Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in March 2009.Photo: Kevin Winter/GettyVin Dieselis honoring his late friend and costarPaul Walker.On the night before theninth anniversary of his friend’s death, theRiddickstarshared a throwback photoof the costars in an Instagram post on Tuesday.“Nine years… love you and miss you,” Diesel, 55, posted alongside the photo.Walker died on Nov. 30, 2013, in a car crash. He was 40. As he was in the middle of filmingFast 7at the time, Paul’s brothers Caleb and Cody were hired to stand in for him for the remainder of production, before his face was digitally superimposed onto their bodies.Walker’s brother Codyspoke to TMZlast year, praising the wayDieselhas continued to honor his late brother.“I think Vin and the whole family have done a good job tastefully letting the character ride off into the sunset. I think Paul would get a real kick out of where it’s gone. It’s gotten so crazy. It’s a wild, wild ride at this point,” said Cody, who briefly appeared inFurious 7while helping the franchise write off Walker’s character.“I can’t speculate what he would think, I just know that Vin always takes a very serious approach to keeping Paul’s legacy in mind and has always done a really nice job paying tribute to his character,” Cody added. “They worked together and were brothers for years. They were all so young when this thing first started.“Diesel isn’t the only one of theFast and Furiouscrew mourning Walker.Jordana Brewsterrecently revealed that her connection toWalkeris forever.Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster.Carlos Alvarez/GettyTheFast and Furiousstar, 42, opened up to PEOPLE about how shegrieves for her late costarin an interview last year.“I think when someone passes away that has a huge impact on your life and has had a huge impact, frankly, on so many people’s lives,” Brewster told PEOPLE of Walker, who played her onscreen husband in the action movie franchise.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Her grief “goes in waves where it’s super visceral at times, and it’s like it’s unimaginable that that person’s not with us anymore,” she shared.“It just gets very intense and then sometimes it’s less intense,” Brewster continued. “But it just comes in waves, regardless of whether it’s that person’s birthday or not.”
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in March 2009.Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty
Vin Dieselis honoring his late friend and costarPaul Walker.On the night before theninth anniversary of his friend’s death, theRiddickstarshared a throwback photoof the costars in an Instagram post on Tuesday.“Nine years… love you and miss you,” Diesel, 55, posted alongside the photo.Walker died on Nov. 30, 2013, in a car crash. He was 40. As he was in the middle of filmingFast 7at the time, Paul’s brothers Caleb and Cody were hired to stand in for him for the remainder of production, before his face was digitally superimposed onto their bodies.Walker’s brother Codyspoke to TMZlast year, praising the wayDieselhas continued to honor his late brother.“I think Vin and the whole family have done a good job tastefully letting the character ride off into the sunset. I think Paul would get a real kick out of where it’s gone. It’s gotten so crazy. It’s a wild, wild ride at this point,” said Cody, who briefly appeared inFurious 7while helping the franchise write off Walker’s character.“I can’t speculate what he would think, I just know that Vin always takes a very serious approach to keeping Paul’s legacy in mind and has always done a really nice job paying tribute to his character,” Cody added. “They worked together and were brothers for years. They were all so young when this thing first started.“Diesel isn’t the only one of theFast and Furiouscrew mourning Walker.Jordana Brewsterrecently revealed that her connection toWalkeris forever.Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster.Carlos Alvarez/GettyTheFast and Furiousstar, 42, opened up to PEOPLE about how shegrieves for her late costarin an interview last year.“I think when someone passes away that has a huge impact on your life and has had a huge impact, frankly, on so many people’s lives,” Brewster told PEOPLE of Walker, who played her onscreen husband in the action movie franchise.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Her grief “goes in waves where it’s super visceral at times, and it’s like it’s unimaginable that that person’s not with us anymore,” she shared.“It just gets very intense and then sometimes it’s less intense,” Brewster continued. “But it just comes in waves, regardless of whether it’s that person’s birthday or not.”
Vin Dieselis honoring his late friend and costarPaul Walker.
On the night before theninth anniversary of his friend’s death, theRiddickstarshared a throwback photoof the costars in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
“Nine years… love you and miss you,” Diesel, 55, posted alongside the photo.
Walker died on Nov. 30, 2013, in a car crash. He was 40. As he was in the middle of filmingFast 7at the time, Paul’s brothers Caleb and Cody were hired to stand in for him for the remainder of production, before his face was digitally superimposed onto their bodies.
Walker’s brother Codyspoke to TMZlast year, praising the wayDieselhas continued to honor his late brother.
“I think Vin and the whole family have done a good job tastefully letting the character ride off into the sunset. I think Paul would get a real kick out of where it’s gone. It’s gotten so crazy. It’s a wild, wild ride at this point,” said Cody, who briefly appeared inFurious 7while helping the franchise write off Walker’s character.
“I can’t speculate what he would think, I just know that Vin always takes a very serious approach to keeping Paul’s legacy in mind and has always done a really nice job paying tribute to his character,” Cody added. “They worked together and were brothers for years. They were all so young when this thing first started.”
Diesel isn’t the only one of theFast and Furiouscrew mourning Walker.Jordana Brewsterrecently revealed that her connection toWalkeris forever.
Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster.Carlos Alvarez/Getty
TheFast and Furiousstar, 42, opened up to PEOPLE about how shegrieves for her late costarin an interview last year.
“I think when someone passes away that has a huge impact on your life and has had a huge impact, frankly, on so many people’s lives,” Brewster told PEOPLE of Walker, who played her onscreen husband in the action movie franchise.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Her grief “goes in waves where it’s super visceral at times, and it’s like it’s unimaginable that that person’s not with us anymore,” she shared.
“It just gets very intense and then sometimes it’s less intense,” Brewster continued. “But it just comes in waves, regardless of whether it’s that person’s birthday or not.”
source: people.com
