How Will The Fast And Furious Saga Go On Without Justin Lin?
The iron grasp of franchise media is so dominant over all genres of cinema that it sometimes seems impossible to harm any of the big names. News from the intensely controversial Fast and Furious franchise serves to prove that even the biggest names in filmmaking are mortal, and they can still bleed.
Justin Lin has dropped out of the director's chair for Fast X, the tenth film in the monstrous blockbuster franchise. He simultaneously left Fast & Furious 11, which was set to start production immediately after the tenth film wrapped. Lin cited creative differences as the reason he quit the job, and while fans don't currently know any major details, it's worth wondering just where the franchise will go without his hand on the wheel.
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Before asking how the franchise can go on without him, it must be made clear exactly what Lin brought to the franchise over his 16-year tenure with these films. Justin Lin directed 2006's The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third film in the franchise. It's more akin to a spinoff than it is to a sequel, deviating completely from the sparse narrative of the first two films. Tokyo Drift was savaged by critics, as is every entry in the franchise, but Lin's direction was regularly praised. Lin returned three years later for Fast & Furious, his first tangle with the original family. His big fingerprint on the franchise started with Fast Five, the film believed by most to redefine the franchise. He went on to direct Fast & Furious 6 before an eight-year hiatus from the franchise. He returned to direct last year's F9 and was scheduled to take on the tenth and eleventh films before dropping out.
Justin Lin directed five of the nine currently released
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