Fast & Furious 7 release date changes again

Fast & Furious 7 has had yet another schedule change along with a couple other movies that already had dates set. It will now open a week earlier than planned on April 3, 2015. As a result, Insidious: Chapter 3 will now open later than expected on May 29, 2015 as F&F has taken the April 3rd date.

After an unfortunate delay, the street racing film has wrapped shooting and is now in post-production. The film was indefinitely delayed after the unexpected death of Paul Walker in November. 

Fast & Furious 7 to resume in April

After taking an extended hiatus after the sudden death of Paul Walker, Universal announced their intent to pick production back up on Fast & Furious 7 in April. There is an estimated 6-8 weeks left of filming and the hiatus, so far, has lasted almost three months. Production will pick up in Atlanta which is where it was scheduled to go after Thanksgiving.

They also announced their intent to use the footage of Walker that had been filmed prior to his death in a tasteful way to "retire" his character, not kill him off. Fast & Furious 7 is being directed by horror director James Wan and received a new release date of April 10, 2015. It was originally set for release this July.

Paul Walker to "retire" from Fast & Furious

It seems that Universal has made up their minds on the fate of Paul Walker regarding the Fast and Furious franchise.

Walker's character, Brian O'Conner, will be retired from the series. He had already filmed scenes for the seventh installment and it seems that instead of "killing off" the character, he will be retired in a way that they hope will please the fans. Screenwriter Chris Morgan stated that Walker's character will still be an important part of the film and will not be omitted in any way. Here's to hoping Morgan and director James Wan have come up with something respectful and fitting to the story.

Fast & Furious 7 recently received a new release date of April 10, 2015.