Is Paul Walker in ‘Fast X’? How the Movie Acknowledged Him

This publish accommodates spoilers for Fast X.

Forever a part of the household. Paul Walker died in 2013, however Vin Diesel and the remainder of the Fast and the Furious crew have continued to pay tribute to him in The Fast Saga.

The late Varsity Blues actor died in a automotive accident at age 40 whereas manufacturing on Furious 7 was nonetheless underway. Rather than have his character, Brian O’Conner, die in the movie as effectively, Diesel, 55, and the movie’s different producers determined to have Brian merely retire from road racing.

“We stopped filming Furious 7 for about five months because we were wrapping our heads around what we were going to do, while mourning,” the XXX star advised E! News in June 2021. “And the studio accepted a bold decision, which was to allow the character to exist in our mythology.”

At 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 residence babysitting their children. At the finish of the film, the group left an empty seat for him at the dinner desk, and a automotive — seemingly pushed by Brian — was proven pulling as much as the home at the final minute.

Brian’s life at residence remains to be working easily in Fast X, which hit theaters on Friday, May 19. While there isn’t a new footage of the character, the film incorporates flashbacks from 2011’s Fast Five that function Brian.

“You will see Brian in the past, you won’t see Brian in the present,” director Louis Leterrier advised Total Film forward of the movie’s launch. “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. It just has to be the right moment, the right tone.”

The late star’s brothers, Cody Walker and Caleb Walker, crammed in for him in some Furious 7 scenes, however they didn’t return for Fast X. There’s nonetheless a household connection, nonetheless — Paul’s daughter, Meadow Walker, has a cameo in the film as a flight attendant who waits on Jakob (John Cena).

The mannequin, 24, has maintained a detailed 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 kids as family and will talk to them on days she’s struggling, and she has their backs too,” an insider completely advised Us Weekly in June 2021. “Paul’s spirit and love definitely shines on through Meadow, and she believes he’s looking down and protecting her from heaven.”

Diesel, for his half, has been open about his shut relationship with Meadow over the years. “She’s the first person on Father’s Day to wish me Happy Father’s Day,” the California native advised Extra in June 2021. “To see her with my children is one of the most beautiful things. There are moments when I see her playing with [my daughter] Pauline and it hits me so deep, ’cause I can only imagine what my brother [Paul] sees when he sees that.”

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Fast X is in theaters now.