On November 30, 2013, actor Paul Walker tragically died in a car crash, resulting in Furious 7’s production being halted for several months. On April 3, 2015, the seventh Fast & Furious movie was released in theaters, and moviegoers saw Walker’s likeness recreated through visual effects in order for his character, Brian O’Connor, to be retired from the franchise. But how was Furious 7 going to end prior to Walker’s death? We finally have that answer a decade later.
Author Barry Hertz’s new book Welcome to the Family, which explores the history of the Fast & Furious franchise, is out now. In addition to pulling the curtain back on Justin Lin’s exit from Fast X, the book also spends time specifically detailing how Furious 7 needed to be changed after Paul Walker’s death, As Hertz wrote (via ScreenRant):
