Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. Bob Marshak/Authentic/Kobal/Shutterstock
This submit accommodates spoilers for FAST X.
Without end a part of the household. Paul Walker died in 2013, however Vin Diesel and the remainder of the Fast and the Furious crew have continued to pay tribute to him in The Fast Saga.
The late Varsity Blues actor died in a automotive accident at age 40 whereas manufacturing on Furious 7 was nonetheless underway. Relatively than have his character, Brian O’Conner, die within the movie as effectively, Diesel, 55, and the movie’s different producers determined to have Brian merely retire from road racing.
“We stopped filming Furious 7 for about 5 months as a result of we had been wrapping our heads round what we had been going to do, whereas mourning,” the XXX star informed E! Information in June 2021. “And the studio accepted a daring determination, which was to permit the character to exist in our mythology.”
On the finish of the 2015 movie, Brian gave up his lifetime of high-speed crime-fighting to spend time together with his pregnant spouse, Mia (Jordana Brewster), and their son, Jack. In 2021’s F9, Mia defined Brian’s absence by telling the crew that he was at house babysitting their children. On the finish of the film, the group left an empty seat for him on the dinner desk, and a automotive — seemingly pushed by Brian — was proven pulling as much as the home on the final minute.
Brian’s life at house continues to be operating easily in FAST X, which hit theaters on Friday, May 19. Whereas there isn’t a new footage of the character, the film incorporates flashbacks from 2011’s Fast 5 that characteristic Brian.
“You will note Brian prior to now, you gained’t see Brian within the current,” director Louis Leterrier informed Whole Movie forward of the movie’s launch. “It’s one thing that everyone must be on board with. The Walker household continues to be very a lot part of this franchise, you’ll see how on this film. It simply must be the suitable second, the suitable tone.”
Meadow Walker. Maria Laura Antonelli/Shutterstock
The late star’s brothers, Cody Walker and Caleb Walker, crammed in for him in some Furious 7 scenes, however they didn’t return for FAST X. There’s nonetheless a household connection, nevertheless — Paul’s daughter, Meadow Walker, has a cameo within the film as a flight attendant who waits on Jakob (John Cena).
The mannequin, 24, has maintained a detailed relationship with Diesel and her father’s different costars since his passing. When Meadow — whom Paul shared with ex Rebecca Soteros — married Louis Thornton-Allan in October 2021, the Guardians of the Galaxy star walked her down the aisle.
“[Meadow] counts Vin and his children as household and can speak to them on days she’s struggling, and she or he has their backs too,” an insider solely informed Us Weekly in June 2021. “Paul’s spirit and love undoubtedly shines on by Meadow, and she or he believes he’s wanting down and defending her from heaven.”
Diesel, for his half, has been open about his shut relationship with Meadow over time. “She’s the primary individual on Father’s Day to want me Comfortable Father’s Day,” the California native informed Additional in June 2021. “To see her with my youngsters is likely one of the most stunning issues. There are moments once I see her enjoying with [my daughter] Pauline and it hits me so deep, ’trigger I can solely think about what my brother [Paul] sees when he sees that.”
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