Will Paul Walker's character return to Fast & Furious?
Late actor's brothers reveal discussions for character Brian O'Connor to have future cameos
The brothers of Paul Walker have revealed that his character may return for future films in the Fast and Furious franchise.
Cody and Caleb Walker stood in for the actor in some scenes in Fast & Furious 7 following his death in a car accident in November 2013. CGI was also used in order to finish some of the scenes featuring Paul's character Brian O'Connor.
The film bid a fond farewell to O'Connor, who drove off into the horizon – but Caleb and Cody have revealed to Entertainment Tonight that there have been discussions for the character to appear in future films.
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"I had a phone call with Vin [Diesel] for about an hour and we really discussed this a while back. He wanted [our] blessing," Caleb said, adding that Diesel asked if and when they thought it "would be acceptable to maybe bring Paul's character back… to really kind of let his fans know he's still out there."
He added that Universal "wants to make sure to be respectful of Paul and his image too, and his family".
Post-production on the seventh movie was delayed for many months following Walker's accident, reports The Guardian, and the CGI cost $50m to enable Walker to appear on screen after his death. The film closes with Brian apparently leaving the gang to live happily by the beach with his family.
"The use of photographs of Walker on special posters for the film had been criticised by some for opportunism, but feeling among fans remained that the series had allowed the character to bow out gracefully," adds the paper.
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