Cody Walker Says AI Could Bring Back Paul Walker in ‘Fast Forever’

Cody Walker says he won’t return to play Brian O’Conner in Fast Forever, but he believes modern AI could bring back his late brother Paul Walker’s character if Paul’s daughter approves. Walker and his brother Caleb helped finish Paul Walker’s scenes after the actor died in 2013 during production of Furious 7. Actor John Brotherton also assisted, while the filmmakers used visual effects to complete Brian’s farewell. “My stance is, it’s what Meadow wants to see done, it’s her father,” Cody said. He made clear that Paul’s daughter Meadow Walker should have the final say. Cody does not want to take on the role again. “I would not be interested in doing that again. I love the way his character exited the franchise.” He praised the decision not to kill Brian off after Paul Walker’s death. “They didn’t kill him off, they didn’t do something cheesy like that. It’s beautiful, Brian is off raising his kids.” Hollywood has changed since Furious 7 arrived in 2015. Cody said filmmakers now have AI tools that were not available when the production faced Paul Walker’s death. “AI was not a thing back then, so they could do that now. There’s years of footage that was never used from these other Fas...