![]() ![]() His third feature film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, was released in North American cinemas on June 16, 2006. ( March 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ![]() Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section's content on box office revenues and their comparisons possibly contains original research. 2006–2015: Fast & Furious franchise, minor projects The film cost US$26 million to make, but grossed only $17 million worldwide. Lin's second feature film-and first film to be produced and distributed by a large studio, Touchstone Pictures-was Annapolis (2006), which starred James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg and Jordana Brewster. Variety magazine named him one of the "Top 10 Directors to Watch" in 2002, citing the film. Better Luck Tomorrow was also an official selection of the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at 2002 Sundance, and was a nominee for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards. They do not have to 'represent' their people." Ebert's approval of the film drew the attention of major studios, eventually leading to MTV Films buying the film for distribution, MTV Films' first such acquisition. Asian-American characters have the right to be whoever the hell they want to be. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival of that year, and in a question and answer session following a festival screening, Roger Ebert stood up and angrily responded to an audience member asking Lin if he thought it irresponsible to portray Asian-Americans in a negative light, saying, "obody would say to a bunch of white filmmakers, 'How could you do this to your people?'. ![]() Lin's solo directorial debut was Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), a film focusing on a circle of high-school-age Asian-Americans who become caught up in a cascading series of petty and then serious crimes. Lin wrote and directed a documentary, Crossover (2000), which focused on the 70-year-old phenomenon of the Japanese American Basketball Leagues, which were established in the 1930s. The film stars John Cho and is considered to be a "cult classic" among independent Asian American films. Lin's first feature film was Shopping for Fangs (1997), which he co-directed with fellow UCLA Film School alumnus Quentin Lee when they were still at UCLA. Career Film work 1997–2005: Better Luck Tomorrow, Annapolis He was given a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017. He received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in film and television and a Master of Fine Arts in film directing and production from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Lin attended the University of California, San Diego for two years before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Lin earned the rank of Eagle Scout in March 1989 while a member of Boy Scout Troop 670. He graduated from nearby Cypress High School. He immigrated to the United States at the age of eight and grew up in Buena Park, California. ![]() Lin was born on October 11 1971, in Taipei, Taiwan. He is also known for his work on television programs like Community, and the second season of True Detective. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). His films have grossed over $3 billion USD worldwide as of March 2017. Justin Lin ( traditional Chinese: 林詣彬 simplified Chinese: 林诣彬 pinyin: Lín Yìbīn Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-born American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. University of California, Los Angeles ( BA, MFA). ![]()
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