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Watch Justin Lin’s Live-Action ‘Jetsons’-Inspired Commercial
Watch Justin Lin’s Live-Action ‘Jetsons’-Inspired Commercial
Watch Justin Lin’s Live-Action ‘Jetsons’-Inspired Commercial
It’s a fun treat when directors you admire get hired to direct really cool-looking commercials. Spike Jonze’s fragrance ad featuring an acrobatic Margaret Qualley went viral last year. Neill Blomkamp has a whole series of commercials detailing the exploits of Clive Owen’s mysterious “Driver,” a man hired for his getaway car skills who just so happens to drive a fancy-schmancy BMW. Now, Justin Lin, whom you might know best from the Fast & Furious movies, has joined the fray with a futuristic and yet realistic commercial for a company called Arconic inspired by The Jetsons.
Justin Lin Is Hopping Behind the Wheel of ‘Hot Wheels’
Justin Lin Is Hopping Behind the Wheel of ‘Hot Wheels’
Justin Lin Is Hopping Behind the Wheel of ‘Hot Wheels’
Hasbro currently stands at the top of the pile of toy-based live-action movies with a fifth Transformers chapter on the way, but Mattel is slowly catching up. With the Max Steel feature film on the way later this year, the toy company is revving its engines for another potential franchise starter, and they’ve got none other than Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin signed on for the project.
‘Star Trek Beyond’: The Anti-Brexit, Anti-Trump Blockbuster
‘Star Trek Beyond’: The Anti-Brexit, Anti-Trump Blockbuster
‘Star Trek Beyond’: The Anti-Brexit, Anti-Trump Blockbuster
The entire marketing campaign and dialogue around Star Trek Into Darkness — not to mention most of the runtime of the actual movie — was about the mysterious identity of its villain. Who was this guy Benedict Cumberbatch is playing? Was he an old character from an earlier movie? Could he be Khan? Oh, no, he’s “John Harrison.” Wait, who the hell is John Harrison? Why all the secrecy around a nobody named John Harrison? Are we sure he’s not Khan? No, J.J. Abrams insisted he wasn’t Khan and he wouldn’t straight-up lie to our whoops no never mind he straight-up lied, he’s Khan.
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Review: Why We Need Star Trek Now More Than Ever
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Review: Why We Need Star Trek Now More Than Ever
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Review: Why We Need Star Trek Now More Than Ever
It’s been a while since the crew of the Starship Enterprise visited a strange new world in search of new life and civilizations. The Star Trek of television was full of strange new worlds; the Enterprise seemed to discover one every single week. The Trek movies, so focused on special effects, violence, and intricate revenge plots, have frequently strayed from Trek’s original mission. And while there’s plenty of action and excitement in Star Trek Beyond, there’s also a clear attempt to return this series to its core principles: Exploration, diplomacy, teamwork, and the hope for a better tomorrow. After the missteps of the punishingly bleak and the unfortunately rehashy Star Trek Into Darkness, it’s a necessary and welcome course correction; a Star Trek back into the light.
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Gets One Last Trailer
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Gets One Last Trailer
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Gets One Last Trailer
Paramount has released the fourth and final trailer for Star Trek Beyond ahead of the film’s July 22 release, and if early word is to be believed (and we think it is), you have every reason to be optimistic about the new sequel. Shorter, punchier and more action-packed than the first three previews, the latest and last trailer may be the best of the bunch, and if nothing else, it looks like Justin Lin was definitely the right pick to replace J.J. Abrams in the director’s chair.
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer: Shipwrecked on the Final Frontier
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer: Shipwrecked on the Final Frontier
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer: Shipwrecked on the Final Frontier
It is interesting that, given a reboot could theoretically go off in any direction it chooses, that the relaunched Star Trek has begun to repeat events from the first Star Trek movie series. Star Trek Into Darkness was essentially a revisitation of The Wrath of Khan; the movie not only reintroduced the title character, it also flip-flopped the famous end of Wrath of Khan where Spock dies saving the Enterprise. (This time around it was Captain Kirk who made the ultimate sacrifice ... for about 8 minutes, and then he got better.) Certainly the circumstances of the film are very different, but Star Trek Beyond shares one crucial ingredient with Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, namely the destruction of the Starship Enterprise, and the shipwrecking of its crew on a distant alien planet.
‘Star Trek Beyond’s Simon Pegg Explains Mystery Space Station
‘Star Trek Beyond’s Simon Pegg Explains Mystery Space Station
‘Star Trek Beyond’s Simon Pegg Explains Mystery Space Station
Following last weekend’s debut of that great new trailer for Star Trek Beyond, Paramount has released a whole bunch of official stills from the upcoming sequel. The images offer new looks at Sofia Boutella’s alien character, along with Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk, Zachary Quinto’s Spock and Simon Pegg’s Scotty (and that little rascal Keenser) — speaking of which, Pegg has also offered some details on that mysterious space station you may have spotted in the most recent trailer.
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer Reveals a Bold New Threat
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer Reveals a Bold New Threat
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer Reveals a Bold New Threat
If you weren’t particularly sold by the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, then you may find the latest preview for Justin Lin’s sequel far more persuasive. It has a bit of everything: emotion, drama, epic intergalactic action, and Idris Elba as a menacing new villain unlike any the crew of the Enterprise has faced before. One thing is clear: this isn’t your average Trek mission.

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