Here's How 'Fast & Furious 7' Is Using Technology To Replace Paul Walker With His Brothers

Paul Walker with his brother Caleb at Caleb's
wedding six weeks before his death.

Furious 7 is a little over a week away and fans
of the franchise are going to flip. The action
is bigger, the emotion is deeper, and the way
the franchise pays tribute to the tragedy of
Paul Walker‘s death is incredible. No spoilers,
but watching the film, I cried more than I’ve
cried in a movie in years. It’s a truly beautiful
send-off that was put together using
many different techniques. We’ve already
reported that Walker’s brothers Cody and
Caleb were on set to help out. But producers
also used unused footage from previous movies
to complete some key shots.
Again, we won’t spoil any of the specifics but
Weta Digital was reportedly employed to
complete a process that used old footage
digitally composted onto new shots. Director
James Wan wouldn’t confirm that to us, but a
new report does. Below, read his quotes about
the Paul Walker Furious 7 magic and more.
Universal Studios announced last week via
Facebook that Paul Walker's brothers, Caleb
and Cody, would be filling in missing "Fast &
Furious 7" scenes in the late actor's last movie
role.

"We have resumed shooting and now welcome
Paul's brothers, Caleb and Cody, into our FAST
family," read part of the statement . "Caleb and
Cody are helping us complete some remaining
action for their brother and fill in small gaps
left in production. Having them on set has
made us all feel that Paul is with us too."
But how exactly is the film using Walkers'
brothers to replace him?
'The production team for 'FF7' will try
something they have never done before ...
merging archival audio of Walker's voice with
his brothers' voices to fill in some gaps in the
movie," sources close to the the Walker family
explained to TMZ . "It will take both brothers,
Caleb and Cody, to get everything to match
up. Our sources say the production team
tested the voice of each brother and learned
that certain words sound better coming from
one brother, and different ones from the other
... so they will combine them to help make
the dialogue work."
And it looks like the brothers are already hard
at work. The Fast7Official Instagram account
posted a photo today of Caleb and Cody on set
with co-star Vin Diesel, writing in the caption
that "The resemblance is big!"