Paul Walker RIP

I found the untimely death of Paul Walker in a cruel irony of a car crash (as a passenger) a heavy blow that I wouldn't normally feel for a typecast actor who is best known for one series of films.  I must say I only got into the Fast and the Furious franchise from the fifth film but Walker's performance was perfectly calibrated for an action vehicle that has its tongue in cheek.  He had left quite an impression for me, even though I seen him fully in only two movies (I have caught snatches of the original Fast and the Furious on TV).  40 years old is too young for anyone in the modern age and to be robbed of talents such as his in the prime of his life just makes his passing all the more sad.
Apparently, much of the latest installment, The Fast and the Furious 7, is in the can and the cast were going to finish off the shoot in Abu Dhabi in January.  Given that most Hollywood films aren't created in the same chronological order as the script, this will mount some considerable logistical problems, but, unusually, for Hollywood, reports said they are going to treat his character Brian O'Connor with respect to Walker.  I imagine that rules out drafting in another actor fully in the role but maybe not computer generation with an extra with behind the head shots (as was alleged with Oliver Reed in Gladiator).  My heartfelt commiserations go out to Walker's family and friends.