Fast and Furious 7 Cast, Release, News: Brian O’Conner Will Be Given A Happy Retirement From The Fast & Furious Crew On Paul Walker’s Last Film

By Kara Michelle Oct 15, 2014 08:59 AM EDT

Fast and Furious 7 Cast, Release, News: Brian O'Conner Will Be Given A Happy Retirement From The Fast & Furious Crew On Paul Walker's Last Film

"Brian O'Conner," the character portrayed by Paul Walker who died on November 30, 2013, in a tragic car accident before the film's completion, will be allowed to retire from the crew according to The Hollywood Reporter. He will be given a fitting, peaceful send off from the franchise. His unfinished scenes in the movie have already been shot using CGI for his face and voice and his brothers Caleb and Cody to stand-in for his body. According to the Mirror, Cody has been signed up to also appear in Fast and Furious 8.

Fast and Furious 7 will be shown on theaters on April 3 next year. Filming for the movie already wrapped up July 10, and according to Tyrese Gibson in a Facebook post, "The new Fast7 trailer is gonna drop Nov 1st ...we did this in his[Paul Walker] honor..." The official announcement from Universal Pictures in part also says, "...Our family is big and strong but it won't ever quite be whole again without Paul...All of us - those who've been here from the start and those whose first FAST film is 7 - wanted to create a special film for him and you. We believe we have...The countdown to April 3 begins."

Paul Walker who would have turned 41 last September 12 was also honored with a custom car made in his name by fan and friend Charles Carlino, the owner and senior designer at Cars As Art in Delray Beach, Florida. He built a Paul Walker Tribute Car off a donor 2005 911 (997) Carrera GTS, according to Liberty Voice, which features a unique automatic six-speed transmission and a 3.8 liter flat-six engine.

Aside from the late Paul Walker, the Fast & Furious 7 cast also have stars Vin Diesel ( as Dominic Toretto), Dwayne Johnson (Luke Hobbs), Michelle Rodriguez (Letty Ortiz), Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto), Lucas Black (Sean Boswell), Tyrese Gibson (Roman Pearce) and Ludacris (Tej Parker) returning to reprise their original roles. They will be joined by an additional cast which includes Jason Statham, Kurt Russel, Ronda Roussey, Ali Fazal, Tony Jaa and Romeo Santos. Directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Chris Morgan, the movie will show events unfolding as a result of a revenge plot hatched by Ian Shaw (played by Statham) for the death of his brother Owen (as seen in Fast & Furious 6) against Dominic and the Fast & Furious crew.