I suppose once you've gone from stealing VCR's to sending Ludacris to space...
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The Suicide Squad's Ratcatcher 2 actress Daniela Melchoir has joined Fast and Furious 10
"Squad" Star Melchior Joins "Fast 10" - Dark HorizonsComment
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Brie Larson has joined The Fast and the Furious 10Comment
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Following such cinematic giants as Jason X, the tenth Fast and Furious has been given its official US name which is now Fast X
It's a mildly interesting move because it will be followed by one more film which may yet be called Fast XI.
The UK name typically follows a more standard approach so is likely going to remain either Fast and Furious 10 or Fast and Furious 10: Part OneComment
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Though continuing as a Producer, Justin Lin has dropped out of directing the Fast and Furious 10 project. Creative differences is the reason cited, notable considering Lin has led five of the nine entries and is responsible for its current high. I feel there's a story involving Vin Diesel coming down the line...Comment
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Yep, sounds like exactly that. Lin has been so tied to the series that they know “creative differences”, while common on so many other movies, is a pretty big bombshell for F&F.Comment
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Hmmm, interesting.
He did 3, 5 and 6, which are probably the best.
But he also did 9, which was probably the worst.
Still, him stepping down from that role does seem like it's going to be a problem.Comment
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Yep. Although he has been involved in so many and such a core part of it all that I can’t imagine these creative differences came out of nowhere so it’s possible that 9 happened while being pulled in different directions.Originally posted by Asura View PostComment
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Particularly when Lin was involved in the conception of Fast 10, its production, direction planning and even co-wrote it which really raises doubts about the differences claimOriginally posted by Dogg Thang View PostComment
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I can imagine Fast 9 involved him being pulled by the studio and Vin, plus it was him coming in and having to deal with plot from Fast 7 and 8. Personally, Fast 8 was hugely worse than Fast 9. Fast 8 is the only entry that feels a bit of a chore to sit throughComment
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You think so? I enjoyed it. Saw it at the cinema. Though retrospectively I don't remember much apart from the submarine.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostComment
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Yep, all the stuff with Theron dragged it down as just like in Fast 9, she's billed as the franchises overarching villain but spends all her time stood in a room with a monitor. There's a lack of threat so the film relies on the whole Bad Dom storyline which it fails to sell from the second it begins, I never understood why Fast 9's prequel sequences grated on some as by comparison as a plot they were much better.
Fast 8 is also where the franchise just decided to simply surrender and plunge itself deeply back into using CG in nearly every frame, it sucked the life out so many moments as the quality wasn't there. Much like the hijacked smart cars sequence in the city, there's no weight to it at all but it still aims to be OTT. Films can pull that excessive CGness off if the character play is fun enough (pretty much entirely how Hobbs and Shaw got by) but Fast 8 lacks that too. I felt that a fair bit of Fast 9's worst plot moments were it trying to course correct Fast 8Comment
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The Transporter and The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier is said to be the frontrunner to take over the two finale filmsComment
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The tittle-tattle is that Justin Lin has quit because he can't get on with Vin Diesel.Comment
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Very damning of Vin Diesel if true considering how many entries Lin has done alreadyComment
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