WARNING: Spoilers — and tears — ahead!
When Paul Walker died in November 2013, halfway through filming on Furious 7, the filmmakers decided his character, Brian O'Conner, would live on.
The last time audiences saw Brian, he was literally driving off into the sunset at the end of the 2015 film. "We took a lot of care in crafting that last end sequence," director James Wan told BuzzFeed News.
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So, since Brian is still very much alive in this action-heavy cinematic universe, many were wondering how The Fate of the Furious would handle the character's absence.
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Turns out, Brian is mentioned twice in The Fate of the Furious.
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The first time comes about halfway through the film, when Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) insists the crew leave him out of their latest high-stakes drama. It's a quick, cough-and-you'll-miss-it moment.
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