Director Louis Leterrier explains how Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner returns in FastX: 'This movie jumps back and forth between the past and the present. You will see Brian in the past, you won’t see Brian in the present.'
Fast X director Louis Leterrier addresses how Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner features in the upcoming sequel. After first being introduced back in 2001's The Fast and the Furious, Walker's character would go on to play a prominent role in many subsequent franchise installments. Walker tragically died in a car accident in 2013 partway through filming Furious 7 and hasn't been featured in the franchise since, but his character remains alive in the world of the films.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY With the Fast X release date now about three months away, Leterrier sat down for an interview with Total Film to discuss his upcoming sequel. Walker's character was briefly seen in the Fast X trailer during a flashback, but the director reveals that O'Conner won't appear during any scenes set in the franchise's present-day timeline. This would suggest that Walker won't be recreated at all using CGI.
“Well, Brian is very much alive in the world of Fast & Furious, and they’ve teased him a lot in the previous movies. In 9, we see the car coming. It’s something that is planned. This movie jumps back and forth between the past and the present. You will see Brian in the past, you won’t see Brian in the present. It’s something that everybody has to be on board with. The Walker family is still very much a part of this franchise, you’ll see how in this movie.
When Walker died partway through filming of Furious 7, it was ultimately decided that he would be recreated using CGI to film his remaining scenes. The actor's two brothers served as body doubles on set, and it's possible that a similar method could be used to bring the character back in Fast & Furious 11.
As Dom frequently likes to make clear, the Fast & Furious movies are really all about family. Most of what Dom does is out of an effort to protect his family, both blood relatives and the brothers and sisters he's picked up along the way.
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