article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Paul Walker is hardly the first actor to die during a production.
article_snippet.sent: But CNN)Paul Walker's death in November 2013 at the age of 40 after a car crash was especially eerie given CNN)Paul Walker rise to fame in the "Fast and Furious" film franchise.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Paul Walker was a person of humility, integrity, and compassion," military veteran Kyle Upham said in an email to CNN.
article_snippet.sent: Producers said early on that Producers would not kill off CNN)Paul Walker's character, Brian O'Connor, a former cop turned road racer.
article_snippet.sent: Instead, the script was rewritten and special effects were used to finish scenes, with CNN)Paul Walker's brothers, Cody and Caleb, serving as body doubles.
article_snippet.sent: There are scenes that will resonate with the audience -- including the ending, in which the filmmakers figured out a touching way to pay tribute to CNN)Paul Walker while "retiring" his character.
article_snippet.sent: At the premiere Wednesday night in Hollywood, CNN)Paul Walker's co-star and close friend Vin Diesel gave a tearful speech before the screening, saying "This movie is more than a movie.
article_snippet.sent: Social media has also been paying homage to the late actor.
article_snippet.sent: A week after CNN)Paul Walker's death, about 5,000 people attended an outdoor memorial to CNN)Paul Walker in Los Angeles.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Paul Walker's younger brother Cody told People magazine that Walker's younger brother Cody was initially nervous about how "Furious 7" would turn out, but Walker's younger brother Cody is happy with the film.