Wan Says Fast 7 Was “Hardest Film He Ever Made”

James Wan, director of SAW, is now director of Fast & Furious 7.  It has been his biggest and most physical production to date with an intent to “ground” the series somewhat and get more practical.  Wan has said his inspiration is old school 1970’s thrillers.  But I am also guessing the “practical” side is inspired by the phenomenally successful Mission: Impossible series where Tom Cruise uses a lot of legit stunts and set pieces.

There was also the obvious death of Paul Walker and the ramifications this had.  Wan admits it was a difficult shoot, in fact the hardest he has ever done.

“The size of the budget doesn’t make that much of a difference because the kind of issues I have on a low budget film I I have on a big budget film as well, but they’re just much bigger.  It doesn’t matter how big or small your film is, you still don’t have enough money.  You don’t have enough time to shoot it.  When you’re making a bigger movie you have much bigger set pieces that require more time and more effort and more people.  But Fast 7 is definitely the hardest movie I’ve had to do in my career.  And it’s not just me.  Neil Moritz [the film’s producer] has been doing this for a long time and is a very successful, seasoned producer and he said that to me too.  That Fast 7 is the hardest movie he’s ever had to make as well in his entire career.  And it’s very true.  But I think the final product will surprise a lot of people.  It’s that hardest film I’ve ever had to make but it’s also the one I’m proudest of.  I’m really proud of this film.”