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"After taking the last few months off in the wake of Paul Walker&amp;#039;s tragic death in a November car accident, production of Fast and Furious 7 will resume in the Atlanta, GA area, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The wildly successful car-movie franchise&amp;#039;s future was in doubt following the shocking and sudden death of one of its two lead actors. READ MORE: Paul Walker killed in Porsche Carrera GT crash THR reports that the producers will &amp;quot;retire&amp;quot; Walker&amp;#039;s character, Brian O&amp;#039;Connor, rather than kill him off in order to reset the narrative and move the series forward. While Walker was a central character dating back to the franchise&amp;#039;s origin, it has since evolved into an Oceans 11-style ensemble-driven product. With Vin Diesel still involved, along with relative newcomers like Dwayne Johnson injecting life into the last two installments, the FF series remains well-positioned to continue as long as it&amp;#039;s profitable for Universal. SEE MORE: Photos - Fan-made Paul Walker crash-site memorial Hopefully for fans of the franchise, us included, Walker&amp;#039;s character gets a classy sendoff. As a bona fide car guy, he was pivotal in making the Fast and Furious series the enduring (and profitable) enthusiast phenomenon it is today. Don&amp;#039;t be surprised if this next installment is the most successful yet. For many fans, it&amp;#039;ll be their chance to properly say good-bye.  via The Hollywood Reporter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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