'Fast and Furious 7' Star Paul Walker Replacement Cast For Two of His Upcoming Movie Roles? Details [VIDEO]
While the focus has been on how Fast & Furious 7 will go on without the late Paul Walker, two other movies the actor was set to star in announced how they will go forward without him.
Rupert Friend, who plays a CIA agent in Showtime's hit series Homeland, is reportedly in talks to take Walker's place as the lead in Agent 47, a 20th Century Fox reboot of the 2007 film Hitman.
Meanwhile, Deadline reported that Walker's vacated role in The Best of Me has been offered to Anchorman 2's James Marsden.
'Fast & Furious 7 Cast Looks to Continue to Carry the Torch for Paul Walker
The synopsis for Agent 47 reads very similar to the kind of role Walker had become known for talking since signing on to the Fast & Furious franchise. The film follows the story of a tattooed assassin and is based on the popular Hitman video game series.
The Best of Me, a Nicholas Sparks film adaptation, follows two former high school lovers who see each other for the first time in 20 years at a mutual friend's funeral. While their passion reignites, the problems that tore them apart in high school threaten to resurface and draw them away from each other once more.
Neither film is currently in production nor have any release dates been announced.
Walker died Nov. 30 in a California car crash when a vehilce he was riding in crashed into a tree and burst into flames. The driver of the car, Roger Rodas, also died in the accident.
