Fast & Furious to peak in conclusion: director

 BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- "The Fast and The Furious" film franchise¹ will reach its peak in the sixth installment² to be screened in May around the world, the film's director said in Beijing on Monday.

"Fast Six" is a conclusion of the Fast series and the audience will be taken on a brand-new journey, Justin Lin told reporters in an interview.

"I am so lucky to have opportunities to upgrade and rebuild the Fast stories, into which I have brought more humanistic and global concerns," the Chinese-American director said.

Since 2001, the street racing³ action film franchise has attracted a large number of fans worldwide.

Lin took over shooting the third installment of the series -- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift -- in 2006, when he was 33 years old.

Tokyo Drift took in nearly 160 million U.S. dollars worldwide, and Lin has directed all the succeeding films in the franchise.

Fast Five was the seventh highest-grossing film of 2011 and it took Lin's total box office to more than 1.2 billion dollars.

The director sees his duty as to try new things, not to be bound to existing elements. "Yes, we have racing cars and beauties in the Fast series, but they are not the focus. The focus is the exploration of a family which has an extraordinary attitude," he said.

As a filmmaker now being mentioned in the same breath as Ang Lee and John Woo, Lin said his goal is to shoot a film in his own style that will be remembered for as long as the works of Lee and Woo.

Last December, Lin and noted⁴ Chinese investor⁵ Wu Zheng jointly⁶ formed a company to introduce Chinese capital directly into the production of Hollywood blockbusters.

"I am excited about the future of the Chinese film market," Lin told reporters.

1 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

2 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

6 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。