---
title: "Justin Lin Will Direct Fast & Furious 9 and 10, Jordana Brewster Also Returning"
description: "Lin catapulted the blockbuster series with what were arguably the best installments of the film franchise so far."
date: "2017-10-30"
modified: "2017-10-30"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/15585/justin-lin-will-direct-fast-furious-9-and-10-jordana-brewster-also-returning"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Fast & Furious"
  - "Jordana Brewster"
  - "Justin Lin"
  - "movies"
  - "Vin Diesel"
---

# Justin Lin Will Direct Fast & Furious 9 and 10, Jordana Brewster Also Returning

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In spite of some [behind-the-scenes familial drama](<https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/10/tyrese-gibson-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-fast-and-furious-feud>) causing release-date delays, the next two installments of the *Fast and Furious* franchise have now secured a director.

*Fast* star and producer, Vin Diesel, took to Facebook Live last week, announcing Justin Lin as the director of *Fast* *9* and *10*. Keen viewers of big-budget, automotive action flicks will likely recognize Lin's name as he was also in the director's chair for much of the *Fast and Furious* franchise's transformation from a series of street racing B-movies to the billion-dollar, superheroes-in-cars, blockbuster tent-pole it is today—including the series' generally-accepted cinematic apex, *Fast Five*.

Since Lin's departure after *Fast & Furious 6*, veteran horror film director James Wan and *Straight Outta Compton* director F. Gary Gray have stepped into the driver's seat for *Furious 7* and *Fate of the Furious*, respectively.

Diesel also announced the return of Jordana Brewster, also known as Mia Toretto. *Furious 7* spoiler alert: Brewster's character along with husband Brian O'Conner were written out of the series as retired after [Paul Walker's untimely demise](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/15443/paul-walkers-daughter-settles-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-porsche>) back in 2013. The capacity of Mia's return and exactly how Lin and company decide to treat her on-screen spouse's presence (or lack thereof, most likely) remain to be seen. Perhaps the move is in response to [a gripe Michelle Rodriguez had earlier this summer](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11938/michelle-rodriguez-threatens-to-quit-fast-furious-movies-over-female-roles>) regarding the series' under-representation of its female characters.

*Fast* 9 is currently scheduled for an Apr. 10, 2020 while the 10th movie is slated for Apr. 2, 2021. Additionally, a spin-off film featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham's characters is coming July 26, 2019.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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