Paul Walker’s Brother Says AI Could Bring Actor Back for Final ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie but ‘I Would Not Be Interested in Doing That’

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What happened

Paul Walker’s brother does not want to be involved in bringing back the late actor’s character, Brian O’Conner, for Universal’s next “Fast and Furious” movie.

He knows AI could be used to do it, but he doesn’t think it should be done.

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  • Reported by Variety and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:43:18 UTC.

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