'Fast And The Furious 8': Cody Walker Set To Play Own Character In Upcoming Sequel? Paul Finally Out?
Cody Walker has been confirmed to join the cast ensemble of "Fast and the Furious 8," playing a character related to brother Paul Walker's Brian O' Conner.
As reported by Breathe Cast, the brother of the late actor might play his own role, meaning he will not stand in for Paul as Brian O' Conner, but will appear as someone who is related to Paul's character instead.
Fans have since assumed that Cody will play Brian's brother. According to them, there is no other way to have him in the "Fast and the Furious 8" cast aside from the speculated role. They also added that sticking to his real relationship with Paul Walker seems like the most logical and natural thing to do.
The site cited above also stated that Cody's name was originally listed on IMDB. but was later taken down from the site, probably to lessen unnecessary speculation about his character.
While no official statement has been released about his character yet, fans are saying that it is pretty much confirmed by now.
In other news, other speculated members for the upcoming film has been listed by numerous sources, including Cinemablend.
The article speculated about the return of Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody. According to the site, the 7th film was supposed to show Russell as a character who will pave the way to the events of the upcoming film. Moreso, the ending was initially set differently with numerous possibilities for a new storyline. However, because of Paul Walker's death, the people behind the storyline had to change some of the scenes in the movie. Especially the final scene, where all the main cast members were seen at the beach, looking out to watch Paul's character and his family have fun together.
Other speculated cast members for "Fast and the Furious 8" include Justin Lin, Eva Mendez and Lucas Black.