The writers for Fast & Furious 7 are working furiously to rewrite the movie= ‘s script while trying to salvage scenes Walker shot so he can play a prominent role in the film.
Sources say writer Chris Morgan now is at work crafting revisions to the script that Universal execs hope can retire Walker’s character from the series using scenes already shot. If he succeeds, cast and crew could be called back to work by late January — but that’s a big if.
The other possibility is that Morgan is not able to come up with an appropriate way to write out the character of Brian O’Conner. If that happens, the whole production may start from the beginning, which would be unprecedented in movie history.
According to a knowledgeable source, the studio already has poured about $150 million into the film, a bill that its insurance firm, Fireman’s Fund, might have to pay in full if Universal concludes the picture must be started anew. Fireman’s Fund declined comment, as did Universal.