Well it's certainly been emotional. After delays, setbacks and the horrific death of Paul Walker to contend with, 'Fast and Furious 7' has finally wrapped. Director James Wan tweeted confirmation that he had just finished filming with stars Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez on July 10th. Universal also delivered an emotional message to the fans through the 'Fast and Furious' Facebook page.
It has been a very rocky ride for all involved in 'Fast and Furious 7' and both James Wan and Universal have called it 'emotional'. The loss of Paul Walker almost meant that the film would have to be scrapped, but fortunately for the fans, James Wan has led his team to completing the film which will now be released in April 2015.
James Wan
After Justin Lin, the director of the previous four films in the franchise, decided not to return for 'Fast and Furious 7', director James Wan of 'Saw' and 'The Conjuring' fame stepped in to drive the series forwards. Yesterday, he tweeted '...about to cross the finishing line. #F7' and then posted a photo of himself with Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, with the caption '...and I (literally) just wrapped out my two main leads - Vin & Michelle. ThankU for this amazing, emotional journey'. Seven hours later, Wan confirmed that all filming was now complete, tweeting 'AND THAT'S A WRAAAAPPP!!!!!!!! Principal photography for Fast & Furious 7 is officially over.'
Thanks
Wan then went on to acknowledge the difficulties that he and his stars and crew had faced over the shoot. His next tweet said simply 'THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, to all my cast & crew, for making it thru the toughest shoot of all our careers. Love you all so much'. When Paul Walker died in November, production had to shut down while all involved had to figure out how they would carry on without him. It was only with the help of Walker's brothers Cody and Caleb, that shooting was able to resume.
Family
Universal also paid homage to the fans saying that 'We felt the love and strength from our fans throughout this journey, and it's because of you that we got here.' They also acknowledged the toll Walker's death had taken on both the individuals involved, as well the production. 'Our family is big and strong but it won't ever quite be whole again without Paul. All of us -- those who've been here from the start and those whose first FAST film is 7 -- wanted to create a special film for him and for you. We believe we have.' Let's hope that the end result is a worthy send off for Paul Walker, and that it isn't too long before we get to see a trailer.
Source: www.yahoo.com