When the crew is enjoying a celebratory meal (natch) in the final scene, Dom reveals the name he chose for his son: Brian.

Cipher kills Elena, but Shaw (who has now turned good after all) saves the child. Elena reveals to him that she has not yet named the baby‚ and she thinks Dom should think of a name. Dom has found out that he has a son with his ex, Elena, and that both Elena and his baby have been kidnapped by Cipher. The only other time Brian is mentioned is at the very end of the film. MORE It’s Time to Unpack That Crazy Fate of the Furious Ending But Letty rejects the idea, saying that they promised to leave Brian and Mia out of any dangerous activity. “Brian would know what to do,” one of them says wistfully. When Cipher (Charlize Theron) blackmails Dom into working for her, and Dom’s friends are left feeling betrayed and confused, they discuss whether they should contact Brian. He too lacks a name since his identity is so secret but, like Brian, he can drive and joins the Fast gang on their missions.Īs for Brian, the team acknowledges that the character is alive, though we never see or hear from him (or Mia). Scott Eastwood plays a rookie sidekick to Mr. The studio seems to have insisted that the franchise insert another good-looking white cop who doesn’t quite play by the rule. In The Fate of the Furious, Brian’s absence is felt. With the arrest of villain Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), the gang calculates that Brian and Mia’s family is now safe, and they can leave the crew. Brian and Dom discuss the fact that Brian has to escape the high-risk street racing life for the sake of his family. His Fast & Furious co-star, Vin Diesel, has said that Walker inspired much of. In that movie, Brian and Jordana Brewster’s Mia are expecting a second child. Actor Paul Walker tragically died during the making of Furious 7. MORE 10 Fate of the Furious Plot Holes That Only Make the Movie Better But the team behind Furious 7 decided to retire Paul Walker’s character rather than kill him within the fiction of Furious 7. The Fast & Furious franchise has never shied away from killing off characters: Sung Kang’s Han, Gal Gadot’s Giselle and (at least temporarily) Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty have all suffered that fate.

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