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For one thing co-president of production Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, who helped to put the franchise together and oversaw Furious 7 in the wake of the death of Paul Walker, is no longer working on the films. “Insiders confirm that the $200 million, two-year production of Furious...

At first, Universal didn’t think this was a big deal, since Wan could always make the other two Furious films he signed to make later. Paul Walker’s tragic death delayed that movie’s release, so Universal is obviously keen to get to work on the eighth instalment.

But finding a director isn’t the only problem, sources close to the production say that behind-the-scenes from Furious 7 seems to be another contributing factor.