Paul Walker: Vin Diesel Shares ‘Fast & Furious 7’ Photo From Paul Walker’s Last Scene

Paul Walker’s last scene in “Fast & Furious 7” was shared by Vin Diesel this week in announcing the movie’s new release date.
Paul Walker: Vin Diesel Shares ‘Fast & Furious 7’ Photo From Paul Walker’s Last Scene
Jack Phillips
12/27/2013
Updated:
12/27/2013

Paul Walker’s last scene in “Fast & Furious 7” was shared by Vin Diesel this week in announcing the movie’s new release date.

Walker was killed Nov. 30 in a fiery car crash that also killed the driver, Roger Rodas.

“The last scene we filmed together…” he wrote on his Facebook page, referring to the Walker scene that he posted.

Diesel added: “There was a unique sense of completion, of pride we shared… in the film we were now completing… the magic captured… and, in just how far we’ve come… Fast and Furious 7 will be released… April 10th 2015! P.s. He’d want you to know first.”

The movie was originally scheduled to be released in July 2014.

The movie’s producers had a meeting about what to do next after Walker’s death, said a source close to the movie to the Daily Mail paper.

They honed in on Cody Walker, his lookalike brother, but it’s unclear if he’ll appear in the film.

“They soon realized they needed someone who looked like Paul to finish the movie and that’s when they approached his nearly identical brother, Cody,” a source told the Daily Mail.

“They can shoot Cody from behind and at distance and if it’s a shot they need Paul’s face in close up they can CGI it later on. If Cody agrees it’s because he wants to honor his brother’s memory. There are many details that still need to be worked out, but right now the family and cast and crew are all still grieving.”

Universal Studios later announced Monday that the “Fast & Furious” sequel will be released in April 2015, instead of July next year. Shooting on the film was about halfway finished when the 40-year-old Walker died in a car crash outside of Los Angeles.

Walker still will appear in the film, though Universal has not said exactly how it will handle his unfinished performance.

Co-star Vin Diesel first posted the news on Facebook, telling his fans that, “He'd want you to know first.”

The franchise has been one of Universal’s most lucrative, grossing almost $2.4 billion worldwide since 2001. The last film, “Fast & Furious 6,” made $789 million.

Production on “Fast & Furious 7” was on Thanksgiving break when Walker and his friend, Roger Rodas, died in a fiery crash in Valencia on Nov. 30. Rodas, 38, was driving his 2005 Porsche Carrera GT with Walker in the passenger seat.

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have found no evidence of mechanical problems and have ruled out debris or other roadway conditions causing the car the slam into a light pole and tree. The investigation is ongoing, but law enforcement officials have said speed is believed to be the cause.

Shooting on “Fast & Furious 7” had been planned to resume in Atlanta two days after the crash, but Universal suspended production indefinitely.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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