Paul Walker News Update: The "Fast and Furious" star was killed in a car crash November 30 at age 40. According to Classicalite, Universal Studio's solution to Paul Walker's absence from Fast and Furious 7, aside from endless script rewrites, has been announced. The company revealed via Facebook update that Paul Walker's brothers Caleb and Cody will be filling in to help the franchise smooth over some of the rougher spots in production.
According to ABC News, the franchise posted on Facebook, "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. 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."
"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 It will allow the character of Brian O'Conner to live on and let us celebrate Paul in his most defining role," the post continued.
Cody told Fox News as he helps in substituting Paul on the last Fast film, that his brother's death still hardly seems real.
"Right now, a whole lot of time has not gone by yet. It still doesn't feel real, because sometimes, working in this industry, making films, he'd be away from his family three, four, six months at a time, you know. And my only interaction would be a phone call...So, I know it's going to take a while."
Cody Walker and brother Caleb Walker, 36 both has a notable resemblance to their late brother recently worked on the set of "Fast & Furious 7," which will be released April 10, 2015.
"I can't talk about that," Cody Walker responded when pressed for details about his involvement with the movie.
Cody Walker did briefly discuss his brother's demanding action role in "Brick Mansions," which opens Friday.
He said, "Paul had been training in martial arts for many, many years. Brazilian jujitsu was his choice. Everyone's so used to seeing Paul behind (the wheel of) a car all the time, and not really seeing that part of him."
According to Fox News, Cody Walker recently took on the role of brand manager of Reach Out WorldWide (ROWW), a nonprofit disaster-relief organization founded by his brother in 2010.
