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“#Coming Back and What to Expect Next \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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When\u00a0Justin Lin<\/strong> was directing 2013\u2019s\u00a0Fast & Furious 6<\/em>, the idea of bringing the action series<\/a> to an end was a pipe dream. Lin was preparing to exit the Fast and Furious<\/em> franchise, moving on to direct a\u00a0Star Trek<\/em> film and episodes of prestige TV like\u00a0True Detective<\/em>, and the concept of bringing the\u00a0Fast and Furious<\/em> movies to a satisfying close was something better suited to casual chatter with star\u00a0Vin Diesel<\/strong>, not something that was actually on the table. Cut to nine years later, and Lin is preparing to bring the first part of Fast and Furious<\/em>\u2018s closing trilogy to theaters.\u00a0But the movie has been long in the works, with the story stemming back to those conversations that Lin had with Diesel and Paul Walker<\/strong>, before the latter\u2019s death in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cVin [Diesel] would come in and talk and Paul [Walker] was actually part of that conversation,\u201d Lin told me in an interview ahead of the U.S. theatrical debut of\u00a0F9<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve always thought it was just an exercise, I was thinking, \u2018We\u2019re never going to realize it.\u2019 And then when I came back for this, Vin said, \u2018Well, now that I got you back, you\u2019re not leaving. We\u2019re gonna finish this thing together.’\u201d<\/p>\n

In our interview, Lin talks about the idea that inspired him to return to direct F9<\/em>, which he co-writes with\u00a0Daniel Casey<\/strong>,\u00a0being bullied into sticking around by Diesel, Justice for Han, and the scrapp<\/a>ed practical stunt that he regrets not using his own money to pay for.
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This is the first film in the\u00a0Fast and Furious<\/em> series that you\u2019ve directed since\u00a0Fast & Furious 6<\/em>\u00a0in 2013. What was it that brought you back to the franchise?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For me, the idea of further exploring this theme of family but through blood was very exciting. And I think I knew that if we were going to do that, there was an opportunity to really kind of also explore the origin of this whole mythology. So that\u2019s that was what kind of set me off on on this whole journey for F9<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So this is also the first Fast and Furious<\/em> movie that you\u2019ve directed without Chris Morgan penning the screenplay. What was it like co-writing the script for F9<\/em>?<\/strong>
\nThe process has been very similar. You know, when you make these movies, when it comes to like crafting it, it\u2019s an all immersive experience. I think that if anything\u2026we had kind of gotten used to working where it\u2019s like \u2014 we joke about [that this is the biggest independent film ever made. It\u2019s not like the writers go away for eight weeks and come back, we\u2019re continuously designing the writing, the action, everything, all the language that I know having experienced doing other mediums. I realize how unique this is, I mean I went to film school and I was taught you don\u2019t start shooting a film until your script is 100%. Here it\u2019s like we\u2019re constantly evolving, and pushing, and challenging, and it\u2019s something that we developed in the last 15 years. So I think, if anything, coming back I felt more support, in that we\u2019ve all kind of evolved and grown.<\/p>\n

Speaking of evolving and planning ahead, you said that at F9<\/em>\u00a0will be the first in a trilogy that will end the franchise. Do you also plan to co-write the last two films of the Fast and Furious<\/em> franchise too? And what can we expect from those?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The process has always been the same, that the credit is something that gets dished out later. But I think maybe coming from the indie world or from Tokyo Drift<\/em> on, it\u2019s always been like heads down, let\u2019s write, let\u2019s keep going, let\u2019s go. So I definitely am a part of the development of it.<\/p>\n

I have to say, I think the the final chapter, we started [about] talking way back. I don\u2019t know the exact time but I think it\u2019s probably like 9 years ago. Vin [Diesel] would come in and talk and Paul [Walker] was actually part of that conversation. And I\u2019ve always thought it was just an exercise, I was thinking, \u201cWe\u2019re never going to realize it.\u201d And then when I came back for this, Vin said, \u201cWell, now that I got you back, you\u2019re not leaving. We\u2019re gonna finish this thing together.\u201d [Laughs] It was actually really great to hear and to know that a lot of these things we\u2019ve been talking about, and also having the runway going into F9<\/em>. In the past, it was always, \u201cCan we earn another chapter and if we do, what are we going to do?\u201d And so that\u2019s been the mentality [for previous Fast and Furious<\/em> films], but we\u2019re coming in [to\u00a0F9<\/em>]\u00a0 thinking, \u201cHopefully [after] 20 years\u2026we\u2019ve earned our right to be able to look back and solidify some of the mythology, but at the same time embrace and be a little self aware of where we\u2019ve been.\u201d And also hopefully setting everything up, introducing new characters, bring other characters back, so that we can now all point to the right direction for this final chapter we\u2019ve been talking about for a bit.<\/p>\n

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\nLet\u2019s talk about \u201cJustice for Han\u201d and bringing Han back. You had stepped away from the franchise when Han\u2019s supposed of death by Deckard Shaw\u2019s hands played out in Furious 7<\/em>. How did you initially feel about that retroactive change to a character that you had created?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I left [the Fast and Furious<\/em> franchise],\u00a0I felt like it was time. That I came in with Han and I was going to leave with Han, so there was never any intention of bringing him back. And we were having a \u2014 I think it was 15th anniversary Better Luck Tomorrow<\/em>\u00a0screening at the Egyptian \u2014 and that was the first time, during the Q&A, someone brought up \u201cJustice for Han.\u201d I was like, \u201cWhat\u2019s Justice for Han?\u201d And\u00a0when I found out I was baffled, but I think if anything, I maybe was a little hurt. I think that he was such a beloved character, the way he was treated it was almost like he was just dismissed. And I really appreciated that [social media<\/a> uproar].<\/p>\n

So I think the idea of bringing him back, to me, is not justice. I feel like how we treat this character going forward, to me, that\u2019s justice. And I give the fans 100% credit, because I came back not for that reason, I came back for the exploration through Jakob, but now looking back I kind of feel fortunate, because of everything that\u2019s happened, I now get the gift of getting to work with Han and creating hopefully a lot more journey for him to explore.<\/p>\n

So if that social media uproar for Justice for Han hadn\u2019t happened, then you wouldn\u2019t have even considered bringing Han back in?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. It\u2019s funny because people are like, \u201cOh, you like bringing dead people back!\u201d I don\u2019t wake up wanting to bring dead people back! But I have to say, that was one that that I actually felt really proud.\u00a0Because when we started, we were at a very different place. And the fact that people cared enough to voice it, and it became this thing. It made me feel like this character that I\u2019ve been with for all these years meant something to others. I\u2019d never done anything like it, and it is very special. I am glad, if anything, it\u2019s for Han.<\/p>\n

Yeah, and he was, I know for me, one of the only significant Asian characters in movies for a long time. And there\u2019s only been recently that kind of uptick in Asian representation in film so I think that led into the love for Han and people wanting to bring him back. How did that feel to bring him back in a landscape where there\u2019s just so many more Asian characters now, and Han is just one in a dozen?<\/strong>
\nI honestly, I wake up in the morning, and feel like, \u201cMan, I\u2019m, I\u2019m still so happy I get to make movies for a living.\u201d And the fact that I still have that feeling, and then I get together with Sung [Kang], and he<\/em> has the same feeling. But then we\u2019re like, no, it\u2019s been 20 years we\u2019re like the old guys now, we\u2019re like another generation. So having that perspective, and actually having someone that\u2019s been there from the beginning actually means so much.<\/p>\n

Because I remember when we started off in Tokyo Drift<\/em>\u2026I was bringing up, \u201cWhy don\u2019t we do colorblind casting?\u201d or \u201cEvery role, let\u2019s find whoever\u2019s the most talented and let\u2019s have it out?\u201d and the studio was like, \u201cOkay, well we don\u2019t do that, but let\u2019s do it.\u201d And that was great. And I remember\u2026 the Asian-American characters coming in, they couldn\u2019t get off book.\u00a0And I remember I pulled one aside and I said, \u201cHey this is a lead of a [major movie],\u201d and they\u2019re like, \u201cWell I\u2019m just used to one-liners, you know?\u201d And I realize this is something that I can share with our community. But now, when I go into auditions, Asian-American actors come in and they feel like, \u201cThis is my role,\u201d and that kind of attitude was not present in my generation as much. And so it\u2019s really great at least be witness to some change. I mean there\u2019s still a ton of work to do, but I think that having these opportunities to be able to hopefully work with just talented people, I think we all benefit as film viewers.<\/p>\n

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So you emphasize the use of practical effects in F9<\/em> but was there ever a stunt that you hit a wall with, and you thought, \u201cWe can\u2019t pull this off practically\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, you just struck a chord in me. [Laughs<\/em>] I was on this train ride to Edinburgh for a scout and I had a plan to take a Fiero to the outer atmosphere on a weather balloon. And the cost kept coming in, I kept fighting it. And if I\u2019m looking back now, that is the one that is the one setup that I would have personally paid for the weather balloon. I just always love starting any crazy idea with truly doing it ourselves. Ultimately we had a lot of reference to work off of, but if you\u2019re asking me personally, that that was one that I was adamant [about]. But the budget \u2014 I think even on big budgets \u2014 I felt like we found the limit of what we can do [Laughs<\/em>].<\/p>\n

Speaking of taking things to the skies, how do you top the rocket car after this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting, I don\u2019t know if I think of it strategically as, \u201cWe have to top [this].\u201d I think this one was special because when I was sitting down and talking to Vin, it became very clear to us that it was 20 years for him, 15 years for me, and it\u2019s become kind of a generational franchise. And so we felt like if we were going to do anything kind of crazy and really push ourselves, maybe on this chapter we\u2019ve earned a little bit of that. And so we\u2019re trying really hard to make sure that we didn\u2019t do it just to do something crazy, but to hopefully earn it. And I felt like this kind of existential crisis that Roman was going on, I felt like it was a potentially good match.<\/p>\n

But I think as a role for me with this franchise, we made a commitment all the way back in \u201905 that we\u2019re going to go where the characters take us. We\u2019re gonna acknowledge the fact that they evolved, that they age, and they\u2019re gonna have problems, and issues, and obstacles, but also additions. Them coming together, having kids, starting a family, to be able to do that in a big action franchise, I think is very unique. And to be able to hopefully truly embrace that, it allowed us to keep pushing also in our explorations of \u2013 I don\u2019t wanna say genres \u2014 but to kind of defy the label that was always put on us from the beginning, and just to see where we can go what we can grow to. And again, being away and coming back, there\u2019s certain things I now appreciate so much more. Talking to the fans, they talk about these characters as if they\u2019re part of their<\/em> family.\u00a0So I think that\u2019s something I want to make sure that, as we move forward, that\u2019s<\/em> what\u2019s driving us, not this competitive spirit of trying to always top ourselves just on scale.<\/p>\n

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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F9<\/em> opens in U.S. theaters on\u00a0June 25, 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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