Paul Walker Almost Quit the FAST & FURIOUS Franchise and Here’s Why

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I don’t know about you, but I absolutely loved Furious 7. I’m incredibly sad that the franchise is going to move forward without Paul Walker. It’s just not going to be the same without him, but Universal Pictures is planning on at least three more films in the franchise.

There was a point in the franchise where I was completely uninterested in it. 2 Fast 2 Furious was the worst film in the franchise, but Tokyo Drift ended up being my favorite for a long time. After that I didn’t think that any more films were necessary. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the fourth movie, but when the Fast Five was released, I was floored by the awesomeness. It brought life back into the franchise, and I couldn’t wait to see more.

Walker wasn’t really feeling it after Fast 5, though. During an interview with the LA Times in 2011, shortly after Fast 5 was released and performed better than expected, Walker told the story of how he nearly left the franchise:

“I thought it was stale. They were talking about my involvement with the fourth one and I was like, 'Are you kidding me? Really?' Obviously, we made the first one that catered to pop culture and a youth-driven audience. But trends shift overnight with that audience. Nine years later, I really questioned if there was even an audience anymore.”

Now the audience is bigger than ever, and it will be interesting to see where it goes now, especially since Walker won’t be around to help invigorate the franchise further. He’s definitely going to be missed. 

Via: CinemaBlend