FastAndFurious franchise filmmaker Justin Lin quit as director of FastX because of 'difficult' Vin Diesel: report
✖ The Fast family doesn't always ride or die: Fast & Furious franchise filmmaker Justin Lin reportedly dropped out of directing Fast X because of"difficult" star and producer Vin Diesel. Lin, who directed five Fast films including last summer's F9, announced he"made the difficult decision to step back" from the driver's seat just days after the sequel started production on April 20.
"I've never seen anything like it. Lin's giving up $10 or $20 million [as director]," a veteran producer not involved with Fast & Furious told the Daily News. According to the source,"Diesel shows up late to the set. He doesn't know his lines. And he shows up out of shape." "Week one. Just finished week one," Lin said in Diesel's selfie video. When the Dominic Toretto actor asked Lin how it feels, the director responded,"It feels like the beginning of, uh, of an epic ending." Asked if it was"fair to say this is going to be the best" Fast & Furious movie, Lin answered,"In my heart, yes.
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