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23rd Mar 2014

Paul Walker’s ‘Fast Seven’ appearance to be completed using CGI and older footage

The actor was killed in a car crash last November.

Tony Cuddihy

The late Paul Walker’s final screen appearance in ‘Fast Seven’ will go ahead using technology and stunt doubles.

The 40-year-old actor died in a car crash in LA last November but producers of the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise want to give his character a fitting send-off.

Four actors with a similar body shape to Walker’s have been hired, while CGI will be used for his face and voice.

Previous actors to have had their performances completed posthumously include Oliver Reed in ‘Gladiator’ and Brandon Lee in ‘The Crow.’

Heath Ledger famously passed away during the filming of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law stepping to complete his scenes in the Terry Gilliam movie.

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