'Fast & Furious 7' to Retire Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner Character
Fri, January 3, 2014 
In the aftermath of Paul Walker's untimely death, many have speculated how Universal Studios would move forward with the Fast & Furious franchise.
Walker was in the middle of shooting the 7th installment along with at least an 8th and 9th planned as well. Point being, his character of Brian O'Conner was going to be in it for the long haul.
A couple weeks back we reported that the makers behind Fast & Furious 7 were looking for a way to still use the footage Walker had shot while at the same time keeping his character a central part of the story. The issue obviously was the fact that Walker had shot only half his scenes before passing.
Now word comes today that the film's director, James Wan, its writer, Chris Morgan, and the studio have found a way to 'retire' his character while continuing the franchise as well.
It's made clear the the filmmakers will not 'kill off' his character but rather give him a proper send-off in way that will satisfy fans of the franchise.
Both Wan and Morgan, along with Universal's studio exec overseeing the franchise, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, pored over the footage that had already been shot in order to find an appropriate resolution.
The plan now is to tweak the script along with film some additional scenes to accommodate the changes, but it all should be taken care of with plenty of time as the film recently moved to an April 10th release next year.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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