"Gifted with the keys to one of the biggest franchises in the world and what would become reportedly the most expensive movie ever made, "Fast X" director Justin Lin shocked the film community when just days after the tenth movie in the "Fast & Furious" franchise began production, he amicably left the project over reported "creative differences." A new unathorized book, "Welcome to the Family," documents the history of Universal's "Fast & Furious" franchise and dives deeper into "Fast X's" ballooning cast,"
"With too much time on his never-idle hands, he started to sketch out ideas for that film's grand follow-up, intended to be a two-part capper to the entire saga. Two or three days a week, he would hop on Zoom calls with screenwriter Alfredo Botello, producer Jeff "Kirsch" Kirschenbaum, and Universal exec Jay Polidoro to hash out the big themes of what would become "Fast X.""
Justin Lin developed a plan for a two-part capper to the saga during the COVID-19 slowdown, sketching ideas and holding Zoom meetings with screenwriter Alfredo Botello, producer Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Universal exec Jay Polidoro. The team zeroed in on the theme of consequences and how Dom's crew would reckon with the wreckage of their missions. Fast X production involved a ballooning cast, repeated script changes, a disputed cliffhanger twist, and a CGI-heavy climax. Creative disagreements over those elements prompted Lin to amicably exit days into production, and Louis Leterrier replaced him. The production's scale grew toward one of the most expensive films, and Lin subsequently returned to independent filmmaking with Last Days.
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