--- title: Furious 7 Director in Talks to Direct Robotech for Sony description: It’s only been a month since Universal’s Furious 7 skidded into theaters, but Sony Pictures is already in hot pursuit of the film’s director, James... canonical: https://time.com/3841404/fast-furious-director-robotech-sony-vin-diesel-paul-walker/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-30T08:54:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:48:36.455Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Furious 7' Director in Talks to Direct 'Robotech' for Sony og:description: James Wan co-created both the Saw and Insidious franchises og:url: https://time.com/3841404/fast-furious-director-robotech-sony-vin-diesel-paul-walker/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf73d57575a9e1bbb/6987edadcd1bba17956f93a2/468316330.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Furious 7" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Furious 7' Director in Talks to Direct 'Robotech' for Sony twitter:description: James Wan co-created both the Saw and Insidious franchises twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf73d57575a9e1bbb/6987edadcd1bba17956f93a2/468316330.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Furious 7_ Director in Talks to Direct _Robotech_ for Sony by [Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly Apr 30, 2015 8:54 AM CUT  Director James Wan attends Universal Pictures' Furious 7 premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 1, 2015 Director James Wan attends Universal Pictures' Furious 7 premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 1, 2015Frazer Harrison—Getty Images by [Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly Apr 30, 2015 8:54 AM CUT It’s only been a month since Universal’s _Furious 7_ skidded into theaters, but Sony Pictures is already in hot pursuit of the film’s director, James Wan, for its own project: a live-action _Robotech._ EW has confirmed that negotiations are underway with Wan, after Sony acquired the rights a month ago and locked down producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton and Michael Gordon (_G.I. Joe_) to write the script. Based on the popular ’80s series of the same, _Robotech_ will focus on society’s use of robot technology to fend off an alien invasion. The series was released in the U.S. by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and adapted from three original Japanese television series. Wan co-created both the _Saw_ and _Insidious_ franchises and directed the sleeper hit _The Conjuring_. He is currently producing _Insidious 3_ and will direct _The Conjuring 2_ this fall. 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