So Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner Could Appear in FAST 8
We hardly know anything about F. Gary Gray’s upcoming Fast 8. No plot details have been released, and as far as we knew the franchise said a sweet and heartfelt goodbye to Paul Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner. Well, it sounds like there’s a possibility he could make an appearance in Fast 8 and maybe even more upcoming films in the franchise.
The news comes from Walker’s brother Caleb, who shared some interesting information with Entertainment Tonight. He revealed:
“I had a phone call with Vin for about an hour and we really discussed this a while back. He wanted [our] blessing. [Diesel asked if it] would be acceptable to maybe bring Paul's character back... to really kind of let his fans know he's still out there.”
He added:
"Universal wants to make sure to be respectful of Paul and his image too, and his family,"
I don’t think that O’Conner would come back as a main character, but he could be mentioned by name, be the voice on the other end of a phone call, or appear in a photo, and there are other ways he could briefly appear to let the fans know “he’s still out there.”
Walker’s brothers Caleb and Cody both stood in for Walker and helped shoot on Furious 7 after he tragically died. I guess there’s a chance they could come back to help out again in some way to bring O'Conner back to the franchise.
One thing is for sure, don’t expect O’Conner to get in on any of the main story action. Having the character come back in a very small capacity is just a way of paying tribute to Walker, which I think it cool.
Fast 8 will be released on April 14th, 2017.