Paul Walker Fast and Furious 7 Latest News: Paul Walker Lives On In ‘Fast & Furious’ World!

By Kara Michelle Aug 29, 2014 10:00 PM EDT

Paul Walker Fast and Furious 7 Latest News: Paul Walker Lives On In 'Fast & Furious' World!

Paul Walker who died in a tragic car accident before the completion of filming for Fast and Furious 7, will be seen in the movie when it screens in theaters on April 3, 2015. His character "Brian O'Conner" will be allowed to retire from the crew. 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 as his body double.

Franchise star Vin Diesel shared on his Facebook page a still photo from the movie which shows the scene of the late actor with him, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris attending the funeral ceremony for Han (Sung Kang), their fallen crew mate who was killed in Fast & Furious 6.

Directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Chris Morgan, the Fast and Furious 7 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 crew. The killing of Han marked the start of that revenge plot. True to its trademark and brand, there will be those spectacular fight scenes, breathtaking car chases and car crashes, much carnage and mayhem for the fans of the franchise to look forward to. Filming for the movie wrapped up last month, and according to director Wan, editing is currently already underway.

Aside from the late Paul Walker as Brian O'Connor, the Fast & Furious 7 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.

Universal Pictures' press statement for the upcoming film in part 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."