Tyrese Gibson: 'Paul Walker wouldn't want Fast & Furious franchise to end'
Fast & Furious star Tyrese Gibson is convinced his late co-star Paul Walker would not have wanted their blockbuster franchise to end on the account of his death.
The 40-year-old actor was in the middle of filming Fast & Furious 7 when he tragically died in a car crash last year (Nov13), but studios bosses decided to carry on with the movie, despite losing one of its main stars.
Gibson defended the move during a TV interview with Queen Latifah
on Monday (03Mar14), insisting his friend was such a big fan of the
films, he would not have wanted his tragedy to bring the series to
an abrupt end.
He explained, "We (the cast) just want y'all to know that Paul was
so passionate about Fast & the Furious. There's no way he would
want the (Fast & the Furious) franchise to shut down because the
movie is successful for a reason.
"If you all could just show up and look at somebody in the movie
that you identify with... the global impact of the movie must
continue on behalf of the franchise."
Gibson also showed his gratitude for all the well wishes and
condolences fans have sent Walker's family and friends.
He added, "Thank you all for all your prayers and energy that you
all sent towards the family as well as us (the cast). A lot of
times we take people praying for us for granted. But we have been
able to find our smile again and kind of have our spirits come up
after losing someone that we all adored. We adored Paul Walker. He
was just a great guy."
Filming for the seventh instalment of the racing franchise was put
on indefinite hiatus after Walker's death, but bosses have
confirmed production will continue in April (14), with a release
date set for April, 2015.