'Fast and Furious' director Justin Lin has been tasked with bringing the 'Star Trek' movie franchise into its third entry and plans on bringing something new to the property that we have not yet witnessed.

In a recent interview with Deadline, the director speaks on how J.J. Abrams personally asked him to take on the director role and where he plans to take it.

He begins on speaking on how the opportunity presented itself:

"I was in the last week shooting True Detective when JJ Abrams called last December. He asked me, do you like Star Trek? If you do, you should take this, be bold, and just go for it.' I thought about how much a part of my life Star Trek was. Growing up, my parents had this little fish and chips restaurant in Anaheim in the shadows of Disneyland, and they didn't close until 9 PM. As a family, we didn't eat dinner until 10 PM, and we would watch the original Star Trek every night at 11. My dad worked 364 days a year, only took Thanksgiving off, and from age 8 to 18, the only time I could hang out with my parents was by staying late. And every night, it was Star Trek on Channel 13 in L.A. That was my childhood. All my friends were Star Wars kids but I didn't go to the movies, so I was the Star Trek kid. Thinking about this, it became a very personal and very emotional decision."

Lin believes there is a lot about the characters in the franchise that they have not yet tapped into. Here is where he plans to go with them:

"As great as JJ's films were, there's still a lot to be mined from these characters. They haven't really gone on their five-year mission, so what we experienced in the TV show hasn't been touched on yet. That sets up an opportunity for exploration and the deeper you go, the more you are examining humanity. Those are the things that I absorbed as a kid and hope to tap into and embrace and celebrate. By the time this movie comes out, Star Trek will have been around for 50 years."

'Star Trek 3' is planned for a July 2016 release date.