Which Fast and Furious did Paul Walker die?

Paul Walker was unfortunately killed in a vehicular crash right when the Fast and Furious 7 was under production.

Paul William Walker IV is one of the most remembered actors in Hollywood who lost his life tragically on November 30, 2013. The actor began his career as a child actor in the 1980s and began gaining recognition in the industry in the following year. Walker has been part of some amazingly hot projects, but the one role that he truly is remembered for is playing Brian O'Connor in the F&F franchise.

Walker had been part of the cast since the very first film, The Fast and The Furious. The first installment was released in 2011 and opened to positive reviews by many. As the years passed, the franchise gained a massive fan following around the world and continued releasing installments. Walker was part of the franchise up until its seventh installment.

When did Paul Walker die?

Paul Walker passed away on November 30, 2013 and at the time of his death, Furious 7 was mid-way through the shooting. Walker died in Santa Clarita, California, U.S., while on his way to his charity event with his friend Roger Rodas. Rodas was driving his red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT at a speed between 80 mph and 93 mph in a 45 mph speed zone while on their way.

Due to the speed, their car ended up colliding with a concert lamp post and two trees. The impact was so bad that the car immediately caught fire. While Rodas died suffering multiple traumas, Walker died from traumas as well as burns.

It was too late till the paramedics could help them. Rodas and Walker's bodies were burned beyond recognition when they were brought out of the wrecked car.

How did the makers complete Furious 7 without Paul Walker?

Right after the news of Paul Walker's tragic death hit the news, Universal announced an indeterminate hiatus in the filming. The statement also cited that they would have a word with Walker's family members and come to a conclusion on how to go about with the rest of the production.

It was all thanks to his brothers Caleb and Cody Walker and the amazing VFX team, the makers could replace their faces with CGI versions of Paul in post-production. They shot 260 scenes with the Walker brothers and the rest of Paul Walker's scenes and the character's storyline was rewritten.

It indeed was a huge task for the production team as they had to change the storyline, add 350 additional shots of Walker to flesh out his role in the film and use some archive footage of the actor from previous shots and outtakes.

Did Meadow Walker make a cameo in Fast X?

Yes, Paul Walker's only daughter Meadow Rain Walker makes a cameo in Fast & Furious 10. She played the role of an air hostess who helps Jakob and Little B escape an airplane in Fast X. She shared the news of her cameo via her Instagram handle ahead of the movie's release.

Her post read, “The first Fast was released when I was one year old! I grew up on set watching my father, Vin, Jordana, Michelle, Chris, and more on the monitors. Thanks to my dad, I was born into a fast family. I can’t believe now I get to be up there too. With those who have been around to see me grow up. Thank you @louisleterrierpro for your kindness, patience, and support. It feels like you’ve been part of the family since we started, I’m happy it’s just the beginning. Special shoutout to my dad’s best friend who is now my best friend @bbirtell, this wouldn’t have been possible without you. I am so blessed to be able to honor my father’s legacy and share this with him forever… I love you all so much.”