Vin Diesel (L); Meadow Walker.Photo: Universal Pictures/ Everett ; meadow walker/ instagram
Meadow Walkermight soon be making her acting debut — alongside her godfatherVin Diesel!
TheF9actor opened up on Thursday’s episode ofE! News’Daily Popabout whether the daughter of his late friend,Fast & FuriouscostarPaul Walker, would ever make an appearance in the action franchise her dad famously starred in before his death.
“I would not count anything out,” said Diesel, 53. “Let me just — without giving you all of the secrets ofFast 10. Let’s just say nothing’s ruled out.”
The actor and model Meadow, 22, have remained close since Pauldied in a single-car crashin November 2013. He was 40 years old.
“We stopped filmingFurious 7for about five months [after Paul’s death] because we were wrapping our heads around what we were going to do, while mourning,” Diesel toldDaily Pop. “And the studio accepted a bold decision, which was to allow the character to exist in our mythology.”
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Vin Diesel with daughter Similce and Meadow Walker in December 2019.Michael Kovac/Getty
“And to that end alone, you have to honor that,” he continued. “On a personal level, we started this franchise together. Alongside us starting the franchise, we started a brotherhood. Our brotherhood will outlast the franchise.”
“She’s the first person onFather’s Dayto wish me Happy Father’s Day,” the actor said. “To see her with my children is one of the most beautiful things. There are moments when I see her playing with [his 6-year-old daughter]Paulineand it hits me so deep ‘cause I can only imagine what my brother sees when he sees that.”
“Ifeel very protective. It goes beyond the movie,” he added.
Vin Diesel (L); Paul Walker and daughter Meadow.Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Paul Walker/Instagram
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Diesel, who plays Dom Toretto in the films, has confirmed thatFast 11will be the closing chapter in theFast & Furiouslineup, and toldVulturein an interview published Wednesday that the decision came “because every good story needs a finale.”
“I’m sure that there are people that would love forFastto continue on and on and on and on. The universe, theFastUniverse, will do that, clearly, and there’ll bedifferent iterations of stories and different story linesthat are played out within the future,” he continued.
“But in terms of this mythology,” explained Diesel, “I think we owe it to the fans — even though I suspect it’ll feel bittersweet to a lot of people — to give them the finale.”
F9revs into theaters on June 25.
source: people.com
