Paul Walker may be gone, but his only daughter Meadow is still a part of the Fast And Furious family.
The 16-year-old proved that on Thursday night as she shared a photo from the Furious 7 LA premiere with her late father’s co-stars Vin Diesel and Elsa Pataky to her Instagram picture.
With Elsa’s arm wrapped around Meadow and Vin looking hard on the other side, it certainly looked like a photo Paul would have been happy to see.
Part of the family: Meadow Walker shares a photo from the Furious 7 LA premiere with her late father’s co-stars Vin Diesel and Elsa Pataky to her Instagram picture
One of the themes through the Fast & Furious film franchise has been family, and Diesel has always said that Paul was a brother to him so no doubt he considers Meadow his niece.
The late actor’s only child had lived with him for two years before his death and became the sole beneficiary to his fortune.
Meadow now lives with mother Rebecca Soteros but attended the Furious 7 premiere last week with her family.
Final outing: The late actor was halfway through filming Furious 7 when he was killed in a solo car crash on November 30, 2013, at the age of 40
Brothers: Vin has always said he and Paul are family, having becoming firm friends through the film franchise
Doing well: Tyrese Gibson, Paul’s friend and co-star said Meadow has a lot of joy in her life
‘She’s really in a great space,’ Tyrese Gibson, Paul’s friend and co-star told People. ‘She’s really focused on her education and just spending a lot of quality time with her friends. That brings her a lot of joy.’
Vin also named his new baby girl Pauline as a tribute to the late actor, who was halfway through filming Furious 7 when he was killed in a solo car crash on November 30, 2013, at the age of 40.
Director James Wan, franchise star Vin Diesel and producers decided to push ahead with the production in memory of Walker and were able to complete the film using the late actor’s two brothers as body doubles and elaborate CGI by Peter Jackson’s WETA effects house completed the process.
At the action-packed film’s Hollywood premiere, Diesel, in tears, told the huge crowd of fans assembled outside the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard: ‘This movie is more than a movie. You’ll feel it when you see it. Something emotional happens to you.’
Universal’s latest installment of the speed racing franchise destroyed records with a $384 million global debut and becoming the biggest worldwide opening in the history of the studio.
In the U.S. alone, the movie banked $143.6 million, making it the highest-grossing April bow for a film and the ninth biggest movie opening in America ever, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
‘This thing is on fire,’ said Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com.
‘[Walker’s] passing made this movie more intriguing for people who hadn’t seen some of the installments. It raised awareness and its success is a tribute to him.’ he said. ‘This is the next member of the billion dollar club and that’s a rarefied place to be.’
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