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How Filmmakers Will Bring Paul Walker Back to Life in the Upcoming 'Fast X' · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. It's been nearly a
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  Speaker 1: decade since Fast and Furious star Paul Walker was killed
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  Speaker 1: in a tragic automobile accident, but fans of the franchise
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  Speaker 1: no his character Brian is still alive and well in
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  Speaker 1: the film universe, driving off to retire in a poignant
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  Speaker 1: scene at the end of Furious seven, made possible with
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  Speaker 1: a bit of movie magic and Paul's brothers standing in
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  Speaker 1: at times. Filmmakers have made a bold decision to incorporate
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  Speaker 1: Brian back into the story for the tenth installment, Fast X,
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  Speaker 1: but want to be tasteful in how they present him,
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  Speaker 1: particularly because of how meaningful fans consider Brian's departure scene.
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  Speaker 1: The film's director, Louis Le Terrier tells Total Film they've
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  Speaker 1: teased Brian a lot in the previous two movies. In nine,
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  Speaker 1: we saw his car approaching. This movie jumps back and
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  Speaker 1: forth between the past and the present. You will see
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  Speaker 1: Brian in the past, you won't seem in the present.
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  Speaker 1: Bringing the character back is something that everybody has to
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  Speaker 1: be on board with. The Walker family is still part
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  Speaker 1: of the franchise, and you'll see how in this movie.
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  Speaker 1: It just has to be the right moment, the right tone.
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  Speaker 1: Brian has to re enter the franchise as perfectly as
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  Speaker 1: he left it. Fast X arrives May nineteen. That's direct
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  Speaker 1: from Hollywood.