Warner Bros. follow-up to the classic 1996 live-action/animated hybrid which will star LeBron James.
Lydia Wilson is the latest addition to the third reboot film of the Gene Roddenberry universe.
When police officer and war veteran Paul Woodrugh discovers a crime scene, it attracts detectives Ani Bezzerides and Ray Velcoro to the investigation. Also involved is Frank Semyon, a career criminal and entrepreneur
Season 2 trailer for the hit HBO thriller series premiering June 21st.
“Fast and Furious” helmer to board the USS Enterprise for the 13th film.
The “Fast & Furious” helmer is in talks to helm part of the second season of the HBO hit.
Currently titled “Lionhunters,” producers aim to bring back the successful franchise.
Logline: Reboot of the famous buddy-cop franchise from the late ’80s, set to explore a new young gun on the police force.
Logline: With marriage, graduation, and the real world looming on the horizon, fifth year senior Caleb Fuller reassembles the old team of misfits for one last epic run in Intramural football.
Logline: Set amidst the transformation of Times Square from New York’s seediest neighborhood to the commercialized Disneyland it is today, when a secret from his past is unearthed, a young man’s loyalties are divided between his neighborhood boss who raised him and the grizzled ex-cop who swore to protect him.
Logline: Pitched in the vein of “Jurassic Park” and “Ghostbusters.” Kept under wraps but said to revolve around a toy factory that runs amok.
Logline: Chronicles the story of the late Bing Russell, who in 1973 created the only independent baseball team in America at the time, the Portland Mavericks.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Renner will reprise his role as Aaron Cross.
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Logline: Kept under wraps.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
