or a moment there it looked like was a car crash in the making when, just two days into production, veteran filmmaker Justin Lin slammed on the brakes and abruptly exited the saga's penultimate instalment as director (he would, however, remain on the project as a producer). Airdropped in to films) and deep knowledge of the series won over actor/producer Vin Diesel, putting him in the unenviable position of having to direct one of the biggest films ever made with next to no time to prepare.
