Lin had been with Fast & Furious off and on since the franchise’s third film, and has directed more Fasts than anyone alive.
He made F9: The Fast Saga, and had been involved with this movie since its earliest development.
Last week, Justin Lin stunned Hollywood when he abruptly dropped out of directing Fast X, the tenth and final (ish; the film is supposed to be broken into two parts) chapter of the Fast & Furious saga.
That left Universal with one of the biggest movies in history in active production without a filmmaker at the helm.