Fast & Furious 10 Director Controversy: All Key Updates
Fast and Furious 10, now officially titled Fast X, has recently been the subject of a massive controversy between its former director Justin Lin and the studio, Universal Pictures. With Transporter director Louis Leterrier signing on as a replacement and news still breaking, Fast X seems to be on shaky ground right now. Because of the quickly emerging key details, there is a lot to know about Fast and Furious 10's director controversy.
After the release of F9, the ninth mainline entry in the incredibly successful Fast and Furious series, Fast X immediately entered production. Alongside most of the main cast, director Justin Lin was signed on to return for the tenth film. Lin has directed five movies in the Fast and Furious going all the way back to the 2006 entry The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, being the most frequent director in the franchise.
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While Lin was tied to the project fairly deep into development, a settlement between Lin and Universal Studios was reached on April 25, allowing him to exit the project. These developments have been filling headlines since the news broke, so here are all the key updates and details on the Fast and Furious 10 direct controversy.
Although most directors that leave projects do it during pre-production, Justin Lin left Fast and Furious 10 during filming. Lin's exit agreement was finalized days into shooting Fast 10, with the director leaving the project in the early days of filming. Lin was not only signed on to direct Fast 10 but also Fast and Furious 11, which he exited as well, so the franchise will feel the effects of this move well into the future.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin
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