Justin chons gook will be screened nationwide this summer. Apr 25, 2015 man up is chons first feature film, which he directed, cowrote with kevin wu, executive produced and stars in. Breaking dawn chons other film credits include revenge of the green dragons opposite ray liotta and executive produced by martin scorsese, 21 and over, and manup, a film he wrote, produced and. Directed by justin chon, the film features a cast that includes justin chon. So im playing the guy whos getting deported and i grew up in the. After finally graduating high school, 19yearold slacker martin kevin wu has big plans for the summer.
As he loses the trust of his family and girlfriend, he and his best friend randall justin chon. Just to clarify, justin chons man up, available now through vimeo on. He came to fame in 2006 when he played peter wu in the disney. Oct 14, 2019 chons first three directed feature films man up, gook, and ms. Its main problem is the bad acting and a predictable plot. Justin chon preps new movie blue bayou alongside alicia vikander. Cheng had previously shot shorts and directed commercials and. The story follows two friends in a crazy adventure as the 19 yearold martin kevin wu learns to face reality after getting his girlfriend madison galadriel stineman pregnant. Purple is directed by koreanamerican actor filmmaker justin chon, director of the films man up and gook previously. The film evolves around the story of two korean american brothers and their unlikely friendship with an 11yearold african american girl during read more.
Its been downright thrilling to see the twilight stars careers loosen up and expand after their stints in the culturally allencompassing ya adaptations. On march 26th, the upcoming film man up revealed its official trailer featuring the two leads, justin chon and kevin wu. The next audience award winner at the sundance film festival has been picked up by samuel goldwyn films, reported variety. Apr 28, 2017 his first film as a director, man up, a 2015 comedy about a slacker who impregnates his mormon girlfriend, was what chon calls a practice run, a film that he says he made for his 12yearold. Sep 05, 2019 ive covered your first two films man up. Actor justin chon appeared in all five twilight films and a number of tv shows before making his directorial debut in 2015 with man up.
May 28, 2015 database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for man up 2015. Jan 20, 2019 justin chon returns to sundance this year with ms. Lakeshore launches digital studio with justin chonkevin. Jun 01, 2015 man up is the premiere film which launches off the dock, a new digital division of lakeshore entertainment. The screenplay is written by justin chon, cowritten by chris dinh. Justin chon celebrity profile check out the latest justin chon photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Justin chon was born in garden grove, orange county, california, and was raised in irvine, california. When 19 year old martin kevin wu gets his girlfriend pregnant, the only person he has to turn to is his stoner friend, randall justin chon. Chons first three directed feature films man up, gook, and ms. Justin chon biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki, family. Tiffany chu in first trailer for justin chons indie drama. The film follows a single 34yearold woman bell, who after being mistaken for a strangers blind date, finds the perfect boyfriend in a. The film follows a single 34yearold woman bell, who after being mistaken for a strangers blind date, finds the perfect boyfriend in a 40yearold divorce pegg. Purple is a long distance away from your first feature, man up. To see justin chons entire filmography listed on traileraddict, hit the credits option below.
Justin chon appears in twilight, new moon, eclipse and breaking dawn part 1 as eric yorkie. Jan 28, 2019 his film gook premiered at the sundance film festival in 2017 and put him on hollywoods radar as an up and coming filmmaker. Kevin kevjumba wu and justin chon buddy up in a coming of age film for lakeshore entertainments new digital division. Mar 26, 2015 aiming to target the youtube generation, lakeshore entertainment is launching off the dock as a fullservice digital studio and has acquired comedy man up, starring justin chon and kevin wu. Off the dock and supergravity pictures present a kinetic films production, man up opens on vod via vimeo on may 28 and on netflix in the end of june.
Man up is written, directed and stars chon along with youtube personality wu, widely known as kevjumba. Martin, a 19 year old slacker, has his life turned upside down when. The netherlands, norway, finland pick oscar submissions. He is the son of kyung, a pianist, and sang chon, a former child actor. Man up is chons first feature film, which he directed, cowrote with kevin wu, executive produced and stars in.
Martin kevin wu, a 19 yearold slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his. This comedic and eccentric film marks the directorial feature film debut of costar justin chon, who plays martins overeager best friend. This one happens to be a direct to netflix movie written and starring youtuber kevjumba. Gook director justin chon on the rodney king riots. With dionysio basco, gerry bednob, nichole bloom, duane char. We are supposed to have some sympathy for the main character who has gotten his girlfriend pregnant, and is now trying to face responsibility. Justin chon aims for crosscultural understanding with 1992 l. Martin kevin wu, a 19 yearold slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his girlfriend pregnant. Chon also cowrote with kevin wu, directed, executive.
Man up is a decent premise for a movie basically a slacker takes a year off so he and his girlfriend can be in the same classes in college though he pretty obviously does not have any plans to ever actually go to college, which infuriates his mother and rest of his family, then she drops the bomb that she is pregnant. Man up is a 2015 britishfrench romantic comedy film directed by ben palmer from a screenplay written by tess morris, starring lake bell and simon pegg. Justin chon biography, age, movies, wife, twilight, net worth. Samuel goldwyn films has acquired north american rights to gook, justin chons sundance audience award winner. Lakeshore records will release the soundtrack to man up digitally on june 9.
Man up film partners halina reijn and carice van houten, whose first completed film instinct gets its north american premiere in. His film gook premiered at the sundance film festival in 2017 and put him on hollywoods radar as an up and coming filmmaker. The film follows two teenage boys, martin kevin wu, and his trusty. Man up is the first film release of the new digital division of lakeshore entertainment, off the dock. Alicia vikander joins blue bayou, latest from justin chon. Chon wrote, directed and stars the pic, which is s. Korean cutie justin chon was born in orange county, ca in 1981, where he grew up watching his father, a famous south korean child actors, movies. Martin, a 19 year old slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his mormon girlfriend pregnant so he moves in with his stoner best friend, randall, who teaches him to be a man.
Purple, like all great films, reveals the gritty, tender human core in a. Chon also cowrote with kevin wu, directed, executive produced, and starred in the 2015 feature film man up. Unemployed and unschooled, 19yearold martin wu thinks hell be spending the summer playing video games, going to the beach and relaxing as usual. Starring kevin kevjumba wu, justin chon and galadriel stineman, watch man up now playing on demand via vimeo. He made his feature directorial debut with man up a few years. Jul 25, 2019 purple is directed by koreanamerican actor filmmaker justin chon, director of the films man up and gook previously. His first film as a director, man up, a 2015 comedy about a slacker who impregnates his mormon girlfriend, was what chon calls a practice run, a film that he says he made for his 12yearold. Justin jitae chon born may 29, 1981 is an american actor, director, and youtube personality. Martin, a 19yearold slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his girlfriend pregnant. Directed by justin chon, the film features a cast that includes justin chon, galadriel stineman, kevin wu and nichole bloom. In films justin chon interview for his new independent drama ms. A southern california native, he began acting in 2005, two years after he graduated from the usc marshall school of business.
Released 2015, man up stars kevin wu, justin chon, dionysio basco, gerry bednob the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. For the films, the character of eric was combined with ben cheney. Apr 19, 2017 samuel goldwyn films has acquired north american rights to gook, justin chons sundance audience award winner. Purple the director has acted in the twilight films and made numerous tv appearances. Chon also cowrote with kevin wu, directed, executive, produced and starred in the 2015 feature film man up. Chons other film credits include revenge of the green dragons opposite ray liotta and executive produced by martin scorsese, 21 and over, and manup, a film he wrote, produced and starred in. Martin, a 19 year old slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his mormon girlfriend pregnant so he moves in with his stoner best friend, randall.
Justin chon is an american actor who is best known for his roles in the twilight saga film series. Below are the current top twelve films that have been filed under the actor justin chon in order of how many times each film has been viewed on site. Justin chon aims for crosscultural understanding with. Justin chon is an actordirector best known for his role as eric yorkie in the popular twilight film series. He is a member of the kpop parody group boys generally asian. The california native of korean descent is an actor, writer, director, and youtube personality. This comedic and eccentric film marks the directorial feature film debut of costar justin chon, who plays martins overeager best friend, randall. His second feature, the provocatively titled gook, premiered in the next lineup at the 2017 sundance film festival.
Justin chon and kevin kevjumba wu will star in man up, a comedy feature film produced by lakeshore entertainments new digital studio. Man up is an original story, written by chon and wu, of two young deadbeats forced to grow up quickly while having their friendship tested. Chon also has starring roles in detention of the dead, hang loose, rock jocks, innocent blood and in the dramatic festival short, jin. Lakeshore records will release the soundtrack to man up, directed by justin chon. Lakeshore launches digital studio with justin chonkevin wu. Justin chon family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for man up 2015. This movie is unfunny, amateurish, and just plain poor. Justin chon, kevin wu to star in feature film from lakeshores. Purple, he speaks about how his asianamerican identity shapes the story on filial piety. Justin chon celebrity profile check out the latest justin chon photo gallery, biography, pics.