The Fast X director was keen to bring his own flair to the long-running franchise

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Louis Letterer has a lot to prove Fast and Furious Fanatics after directing the highly anticipated 10th film, Fast X, following the unexpected departure of longtime collaborator Justin Lin in April 2022, days after production began.

As previously reported on We Got This Covered, Lin’s exit was due to the filmmaker’s conflict with the script Fast X‘s star and producer Vin Diesel. Leterrier would take office as director last May.

With Fast X’In the trailer that was recently leaked to the public, Leterrier spoke about why it was important for him to put his spin on the billion-dollar franchise. The 49-year-old narrated during Comic Book Fast X‘s trailer release party in Los Angeles on February 9 that while the films are known for their action-packed scenes, he wanted to bring some form of reality and emotion. Leterer said:

“Well, it was important for me to bring my flair to it. My flair is reality, is physics, puts the actors in the action, never separates action and storytelling and emotion. Everything stirs the pot a little and brings everyone into this controlled chaos.”

This isn’t the first time Leterrier has spoken out about his shooting experience Fast X. In a separate interview with Total Film, the director expressed that he did the first few takes after signing on to the film Fast X were “disheartening” because he wasn’t well prepared. Further in the discussion, Leterrier added that after rewriting the script and making it his own in his first week on set, and working with Diesel, he was able to find his footing.

Fast X follows Vin Diesel’s character Dominic Toretto and his family after Hernan Reyes’ son seeks revenge for the drug lord’s untimely death. The film also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Nathalie Emmanuel, Brie Larson, Jason Momoa, John Cena, and many others.

Fast X hits theaters on May 19th.