J.J. Abrams

The Profile

J.J. Abrams is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer known for creating the TV series Lost and directing the feature films Star Trek (2009) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He co-founded Bad Robot Productions.

Co-created Lost; directed the 2009 Star Trek reboot and Star Wars: The Force Awakens; American filmmaker active since the 1990s; co-founded Bad Robot Productions.

Two DeBaser reviews size up J.J. Abrams’s franchise muscle. Star Trek (2009) is praised for fresh energy and coherent prequel world-building. The Force Awakens is slammed as derivative and nostalgia-heavy. Overall: one crowd-pleasing reboot, one déjà vu.