who died in fast and furious 7 in real life
Paul William Walker IV
title: Paul Walker text: Paul Walker Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. Walker first gained prominence in 1999 with roles in the teen films "She's All That" and "Varsity Blues". In 2001, he gained international fame for his role in the street racing action film "The Fast and the Furious" (2001), a role he reprised in five of the next six installments, but died in 2013 in the middle of filming "Furious 7" (2015). Walker began his career guest-starring on title: Furious 7 text: "Fast & Furious 6" (2013), until Deckard Shaw (Statham), a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother, puts the team in danger once again. With the previous three installments set between "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003) and "" (2006), "Furious 7" is the first installment in the franchise to take place after "Tokyo Drift". The film also marks the final film appearance of Walker, who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30, 2013 with filming only half-completed. Following Walker's death, filming was delayed for script rewrites, and his brothers, Caleb and Cody, were used as title: Furious 7 text: Furious 7 Furious 7 (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Fast Seven) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the seventh installment in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham. "Furious 7" follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Walker), and the rest of their team, who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in title: Furious 7 text: October 14, 2015, Diesel announced on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" that "Straight Outta Compton" director F. Gary Gray would direct the film. In July 2015, Moritz said that Walker's character, Brian O'Conner, would not appear in the film, following the use of CGI in the previous film after Walker died in a single-vehicle accident on November 30, 2013, with Moritz stating that his character had "moved on". It had previously been reported that Paul's younger brother, Cody Walker, would either join the cast in a new role, or replace his older brother in the role of O'Conner; however, title: Furious 7 text: on a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, Walker, who portrayed Brian O'Conner, died in a single-vehicle accident. The next day, Universal announced that production would continue after a delay that would allow the filmmakers to rework the film. On December 4, 2013, Universal put production on hold indefinitely. Wan later confirmed that the film had not been cancelled. On December 22, 2013, Diesel announced on his Facebook page that the film would be released on April 10, 2015. On February 27, 2014, "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that filming would resume on April 1, and that the cast and crew had