Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. Bob Marshak/Authentic/Kobal/Shutterstock
This submit incorporates spoilers for Quick X.
Endlessly a part of the household. Paul Walker died in 2013, however Vin Diesel and the remainder of the Quick and the Livid crew have continued to pay tribute to him in The Quick Saga.
The late Varsity Blues actor died in a automobile accident at age 40 whereas manufacturing on Livid 7 was nonetheless underway. Slightly than have his character, Brian O’Conner, die within the movie as nicely, Diesel, 55, and the movie’s different producers determined to have Brian merely retire from road racing.
“We stopped filming Livid 7 for about 5 months as a result of we have been wrapping our heads round what we have been going to do, whereas mourning,” the XXX star instructed E! Information in June 2021. “And the studio accepted a daring choice, 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 youngsters. On the finish of the film, the group left an empty seat for him on the dinner desk, and a automobile — seemingly pushed by Brian — was proven pulling as much as the home on the final minute.
Brian’s life at house remains to be operating easily in Quick X, which hit theaters on Friday, Could 19. Whereas there is no such thing as a new footage of the character, the film incorporates flashbacks from 2011’s Quick 5 that characteristic Brian.
“You will note Brian prior to now, you gained’t see Brian within the current,” director Louis Leterrier instructed Complete Movie forward of the movie’s launch. “It’s one thing that everyone must be on board with. The Walker household remains 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 Livid 7 scenes, however they didn’t return for Quick 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 an in depth 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 youngsters as household and can speak to them on days she’s struggling, and he or she has their backs too,” an insider completely instructed Us Weekly in June 2021. “Paul’s spirit and love undoubtedly shines on by means of Meadow, and he or she 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 particular person on Father’s Day to want me Blissful Father’s Day,” the California native instructed Additional in June 2021. “To see her with my youngsters is without doubt 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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