During the filming of Furious 7, Paul Walker passed away, but his character still appeared throughout the entire movie. To bring the character to life for scenes that Walker had not yet filmed, the production team used visual effects and Walker’s real-life brothers. The ending of Furious 7 provided a beautiful sendoff for Walker, and he has not been seen in any new scenes of the franchise since, despite remaining alive in the story world. F9: The Fast Saga features an indirect return of Walker in the form of his car pulling up to Dom’s house, and he also appears in Fast X through flashback footage from Fast Five. However, none of the movies following Furious 7 have digitally recreated the actor in any way. With the franchise now gearing up to conclude Dom’s story in one or two more movies, it is likely that Walker and his impact on the franchise will be honored on the big screen one last time.

There is still no clear answer to whether Walker will be recreated using digital means, but Diesel previously hinted in an interview with Total Film that it would be difficult for him to imagine the Fast & Furious franchise coming to an end without properly bidding farewell to the character played by Brian O’Conner. It remains to be seen how this will be portrayed on screen, but it’s possible that audiences could witness another CGI version of Walker as part of the franchise’s final installment. This information was sourced from Vin Diesel’s Instagram account.

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