Fast X Without Paul Walker

Fast X movie poster
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Fast X is an Fast & Furious franchise movie. Which started from 2001 with The Fast and the Furious movie. Starred by Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez. Later it becomes a movie franchise when part two '2 Fast 2 Furious' is coming on 2003. There are two main characters in this franchise Dominic Toretto (Dom) by Vin Diesel and Brian O'Conner by Paul Walker. The franchise becomes a successful movie franchise in Hollywood.

Hollywood actor Paul Walker's car accident
Paul Walker’s car accident

After half of Furious 7 movie shooting finished Paul Walker died in a car accident on November 30, 2013, when he was in age of 40. The whole world was shocked by this epic incident. After his death, 260 shots completed by having Paul Walker's brothers Caleb Walker and Cody Walker, they perform his scenes in character and then replacing their faces with CGI versions of Paul Walker in post production. In 2015 Weta VFX supervisor Joe Letteri explained Furious 7 team created the CGI replacement for Paul Walker's face by scanning his brothers to use them as a point of reference. In the end they ended up to using older footages of Paul Walker as a reference the most his brothers, they just weren't Paul Walker when Paul Walker played his character.

Furious 7 movie scene
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About Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner character

Fast X director Louis Leterrier discuss his upcoming sequel in an interview. Paul Walker's character was seen in the Fast X trailer during a flashback. But the director Louis Leterrier reveals that Brian O'Conner won't appear during any scenes set in the franchises present day timeline. This would suggest that Paul Walker won't be recreated at using CGI. 

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