Vin Diesel paid tribute to his overdue friend Paul Walker in an Instagram publish on Saturday, May 21, as Fast 8, the newest installment of their hit Fast and the Furious franchise, began filming.

“Many of the workforce individuals who have labored on a number of of the previous Fast motion pictures are right here once more to assist us make one thing special,” Diesel, 48, captioned a photo of himself and Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013 on the age of 40. “One of them at the end of the week got here up to me and mentioned wow what we are taking pictures on film is very good… And then checked out me and mentioned Paul would be proud. #wemakethemwithourhearts.”

Returning to the character of Dominic Toretto appears to be weighing heavily at the action star, who posted an emotional video captioned “Dom mind-set” on Instagram on Thursday, May 19.

“Coming into shooting Fast 8, I knew it was once going to be a darker highway,” he mentioned within the video while he was once sitting on my own in a gymnasium. “It’s wonderful irrespective of how a hit you are that you have to pass into a dismal place to channel a character, to really feel the character.”

“So, I’m grateful that I've this fitness center right here to escape in, and kind of stability my feelings, in order that I can be efficient however check out now not to take the pain with me,” he persisted.

Diesel spoke in January concerning the Fast and the Furious forged’s shock over Walker’s tragic demise, and how they didn’t know whether or not they should proceed the sequence with out the actor, who died as Furious 7 was nearing crowning glory.

Accepting an award for the film on the People’s Choice Awards, he gave a shout out to his close friend, singing lines from Wiz Khalifa‘s “See You Again,” which was once commissioned for the soundtrack as a tribute to Walker.

Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez are returning for Fast 8, they usually’re being joined by means of Scott Eastwood and Charlize Theron.

Universal Pictures released a first take a look at Theron as the film’s villain, Cipher, on Instagram on Friday, May 20.

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Fast 8 is about for unencumber on April 14 subsequent yr.

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