[TV Show News] ‘Fast and Furious’ Director in Talk to Direct ‘True Detective’
Justin Lin is currently in talks to direct a few episodes of season two of HBO's True Detective.
Justin Lin, best known for directing The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Fast & Furious 6 is currently in talks to direct a few episodes for HBO’s True Detective. I enjoy shows like True Detective and Game of Thrones that bring in different directors for various episodes, it definitely gives the show a different feel per episode and gives a new flavor as the season progresses. Justin Lin has done so many of the Fast and Furious movies and a lot of them haven’t been necessarily been great movies, however, the last installment in that franchise was actually decent. So the case could be made that Lin has grown and improved as a director and story teller, hopefully we’ll have some confirmed casting news soon to along with this latest update.
Pieces look to be coming together on season 2 of HBO’s “True Detective,” as sources have confirmed Justin Lin is in talks to direct a handful of episodes for the drama series.
It’s unknown how many he would direct, but insiders add that he will not direct every episode as Cary Fukunaga did for season one.
No cast has been confirmed by the network but Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch and Vince Vaughn are in final negotiations to join the show. The fourth lead, which has always been intended to be a female character, is still being figured out but sources say “Mad Men” actress Elisabeth Moss and Rachel McAdams are in the running .
Nic Pizzolatto is writing the second season, which is set in California and is said to revolve around the investigation of a corrupt city manager who gets murdered amidst a potential groundbreaking transportation deal.
Lin is currently attached to direct the next installment in the “Bourne” franchise but will be able to squeeze this in before production begins next year.
Source: Variety
