There has been plenty buzz about Justin Lin returning to direct Fast and Furious 8, and a recent Instagram post by Vin Diesel seems to hint at Lin helming the Furious 7 sequel.

Lin, who directed four of the movies in the series, had passed on the baton to James Wan for Furious 7. But various reports suggested that now he will be coming back. On July 14, Diesel, who plays Dominic Toretto in the films and is also credited as a producer on the series, posted an image of him with Lin on Instagram.

A photo posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on Jul 14, 2015 at 10:34am PDT

This could well suggest that Lin is back in the game with the Fast and Furious crew.

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Last year, Deadline reported that Lin, who helmed the Fast movies before Furious 7 might be returning for the next in the series. which is set to be a "multi-part production" as there will multiple movies filmed together for the big 8.

But later, a Hollywood Reporter piece contradicted the Deadline report, stating that Wan's not quite out the door yet. The publication speculated that Wan is still in the running. Wan, who directed Furious 7, told the publication that he's be up for taking up the next in the series as well. "I'm open to anything at this point," he said.

Additionally, the record breaking success of Furious 7 might very well keep Wan in the running.

Fast and Furious 8 will premiere on April 15, 2017.

Furious 7 hit theaters on April 3, 2015.

Watch an extended scene featuring some car action here:

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