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Recently, Vin Diesel talked openly about the enormous difficulties of finishingFast & Furious 7following the untimely passing of co-star Paul Walker. Walker died in 2013, interrupting filming, leaving the studio with the difficult decision of how to approach his unfinished scenes as Brian O’Conner.
Diesel claimed that finishing Walker’s role under duress resulted in turmoil, intense feelings, and additional expenses for the 2015 action sequel. But he thinks that the movie did justice to their friend’s memory in the end.
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The Tragic Loss of Paul Walker: Challenges in Completing Fast & Furious 7
AfterPaul Walkerpassed away midway through filming, the studio had to figure out how to finish Brian’s scenes while also coping with the sadness of the cast and crew.Vin Dieselclaimed this caused chaos as writers scrambled to rewrite the script to give Brian a befitting farewell.
“It costs a lot of money and a lot of time to do. It was a terrible tragedy and he had a third of the movie to go,” he continued. “People don’t really realize how much of the movie he had left. They worked around it and it was hard.”
Walker could not film, so the crew had to fill in for him with CGI and stand-ins, including his brothers. Diesel claimed that implementing these sophisticated solutions took additional effort and resources.
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Cast Unity and Love for Paul Walker’s Memory
Diesel acknowledged that tensions were high as the cast grappled with Walker’s tragic passing and the need to please the audience. He admitted that under the strain of the circumstances, he and co-star Dwayne Johnson occasionally got into arguments.
He also claimed that in the end, despite any artistic disagreements, everyone came together to finish the movie out of a mutual love for Walker.
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Reflecting the Fast Family Mentality and Success in Honoring Walker
TheFast and Furiousactor thinks Brian’s parting inFurious 7brought closure despite the obstacles. Walker’s character was retired, and the cast gave him a fitting on-screen send-off by allowing him to live out his days peacefully with his family.
Diesel echoed the Fast family mentality, adding that saying farewell to their beloved friend was challenging but gratifying. The movie was successful in honouring Walker’s legacy.
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Vin Diesel reflected candidly on the arduous task of completingFast & Furious 7without Paul Walker. Technical difficulties, spiking costs, raw emotions, and cast tensions made filming chaotic. But according to him, the satisfying farewell to Walker’s character amidst trying circumstances embodied the heart of the franchise.
Source:Independent
Manasvi Dwivedi
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Manasvi S Dwivedi is an enthusiastic writer at FandomWire. She started writing at the tender age of 5 and slowly it turned to something she enjoyed the most. She owns three books under her name and proudly calls herself the ‘Instagram Poet’.Apart from her work desk, you will find her writing letters to the moon and sky.
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