Paul Walker’s brother Cody lands film role

Cody helped shoot Furious 7 scenes after the sad passing of his brother.

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by Maria Vallahis |
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After the death of his brother Paul Walker in 2013, Cody Walker bravely stood in for his brother to help finish the filming for Fast & Furious 7.

Cody will now be taking a supporting role, alongside Nicolas Cage, in WW2 film USS Indianapolis, Deadline reports.

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Nicholas plays Captain Charles McVay who - while on a mission - has his ship torpedoed. And due to some sort of secrecy, the incident wasn't reported until days later.

The late Paul Walker on set for Furious 7 with co-stars Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez and Ludacris.
The late Paul Walker on set for Furious 7 with co-stars Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez and Ludacris.

The 27-year-old, whose previously profession was a paramedic, is set to play one of the crewman on the ship.

After Paul's sudden death, Cody and his brother Caleb filmed scenes of Furious 7 with the aid of digital trickery, which was rumoured to cost $50 million (around £32 million) to complete.

There are also rumours flying about that Cody will star in Fast & Furious 8, playing a relative of Paul's character Brian O'Connor.

It is set to start filming in a few months.

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