Justin Lin May Return For Multi-Part ‘Fast And Furious’ Finale
After four installments in less than 10 years,Justin Linfinally handed over the reins of theFast and Furiousfranchise toJames Wanfor next year’sFurious 7. But he may already be coming back for more.
A new report indicates Lin and Universal could re-team forFast and Furious 8(or whatever it winds up being called) and an additional installment which will then close out the franchise. Hit the jump for more on the possible Justin LinFast and Furious 8return.
Deadlinehas heard Lin and Universal will soon be discussing a multi-picture deal for theFast and Furiousfranchise. According to their source, the idea is to have Lin direct the final installments of the series back-to-back.
Lin has directed four of the seven entries in the Fast and the Furious franchise: 2003’sThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2009’sFast & Furious, 2011’sFast Five, and 2013’sFast & Furious 6. It was under his watch that the series went from a flagging also-ran to a massive moneymaker. In all, the series has grossed over $2.3 billion to date.
But Lin bowed out afterFast & Furious 6to pursue other projects including theBourne Legacysequel starring Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross. However, that picture now looks likely to get pushed back since Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are set to return for another Jason Bourne movie. Meanwhile, Wan is attached to directThe Conjuring 2, so he’s tied up for the near future.
All of which means Lin could very well find himself reunited with Dom Toretto and his crew forFast and Furious 8and beyond. He would have to finish his episodes ofTrue DetectiveSeason 2 before moving on toFast and Furious 8, but doesn’t seem to be firmly committed to any directorial efforts beyond that.
The exact number of movies left in theFast and Furiousfranchise hasn’t been specified. TheFast and Furiousbrand is still going strong for now, but every film series has to come to an end eventually — if only so some other enterprising exec can start planning the inevitable reboot. In the meantime,Furious 7opensApril 3, 2015.
