Of all the themes in the fast and furious franchise, the value of family is probably the most reoccurring both on and off air.
After almost 10 years since the passing of Paul Walker, one of the original cast members,his daughter, Meadow Walker, attended the premiere of the latest sequel on Friday night in honor of her father.
The 22 year old model, alongside the film’s cast and crew, remembered Paul at the launch of the latest addition titled “F9” in Los Angeles.
Since Walkers death in 2013 at the age of 40, the “Fast and Furious” family have embraced his daughter as one of their own and made it their mission to keep the late actor’s memory alive.
Jordana Brewster, who played Walker’s love interest in several “Fast and Furious” films, shared a photo of herself greeting Meadow inside the premiere theater with the caption “Family forever”. Meadow’s reply on the post was, “Love you” with a handful of heart emojis.
Actor Vin Diesel, who shared a deep bond with Walker both on and off screen and is Meadow’s godfather, also honored the late actor on the day of the event with a photo of himself and Walker from the “Fast Five” premiere back in 2011 with the caption “On my way to the premiere … you will be there in spirit,” .
Diesel has spoken a lot about his love for Meadow over the years. He commented that seeing her with his daughter Pauline, whom he named after Walker, is “one of the most beautiful things.”
“She takes good care of me. … She’s the first person on Father’s Day to wish me Happy Father’s Day,” he said. “There are moments when I see her playing with Pauline and it hits me so deep ’cause I can only imagine what my brother sees when he sees that. … I feel very protective. It goes beyond the movie.”
“The whole point of the ‘Fast and Furious’ saga is the idea that brotherhood can be created by bond and not necessarily blood,” Diesel added.
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