As most followers bear in mind, Paul Walker was halfway by means of filming Livid 7 when his life was tragically reduce brief. Common slammed the brakes whereas the artistic crew wrestled with whether or not the movie may, and even ought to, proceed. Months later, cameras rolled once more with Walker’s brothers stepping in as stand-ins and cutting-edge VFX serving to full his efficiency. The completed movie delivered an unexpectedly transferring farewell, letting Brian O’Conner experience off into the sundown. However what was the unique ending for Livid 7 earlier than tragedy reshaped the film?
Because of Barry Hertz’s new e-book, Welcome to the Household (through ScreenRant), we lastly have extra particulars on the unique ending of Livid 7.
“Originally, [Furious 7] ended with the whole crew back at Neptune’s Net, the Malibu seafood joint off Pacific Coast Highway where Brian and Dom had bonded in the first movie, celebrating the successful retrieval of the ‘God’s Eye’ MacGuffin that Jason Statham’s villain, Deckard Shaw, was pursuing,” Hertz wrote. “However as an alternative of giving the system again to the mysterious authorities agent Mr. No person (Kurt Russell), who had simply awarded the crew congressional commendations, Dom crushes the God’s Eye underneath his boot, saying that it was too highly effective for anybody individual to own. The crew then roars off onto the PCH, with the smiling Dom crumpling the commendation right into a ball and tossing it out the window because the rating swells and the tip credit roll.“
Hertz added that the crew would have “picked their next destination by throwing a knife at a nearby map, letting ‘fate’ decide.” Nevertheless, Walker’s loss of life modified all this, and the brand new ending allowed his character to retire fortunately along with his household.
Though Livid 7 offered an ideal ending for O’Conner, he may very well be returning for Quick & Livid 11. Franchise star Vin Diesel confirmed as a lot earlier this summer time, saying, “The studio said to me, ‘Vin, can we please have the finale of Fast & Furious April 2027? I said under three conditions: The first is to bring the franchise back to L.A…The second thing was to return to the car culture, to the street racing!…You wanna know what the third thing was?…The third thing was reuniting Dom and Brian O’Conner. That is what you’re gonna get in the finale! Love you!” Nevertheless, a newer report forged severe doubt over whether or not the finale will ever be made. Though Quick X grossed $714 million worldwide, it additionally price a whopping $378 million. The studio needs to drastically decrease the funds, aiming for a determine of $200 million or much less. Simply final month, Diesel acknowledged that the funds points had been resolved, even hinting that manufacturing would begin in Los Angeles earlier than the tip of the 12 months, however we’re nonetheless ready.
If Walker had been nonetheless with us, the Quick saga would virtually definitely really feel completely different. Brian was the right foil to Diesel’s growly Dom. With out that stability, the sequels have leaned just a little too closely on Diesel’s gruff supply and the ever-echoing devotion to “family.”
