Did Paul Walker Finish Furious 7?
By William Rodriguez
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was a talented team of VFX artists, "Furious 7" screenwriter Chris Morgan, and director James Wan that ended up being tasked to complete the rest of Walker's scenes in the film after his passing mid-shoot. It wasn't an easy decision either — with the entire cast and crew grieving the loss of their friend, the film was almost cancelled. However, the decision was ultimately made to continue because cast and crew thought it was what Walker would have wanted, so the production team set out to honor Walker's memory in the best way possible.
It started with rewrites to Brian O'Conner's ending in the script, then moving forward to repurposing 260 extra shots of Walker from archived footage in previous "Fast and Furious" films, including 90 additional shots performed by Walker's brothers Caleb and Cody, according to THR. They were then able to use CGI to place Walker's face onto his brothers' in post production.
