Justin Lin
The film went on to make box-office history as the highest grossing per-screen average opening weekend film for Paramount Classics/MTV Films when it was released in April 2003. Renowned film critics, including Ebert and Roeper, listed Better Luck Tomorrow as one of the top five films of the year.
Justin Lin's second solo feature, Touchstone's Annapolis, starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster was released in January 2006. He is also attached to direct Strangers-which Vertigo Entertainment is producing for Focus Features-as well as the Vertigo Entertainment and Universal Pictures' film Old Boy, a remake of a Korean-language action thriller. In addition, he is independently developing Crickets,a bittersweet drama, as his next feature film.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in Southern California, Lin was recently named one of Variety's Top-10 Filmmakers to Watch. In July 2003, Lin was named the It Auteur on Entertainment Weekly's annual It List, citing the 100 most creative people in the entertainment industry.
He holds a BA and MFA in film directing from the UCLA School of Film and Television, where he began writing, directing and producing numerous award-winning short films.
Early in his career, Lin served as the production coordinator of the Media Arts Center for the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. During his tenure there, he created several educational television pilots and documentaries such as Passing Through, which was featured on PBS. His multi-media projects at the Japanese American National Museum include J-Town Rhapsody, an eight-screen video installation, which received several awards including the Crystal Communicator Award of Excellence.
More recently, Justin Lin established Trailing Johnson, his own production company, which has already completed Spotlighting, a documentary about a long-running Las Vegas lounge act, soon to be broadcast on national television. Trailing Johnson Productions is presently in the midst of developing several new film and television projects including Finishing the Game, a satirical feature set in the recent past.
Justin Lin Facts
| Occupation | Director, Writer |
| Birthplace | Taipei, Taiwan |