Vin Diesel, Paul Walker (Photo : REUTERS/Fred Prouser)
"Fast & Furious 7" is Paul Walker's final film after he died on Nov. 30, 2013 with filming only half completed. The upcoming action film is a great tribute to car enthusiasts considering that the late actor owned 30 luxury cars which included several late models of BMW, Audi, Porches and Ford Mustangs.
The prominent cars owned by Walker include BMW M1, Saleen S7 and Nissan Skyline. Being a car enthusiast, he also competed in the "Redline Time Attack" racing series and drove an ME3 E92.
Walker was a part of the AE Performance Team. His car was sponsored by Hankook, Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Volks, Ohlin, OS Gilken, Gintani and Reach Out Worldwide. He was preparing for an auto-show prior to his death. In "2 Fast 2 Furious," he drove a Nissan Skyline GT-R.
After Walker's death, filming was delayed for script re-writing and amendments. His brothers Caleb Walker and Cody Walker were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes.
Walker's co-star Vin Diesel referred to him as his brother and was very close to him. Diesel also named his daughter Paulina as tribute to Walker.
In an interview with the New York Times, "Fast & Furious 7" director James Wan said that Walker had no aspirations to get into Hollywood or make movies. This is why he never committed to an acting career as he had his heart focused on something else.
In another interview with Pop Sugar, Diesel also stated that he was fearful if he would be able to play the role of Dom after the tragedy. It became the toughest film for him to shoot and controlling his emotions was difficult for him. Since Walker's brothers were filling up as body doubles, he had to project in his acting that there was no void and he also got away from the film set asking the production house to cancel everything.
Though the critics did not appreciate much of Walker's acting work, he did have a huge fan following. The "Fast & Furious" franchise will never remain the same with the demise of Walker.
"Fast & Furious 7" is set for release on April 3.
