Justin Lin is set to direct LA Riots.?Deadline has confirmed Lin's involvement in the upcoming project, following Vulture's report that he was in talks.

LA Riots will be based on the 1992 riot in Los Angeles that lasted over six days, killing 53 people, injuring 2,000 and costing the city $1 billion in property damage.?The riot escalated after the acquittal of four LAPD cops charged with beating Rodney King.?Spike Lee was attached to direct the project until he parted ways with Universal.

Lin is best known for his work on the Fast and the Furious franchise, directing last year's Fast Five.?He also directed and wrote Better Luck Tomorrow about a group of Asian-American overachievers who become involve in the world of crime, starring Total Recall actor John Cho.

滬江娛樂快訊：華裔導(dǎo)演林詣彬（Justin Lin）將接手新片《洛杉磯暴動》（LA Riots）。前不久Vulture網(wǎng)站報導(dǎo)了華裔導(dǎo)演林詣彬有望執(zhí)導(dǎo)新片《洛杉磯暴動》的消息，目前這一消息已經(jīng)得到了Deadline的確認，林詣彬?qū)⒓用恕堵迳即壉﹦印穭〗M?！堵迳即壉﹦印芬黄〔挠?992年發(fā)生在洛杉磯的那場超過6天的大暴動。在這場暴動中，有53人死亡，2000余人受傷，財產(chǎn)損失近10億美元。事件的起因是四名洛杉磯警局的警察在武力毆打一名叫羅德尼·金（Rodney King）的黑人后被無罪釋放，這導(dǎo)致了暴動的逐步升級。斯派克·李（Spike Lee）原本將執(zhí)導(dǎo)這部影片，但最終還是與環(huán)球電影公司（Universal）擦肩而過。

《速度與激情》使林詣彬廣為人知，去年他執(zhí)導(dǎo)的《速度與激情5》也廣受好評。除了《速度與激情》，林詣彬也是影片《火爆麻吉》（Better Luck Tomorrow）的導(dǎo)演兼編劇，這是一部講述亞裔美國高中生的影片，他們成績拔尖，卻最終在犯罪中迷失了自己。這部影片由《新宇宙威龍》（Total Recall）演員約翰·趙（John Cho）主演。