Fast & Furious 7 Movie Update: Paul Walker Lookalike Brother Cody Walker Completes Filming Following Sibling's Death

Posted by Favour Ibude at 7:51 am

Malibu beach goers were taken aback last week when they discovered Paul Walker's lookalike filming scenes for "Fast & Furious 7" movie.

In fact, Cody Walker, who stepped into his brother Paul Walker's character, Brain O'Conner, was seen hanging out with other famous members of the cast, including Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriquez and Ludacris, after he joined them to fill in for his late brother for the seventh installment of the franchise.

Because 25-year-old Cody sported the same haircut as his Hollywood star brother it was almost impossible to tell him apart from his sibling, according to eye-witnesses.

"Fast & Furious 7" is the latest movie of the car chase franchise which has grossed $2.38 billion worldwide. It was scheduled for release on July 11, 2014, but the production was stalled following the tragic demise of Paul Walker, who along with his friend Roger Rodas died when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in crashed into a tree and burst into flames.

Consequently, Paul Walker's brothers Cody and Caleb Walker were incorporated into the cast for filming the remaining scenes of "Fast and Furious 7." At the time of his accident, Walker had completed filming most of his scenes.

Soon after the gruesome accident, Universal Studios shut down the movie to allow the cast time to mourn Paul's death. Later the studio decided to move forward and set a new release date, and it is now scheduled for April 10, 2015.

Another report in The Hollywood Reporter says, Universal Studios, which is using face-replacement technology as well as the brothers of the late Paul Walker to complete filming the movie, is in negotiations to receive a reimbursement as the production costs have soared past $250 million.

Culled from BREATHEcast