Director Louis Leterrier, who stepped in as Fast X director at the last minute, worried he was going to kill the whole Fast & Furious franchise.
Fast X director Louis Leterrier explains why he almost didn't sign on to direct the movie, citing fears about destroying the entire franchise. After 2021's F9, Fast X is expected to serve as the first part of a concluding chapter for the long-running Fast & Furious saga. The upcoming film was initially going to be directed by franchise veteran Justin Lin, but Leterrier stepped in after Lin's surprise departure from the project earlier last year.
“People are like, ‘But it's fine because, at the end of the day, you tried your best.’ I was like, ‘No.’ Because if you fail, your name is attached, you're the guy who killed the Fast & Furious franchise, you know? There's no poster that says, ‘Well, we didn't have the budget so the movie is not as good. The schedule was bad, the weather was horrible.’ No one cares. They judge you.
Fast X's Early Director Troubles Explained Leterrier has now been confirmed as the director of Fast & Furious 11 as well as Fast X, but he originally wasn't supposed to join the franchise at all. Last spring, when Fast X was only days into production, it was announced that Lin was leaving the movie. Lin had directed a number of other installments in the franchise, including The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and F9.
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