Paul Walker's Brothers Confirmed For Final Fast & Furious 7 Scenes

Fast & Furious 7 filming has resumed with Paul Walker’s brothers standing in for the late star. Paul had filmed the majority of his scenes for the movie, but production was halted after his death in November last year while producers discussed how to proceed.

It was reported last month that CGI and body doubles would be used to keep Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner, in the film. Production is now ongoing, with Cody and Caleb Walker standing in for the scenes their brother never got to film.

An official statement said: “We came together and all felt the only choice was to continue. We believe our fans want that, and we believe Paul would want that too.”

The statement continued, saying “this film is the most important we’ve ever done together. It will allow the character of Brian O’Conner to live on and let us celebrate Paul in his most defining role.”

The full official statement that was released on Facebook read:

A Note to the Fans of FAST & FURIOUS The FAST & FURIOUS saga is about family. The characters are connected by the bond of family, and it is how all of us who have worked together for more than thirteen years feel about each other. It certainly defines how we feel about our fans. Our family experienced an unthinkable shock in November. We had to take time to grieve Paul, the brother we love and lost, and to figure out if we should move on with our film. We came together and all felt the only choice was to continue. We believe our fans want that, and we believe Paul would want that too. Paul had already shot his dramatic scenes and most of his action for FAST & FURIOUS 7, and it’s among the strongest work of his career. We have resumed shooting and now welcome Paul’s brothers, Caleb and Cody, into our FAST family. Caleb and Cody are helping us complete some remaining action for their brother and fill in small gaps left in production. Having them on set has made us all feel that Paul is with us too. We are just under a year away from the release of FAST & FURIOUS 7, and this film is the most important we’ve ever done together. It will allow the character of Brian O’Conner to live on and let us celebrate Paul in his most defining role. We wanted to take a moment to speak to our fans directly and thank you for the love and support you always show us as we resume our work.

On Monday Vin Diesel posted a moving eulogy to Paul Walker on his official Facebook page, following the tear-jerking MTV Movie Awards tribute.