VIDEO : Justin Lin Developing CBS S.W.A.T. Reboot Series

Samuel L. Jackson Colin Farrell and LL Cool J in SWAT CBS Developing S.W.A.T. Reboot Series From Justin Lin It has been an amazing year for Justin Lin: the director got the chance to helm summer smash Star Trek Beyond, a process which, as he told Screen Rant in a July interview, was immensely challenging and rewarding. Though it was not an easy decision to take over the iconic franchise after J.J. Abrams? departure, Lin proved to fans everywhere that he treasured its original source material just as much as they did.