Vin Diesel talks about continuing the Fast and Furious franchise without Paul Walker
Paul Walker’s death was a devastating loss for his Fast & Furious co-stars back in 2013. The franchise leans heavily on the concept of family, and the cast was as tight-knit off screen as they were on it. There was some question about whether an eighth movie would happen, and star/producer Vin Diesel explained to Total Film Magazine how something Walker said ended up serving as the inspiration for the franchise moving forward. Subscribe to Total Film now - in print or on digital from only £7 “It wasn’t just a question of whether this franchise could work without Paul,” Diesel said. “It was whether I could even survive doing it without Paul.” But after a lot of consideration, there was one thing that got Diesel back to the starting line. “I’d seen this video of Paul guaranteeing eight, while we were making seven. That hit me.” I couldn’t find the actual video, but the interview Diesel refers to was with Collider in November of 2013, just days before Walker’s death ...