Claim: Justin Lin left the franchise before Furious 7 was released in 2015.

Justin Lin -LRB- , born October 11 , 1971 -RRB- is a Taiwanese American film director whose films have grossed US$ 2.3 billion worldwide as of March 2017 . He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow , The Fast and the Furious movies -LRB- 3-6 -RRB- , as well as on Star Trek Beyond . He is also known for his work on television programs like Community , and the second season of True Detective .