Many months before Fast & Furious 10 hit theaters, there were rumors that a version by Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner might show up in the action sequel. Now that the film is in theaters, we can tell you if and how the late actor found his way into the film.
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Fast cars and tons of 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 foreseeable that Paul Walker would also part of the story is when Fast & Furious slowly but surely moves towards its grand finale.
Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 10: Brian O’Conner appears in a flashback to Part 5
Yes, Brian O’Conner appears in Fast & Furious 10, but not in the form of a digitally revived Paul Walker. Instead, we get to see Walker’s face in a flashback that picks up a pivotal scene from Fast & Furious 5: the spectacular one theft of the safe in Rio de Janeiro.
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Paul Walker and Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 5
Right from its opening sequence, Fast & Furious 10 combines old footage with reshot elements that integrate Jason Momoa’s villain, Dante Reyes, into the familiar action sequence. Thanks to a clever selection and skilful cuts, the Transition seamless. It seems like the story was planned from the beginning.
See You Again commemorates 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, in which Dom reveals himself to his mother, a melody begins in the background that any fan of the series should immediately recognize: See You Again by Wiz Khalifa. The song comes from the most emotional Fast & Furious scene ever.
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When the characters part ways at the end of Fast & Furious 7, Brian says goodbye to See You Again into the sunset. The song is like that symbolically charged like no other in the series. Now he is integrated as a musical leitmotif in further adventures and thus carries on the memory as Walker.
Meadow Walker carries on Paul Walker’s legacy in Fast & Furious 10
The biggest memory of Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 10 is the appearance of his daughter, Meadow Walker. In the middle of the movie she appears as a stewardess. If you don’t know who it is, the scenes will probably pass without much thought. In fact, the cameo is a very nice gesture.
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Meadow Walker’s stewardess arrives to warn part of Dom’s family (his brother Jacob and son Brian) about a group of adversaries. In a way, she shows them the way. On a symbolic level, the scenes make it seem like Brian O’Connor is still going watch over Dom’s family.
Fast & Furious 10 has been running since May 17, 2023 in German cinemas.
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