James Wan to Direct FAST AND FURIOUS 7!

Movie James Wan by Joey Paur

Last week, it was reported that Justin Lin would not be coming back to direct the seventh installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, which is perfectly understandable. These films are the only movies he's been making, so I can see him getting a little burnt out on them. 

Universal Pictures has been on the hunt for a new director, and it looks like they want Insidious and Saw director Justin Lin to take Wan's place, which is a pretty damn good replacement! Wan is an awesomely talented director, and I think it would be fun to see him take on this franchise. It's completely different from anything he's ever done before. It's definitely a change of pace, which will be good for him as a filmmaker, to try something new. 

I hope Wan ends up directing Fast and Furious 7 because I think he would end up doing some really awesome and different things with it. He'd be able to bring a fresh new take on the franchise. Even though I haven't even seen Fast and Furious 6 yet, I'm already excited for part 7 because of who they are planning on using for the villain. I just don't see how it can't be epic, and with Wan on board we know it's going to be good. Lin even gave Wan his blessing saying,

I’m extremely proud to be part of the Fast franchise, it is an experience I will always treasure. It’s time for me to move on to other things and I’m thrilled that Universal and Neal have selected James Wan to lead the franchise into its new chapter

Even though Wan is only in negotiations at the moment, it seems to Lin like it's pretty much a done deal. What do you think of Wan taking over the Fast and Furious franchise? 

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