The new installment in the franchise is also going to pay tribute to Paul Walker who passed away during the production of “Fast & Furious 7”. Walker’s brother, Cody, reportedly wants to follow in the footsteps of his brother and has decided to take up acting as a serious career choice, and he will be joining the cast of the new film according to current reports.
This was met with widespread approval from fans of the franchise who seem very interested in the prospect of seeing Cody Walker on the screen, but we don’t know if he’ll be given a very prominent role in the franchise.
It does seem likely that the writers could give him a very strong, central role in the plot in future films, but for the time being it’s very hard to tell what they’re planning for him. While there is no shortage of rumors from the set, many of them are contradicting each other and we can’t really tell where things are headed right now.