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Walker's brothers to help finish 'Fast & Furious'

Malta Independent Saturday, 26 April 2014, 14:47 Last update: about 11 years ago
Paul Walker's brothers are stepping to help finish filming on "Fast & Furious 7," the film Walker was in the midst of making when he died in November. Caleb Walker and Cody Walker have been enlisted to complete their brother's action scenes and "fill in small gaps left in production," Universal Pictures said in a statement Tuesday on the film's Facebook page. "Having them on set has made us feel that Paul is with us too," read the statement. Production on "Fast & Furious 7" recently resumed after it was suspended following Walker's death. The 40-year-old Walker died in a car crash on Nov. 30 outside Los Angeles along with his friend Roger Rodas. A police investigation found the Porsche that Rodas was driving was traveling up to 94 mph when it went out of control. The release of "Fast & Furious 7" was delayed to April 2015 following Walker's death. The film, which is directed by James Wan and also stars Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson, has since been adjusted to incorporate the footage shot with Walker and give his character some kind of send-off. "It will allow the character of Brian O'Conner to live on and let us celebrate Paul in his most defining role," read the statement.   mso-'? -eHk?pF?11.25pt;background:white'>And yet Murray thinks she could be a good client for Fioravante. Inappropriate as this sounds, Fioravante handles the situation with grace. Somehow the two, when they meet, fill a crucial need in each other's lives. Their scenes together are quite touching, particularly a slow lunch in which Avigal shows Fioravante how to debone a fish.   Their budding relationship, though, causes angst for Dovi (Schreiber, also excellent), a Hasidic man who secretly pines for Avigal. A suspicious type, he also serves on a neighborhood auxiliary police force, which makes it easy for him to spy on Avigal. All of which gets Murray into some real trouble. And here the film veers quickly back into slapstick mode. For a bit, anyway. It ends on a bittersweet but appealing note. And then you realize that you've been thoroughly moved, by a movie about a morose florist-gigolo and his wise-cracking book-dealer pimp. That's what's fun about the movies, isn't it?  
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