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Fast and Furious icon Paul Walker could return in new film

Fast X (Trailer 2)
  • Vin Diesel hinted at the potential return of Paul Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner, to the Fast and Furious franchise, 12 years after the actor’s death.
  • At Fuel Fest, Diesel stated one of his three conditions for the final Fast and Furious film, set for April 2027, was to reunite Dom and Brian O’Conner.
  • Paul Walker, who died in 2013, last appeared in 2015’s Furious 7, with his younger brothers completing his unfinished scenes as body doubles.
  • It remains unclear how Walker’s character would return, with digital insertion of his likeness being a likely method.
  • The article also noted Meadow Walker’s cameo in 2023’s Fast X and Dwayne Johnson’s surprise return in a mid-credits scene.
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