How Basketball Helped Star Trek Director Justin Lin Conquer Hollywood
How Basketball Helped Star Trek Director Justin Lin Conquer Hollywood
Mission log: Earth date, 1980. Eight-year-old Justin Lin and his family arrive in Los Angeles from Taiwan. After growing up on a farm, Lin suddenly finds
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From Basketball to the Bridge: Talking Star Trek with “Beyond” Director Justin Lin
The director of the newest Star Trek adventure talks with SI Kids about making the movie, his love of the series, and how basketball helped him become a filmmaker.
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