Vin Diesel wants Justin Lin to return to helm last Fast & Furious movie

Vin Diesel wants to bring Justin Lin, who directed 4 Fast & Furious movies back to direct the final Fast and Furious film.

Vin Diesel wants to bring Justin Lin, who directed four Fast & Furious movies back to direct the final Fast and Furious film.

Vin Diesel said he wants to bring the director back to the Furious franchise after helming the third-through-sixth films in the series.

Vin Diesel said he wants to bring the director back to the Furious franchise after helming the third-through-sixth films in the series.

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When asked if Justin will direct the finale, Diesel said, “I’m going to bring him back. Whenever we had a day off-even on Thanksgiving, his favourite holiday-it was Justin and me working on how far we could take it. Success comes from 10 years of that mentality.”

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“Vin says you finish what you started,” the Star Trek Beyond director says, “and he’s very persuasive.”

Diesel is currently filming Fast and Furious 8 with Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Elsa Pataky, Lucas Black, The Rock, Kurt Russell and Charlize Theron.

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Directed by Straight Outta Compton director F Gary Gray, Fast 8 will be released in the US on April 14, 2017. Fast 8 will be followed by a ninth film to be released on April 19, 2019 and a tenth film planned for an April 2, 2021 release.

Universal also plans both Fast and Furious spin-offs and prequels.

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