Justin Lin to direct third ‘Star Trek’ film

Lin is no stranger to franchises. He directed several of Universal’s ‘Fast & Furious’ films, including the massively successful ‘Fast & Furious 6’, which made more than $788 million worldwide.

J.J. Abrams directed the first two films in the rebooted ‘Star Trek’ series.

Roberto Orci was the co-writer on those first two films. He was slated to step into the director’s chair after Abrams left to work on ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, but he exited that role in early December.

Orci will still serve as a writer and producer on the film. It’s slated for a 2016 release.