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"James Wan has entered talks to direct Fast &amp;amp; Furious 7. The Saw director is in line to replace Justin Lin on the franchise, reports Deadline.   Universal Pictures&amp;#039; shortlist of directors included Kick-Ass 2&amp;#039;s Jeff Wadlow, The Karate Kid&amp;#039;s Harald Zwart and Contraband&amp;#039;s Baltasar Kormakur. Lin will step down after directing the last three movies in the racing franchise, wanting a break from the fast pace set by Universal. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m extremely proud to be part of the Fast franchise, it is an experience I will always treasure,&amp;quot; Lin said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s time for me to move on to other things and I&amp;#039;m thrilled that Universal and Neal have selected James Wan to lead the franchise into its new chapter.&amp;quot;  Wan previously directed Death Sentence and Insidious. His upcoming releases include The Conjuring and Insidious Chapter 2. Vin Diesel is already confirmed to be returning for Fast &amp;amp; Furious 7, producing and starring in the movie. Watch a trailer for Fast &amp;amp; Furious 6 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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