Justin Lin, director of indie drama Better Luck Tomorrow and Fast and the Furious franchise installments The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, and the recent Fast Five, has signed a two–year first–look deal with Universal Pictures.

The deal””through Lin’s new production company, Barnstorm Pictures, which will be based on the Universal lot””will see him working in various aspects on everything from blockbusters to smaller independent films.