Fast & Furious 7 ends filming and leaves message for fans

After all the challenges and pauses imposed by Paul Walker's death in November 2013 on the production of Fast & Furious 7, the actors can finally breathe a sigh of relief: filming ended on Thursday, July 10, as revealed. an official note of the film's production to the fans.

In the very emotional message that announces the end of the shoot, they thank the fans for their support and remember the difficult way to finish this important stage of the feature film: “Our family is big and strong, but it will never be complete again without Paul, ”reads the post.

It is worth remembering that, since not all scenes involving Paul's character were recorded before his death, there was a process of digitizing the actor in some parts of the film, with the help of stuntmen (including two Walker brothers) and resources from CG.

Despite the bigger-than-normal challenges, the production of Fast & Furious 7 had an important milestone completed. Now comes the post-production work, scheduled for theatrical release in 2015.

Read the full post on the movie's Facebook profile and then the full text translation.

“ We did it.

Today we completed the last shoot in the production of Fast & Furious 7.

We wanted to take a moment to express how grateful we are for your support. We have felt the love and strength of our fans throughout this journey, and it is because of you that we have come here.

There was a time when we didn't know how we could move on, or even if we should. But we listened to you, and you inspired us not only to continue, but to try to make this the best movie in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Our Fast Family has been together for almost 15 years now and has grown quite a lot by that time. From the beginning, Vin has been our leader, the one who feels what is right for the franchise according to his instincts and his heart. When we had to stop production last year, Vin brought us back together and made us move on when we needed it most. He took us to this day today.

Some of us have been here since the beginning. Vin, Michelle, Jordana and our producer Neal have all been since that first title we filmed on the streets of Los Angeles. We returned to LA on Speed ​​7, and it was an exciting return home for those who grew up with each other since that first shoot.

These are the ones we count as brothers who have joined us on the way and who are with us again: Dwayne, Tyrese, Luda, Lucas and our screenwriter, Chris. We have new additions this time, like Jason, Kurt, Djimon, Nathalie and our director, James. Caleb and Cody [Walker] have joined us to honor their brother and help us complete their work.

Our family is big and strong, but it will never be complete again without Paul.

All of us - those who have been here since the beginning and those whose first franchise movie is 7 - wanted to create a special feature for him and for you. We believe we have achieved this.

Thank you for being with us from the beginning. You are most of our family, and we could not have come here if it were not for you.

The countdown to April 3 begins.

With love,

Your Family Fast & Furious. "

Fast & Furious 7 is out on April 3, 2015 in the United States, a week earlier than previously announced. In Brazil, it arrives even earlier: on March 26.

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