Paul Walker was recreated on the computer by Weta Digital. Universal does not comment on this complex process, but the experience of Hollywood blockbusters proves that today you can shoot an actor even without his participation.
ACTOR AS A SPECIAL EFFECT
The death of an actor, no matter how controversial it may sound from a moral point of view, is no longer an obstacle for filmmakers. A sensational example is a Chinese advertisement with, which was described by a specialist in visual effects Robin Shenfield:An actor created entirely on a computer often causes public skepticism, as in the case of . But the resonance today is caused not so much by the innovativeness of the method as by the fact that we are talking about real people. In the end, after being seriously surprised by the visual capabilities of modern blockbusters, it is already strange.
3D SCAN
Another way to use actors is bypassing their digital twin. So, at the beginning of the filming of the film, effects specialists scanned the actors - this is necessary to create their virtual understudies in the most difficult scenes. In other words, this is a changer not only for actors, but also for stuntmen.Report from the filming of "Furious 7"
DOUBLES
Among the methods of incarnation of Paul Walker on the screen is literally human. The actor's brothers Cody and Caleb were invited to the picture's set - Universal did not explain what kind of work they would do, but noted that they believed that Paul Walker himself would not mind. The authors of the seventh "Fast and the Furious":Cody and Caleb Walker at the Fast & Furious 7 set
REMEMBER THE PAST
Finally, there is another officially confirmed way to solve the problem. The director of Furious 7 was allowed to turn to the archive of the film series and, if necessary, borrow scenes with Paul Walker that were not included in the final versions of other parts, since the rough content for six feature films accumulated enough. What will be the result and whether it will be visible to the naked eye, the audience will find out in the cinema from April 9th.Fast & Furious 7 trailer
Youth. The beginning of Paul Walker's career
Paul William Walker IV was born on September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, USA. Father Paul Walker III was a businessman, mother Cheryl Crabtree was a former model. Paul has two younger sisters- Amy and Ashley and two younger brother- Caleb and Cody Beau. The Walker family are Mormons.Paul's career began at the age of two. Thanks to the connections of his mother, who at that time worked in show business, he starred in a television advertisement for diapers. As he got older, he began acting in episodic roles in serials.
Paul played his first film role at the age of 13 in the comedy Closet Monster in 1986. From 1987 to 1990, he starred in the TV series Charles in Charge and during the same period in the TV series Who's the Boss?, in 1988 in the TV series The Young and the Restless.
In 1991, Paul graduated from Sun Valley Christian School, after which he entered California College, deciding to study marine biology. However, he studied for only 3 years, and in 1994 he dropped out of college, deciding to pursue a career as an actor. In the same year, Paul starred in the film "Tammy and the T-Rex" in one of the main roles. His next work was the role in the film "Meet the Didl" in 1998. In the same year, the actor starred in the film Pleasantville. The film failed at the box office, but thanks to the excellent acting work Paul became popular. In 1999, he appeared in a small role in the film She's All That, which turned out to be more successful.
Success The beginning of Paul Walker's career, filmography
Paul Walker's popularity grew and in 2001 he was offered to star in leading role in the action movie The Fast and the Furious alongside Vin Diesel. The film was very successful, grossing over $200 million and earning Paul Walker worldwide fame. Already 3 months after "Fast and the Furious", the next picture with the participation of Paul Walker, the horror film "Wow Trip", was released. This was Walker's first role in this genre. This was followed by the continuation of "Fast and the Furious" - "Double Fast and the Furious" in 2003.For his performance, Walker was nominated for the Most Outstanding love story and received it. In the same year, the fantasy film "Trapped in Time" was released with the participation of Paul. In 2004 Walker played dramatic role jealous fiance-cop in the film "Noel". In 2005, Paul starred in action adventure"Welcome to Paradise!", which collected good box office.
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker
The next film "Run Without Looking Back" in 2006 secured the status of a promising actor for Paul, capable of playing not only in action films. However, the film was unsuccessful, grossing only $9.3 million and not even recouping its budget. In the same year, Paul starred in adventure movie"White Captivity", which became the leader of the box office and collected $ 20 million in the first few days.
Paul Walker's personal life
In 1993, Walker had a brief affair with actress Denise Richards, his co-star in Tammy and the T-Rex. While on vacation in Hawaii in 1998, Walker met a girl named Rebecca, whom he dated for several months. The result of their relationship was the birth of a daughter on January 28, 1999, who was named Meadow Rain. The girl lives with her mother in Hawaii. In 1998, on the set of the film Student Team, Paul met actress Bliss Alice, whom he dated until 2004. In 2002, he began an affair with actress Jaime King, which lasted about a year. In 2006, the actor began dating Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, who is 16 years his junior. In 2009, information appeared that they were engaged, but this was not confirmed. In one of his recent interviews Paul Walker announced that they broke up. 
Paul Walker owned two houses in Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach. IN free time he loved to surf and walk along the beach, he was also interested in cars and auto mechanics. He owned Nissan Skyline GT-R and Porshe 911 cars. Paul also liked to travel. He traveled to Costa Rica, Fiji, Brunei, India, Borneo.
The last years of Paul Walker's life
In 2009, the sequel to the sensational film "Fast and the Furious 4" was released, where Paul Walker again had to work with Vin Diesel. The following year, Walker starred in crime drama Raider Boys" with Matt Dillon and Hayden Christensen.In 2011, Paul starred in Fast and Furious 5, and two years later, in the next part, Fast and Furious 6, which turned out to be the most successful of the series, collecting about $700 million.
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In addition to filming a movie, Paul took part in an advertising campaign. In 2011, he became the face of the Davidoff Cool Water for Men perfume line by Coty Prestige.
Paul Walker died on Saturday, November 30, 2013, in a car accident in the California town of Valencia. His friend is driving the car, and Walker was sitting next to him. A red Porsche Carrera GT 2005 sports car, having lost control, crashed into a lamppost and caught fire. When rescuers arrived, the driver and passenger were already dead. According to the police, the main factor in the tragedy was a significant excess of speed. Walker was returning from an event of his own charitable organization Reach Out Worldwide.
Paul auditioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker in the saga " Star Wars”, but did not fit the age. According to the actor, he really wanted to get this role, since the Star Wars movie is one of his favorites.
The actor was offered leading roles in the films S.W.A.T. Special forces of the city of Angels "and" Fantastic Four", he rejected these offers.
Walker is the founder of the medical organization REACT Worldwide, with which he visited Chile in 2010 and helped the victims of the earthquake.
In a car accident that happened in Southern California. The car, driven by star friend Rogers Rodas, crashed into a tree and caught fire.
Today the coroners finally managed to announce official reason death of Paul Walker. According to representatives medical service, which performed the autopsy and the necessary tests, the actor died from numerous injuries and thermal burns. The 40-year-old Hollywood actor was the victim of a fatal accident along with his friend Rogers Rodas. The men were on their way to events organized by the Paul Walker Charitable Foundation. They dreamed of raising as much money as possible for the victims of Typhoon Hayain in the Philippines.
The actor died in a car accident
According to the coroner, Paul Walker died as a result of numerous injuries, not burns. The latter cannot be main reason actor's death. On this moment all the details car accident establishes a consequence. Casual eyewitnesses claim that the Porsche car, in which Paul Walker and Rogers Rodas were, raced at great speed on the section of the road where there is a speed limit.
Paul Walker with other actors of "Fast and the Furious"
This is how Paul will be remembered by his fans
For many fans modern cinema Hollywood actor remained unknown until the first part was released in 2001 crime thriller"Forsage". And although before that the actor starred in nine films, the audience fell in love with him for the role of Brian O'Conner. In 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, sequels of the film were released, which consolidated the fame of the young Hollywood actor, and the seventh part of "Fast and the Furious" was the last not only in his career, but also in his life. In 2013, while the film was being filmed, there was a terrible accident in which Paul Walker died. In red, along with the actor was his friend Rodas Roger, a former racer. His life also ended on November 30, 2013...
Causes of the accidentWithin minutes of the incident, word got out about how the accident happened, as that evening Paul Walker was attending a charity event to raise funds for typhoon-affected residents of the Philippines. From the club, he and his friend managed to drive off only a few tens of kilometers. Having accelerated, Rodas Roger lost control of the sports car and, having moved to the side of the road, crashed into a lamppost. A few seconds later, the fire broke out. The flames engulfed the crumpled car, so there was no chance for the driver and his passenger to save. Random passers-by could not help them. Within a few minutes, firefighters and police officers arrived at the scene of the accident, followed by Paul Walker's shocked friends.
Before the accident, Paul Walker and the driver of the car were at a charity party, so it is not surprising that many suspected them of using alcohol or drugs. However, after a few days, an examination carried out by specialists proved that both actors were absolutely sober. The cause of the accident that claimed the lives of Paul Walker and Rodas Roger turned out to be banal. The fact is that the highest mark of speed allowed on a suburban highway in Santa Clarita is 72 kilometers per hour. Experts also found that the Porsche Carrera GT sports car was moving at a speed of 130 to 150 kilometers per hour.
The accident that killed Paul Walker led many to doubt that the car produced by Porsche is safe. If the crash test results are to be believed, the driver should also be able to survive higher speed collisions, as the seat belts were fastened and the airbags deployed instantly. It is quite natural that representatives of the Porsche company joined the investigation. Despite severe damage to the car as a result of a collision with a pole and the subsequent exposure to fire and high temperatures, they were able to find out that the main components vehicle were in good order at the time of the accident. The only caveat is the tires, which were used for about nine years instead of the prescribed two or three. However, this could not cause a loss of control and an accident. The experts also managed to establish that one of the owners of the car (Roger or someone from the previous ones) modified the exhaust system, which made it possible to increase the maximum permissible driving speed.
Walker alive?Two years after the accident that killed Paul Walker, details continue to emerge. And even more! The number of those who do not believe in his death is growing. Fans of the actor and just caring people continue to look for facts that make him doubt his death. So, it's no secret that Walker was a street racer. According to one version, Roger was indeed driving the red Porsche Carrera GT that day, but Paul went home in his own blue car. Friends decided to arrange races, and it so happened that Paul "cut" Rodas. To avoid punishment, the actor allegedly initiated his own death.
