6/3/2023 0 Comments A lucky man short story![]() I really was a fan,” he told The Times ahead of the film’s May 19 premiere. It was his dream to direct a “Fast” movie, his wife reminded him as he sped through a series of high-level interviews before franchise star and producer Vin Diesel officially awarded him the job. He’d been up for directing earlier installments. The mad dash for a new director happened so fast that the opportunity was overwhelming, said Leterrier.īut he loved the “Fast” films. The blockbuster was a week into production and locked into a release date when the sudden exit of longtime helmer Justin Lin, who had directed five of the previous nine films including 2021’s “ F9,” threw Universal’s $6-billion “ Fast and Furious” franchise into chaos. Within days, the French filmmaker was on a last-minute flight to London, buckling up for the craziest ride of his career: taking over as director on Universal’s mega summer sequel “ Fast X.” Leterrier didn’t bother sleeping, reading it over twice. It was Peter Cramer, the studio’s president, and he was calling with a script and an urgent request for a meeting at 6 a.m. Had the head of Universal accidentally butt-dialed him? One year ago, Louis Leterrier was in Los Angeles finishing a project when he received the late-night call that would change his fate. ![]()
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