The Fast & Furious series has not forgotten Paul Walker. In three moments, part 10 commemorates the actor who died in 2013. Here you can find an overview of the scenes.
For many months before the theatrical release of Fast & Furious 10, there were rumors that a version of Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner might appear in the action sequel. Now the film is in theaters and we can tell you if and how the late actor found his way into the film.
Fast cars and massive action: the most important thing in the Fast & Furious series is still the family. Vin Diesel lives this credo not only as Dom Toretto in the film. In this respect, it was predictable that Paul Walker is also part of the story, when Fast & Furious slowly but surely moves towards its grand finale.
Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 10: Brian O’Conner shows up in a flashback to Part 5
Yes, Brian O’Conner shows up in Fast & Furious 10, but not in the form of a digitally resurrected Paul Walker. Instead, we get to see Walker’s face as part of a flashback that picks up on a pivotal scene from Fast & Furious 5: the spectacular theft of the safe in Rio de Janeiro.
Paul Walker and Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 5
Right from its opening sequence, Fast & Furious 10 combines old footage with newly shot elements that integrate Jason Momoa’s villain, Dante Reyes, into the familiar action sequence. Thanks to smart choices and deft editing, the transition is seamless. It feels like the story was planned from the beginning.
See You Again is reminiscent of the emotional Paul Walker farewell in Fast & Furious 7
Paul Walker’s legacy in Fast & Furious 10 extends even further. In a key scene at the beginning of the film, when Dom reveals himself to his mother, a tune that any fan of the series should instantly recognize kicks in in the background: See You Again by Wiz Khalifa. The song comes from the most emotional Fast & Furious scene ever.
When the characters part ways at the end of Fast & Furious 7, Brian says goodbye into the sunset to See You Again. The song is more symbolically charged than any other in the series. Now it is integrated as a musical leitmotif in further adventures, carrying on the memory as Walker.
