Fast & Furious crew remember the late Paul Walker, and it's okay to cry

It's been three years since Fast & Furious star Paul Walker's life was tragically cut short in a car crash.

His death forever altered one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, and turned the blockbuster Furious 7 into a cinematic eulogy for Paul's life and legacy.

To mark the third anniversary of his passing, Paul's Fast & Furious co-stars are sending their love to his family and reminding the world why the 40-year-old was such a special person.

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Vin Diesel - who has often paid tribute to his fallen friend - turned his Facebook banner into a collage of their two faces, while Paul's on-screen wife Jordana Brewster marked the sad anniversary in her own poignant way.

"I miss you and I love you every single day #paulwalkerforever," she tweeted.

Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Fast & Furious franchise newbie Scott Eastwood have also shared their own memories of the late Paul Walker on Instagram:

"Nov 30th we lost an angel," Tyrese movingly wrote. "Paul treated everyone with the upmost (sic) respect and went out of his way to make everyone feel like they mattered...... I love and I miss you dearly.

"We simply ask of you prayer warriors around the world pray for his daughter our niece Meadow Walker and his dear brothers CODY and Caleb and parents and his Besty named Roland and Brandon who were literally with him everyday!!!!!! May God rest your soul we hope we make you proud everyday."

While the final scene of Furious 7 functioned as a goodbye to Paul's character Brian O'Connor, his brothers Caleb and Cody recently revealed that Brian could return in a future film through CGI or other means ^[1].

"I had a phone call with Vin for about an hour and we really discussed this a while back. He wanted [our] blessing," Caleb recently told Entertainment Tonight. "[Vin asked if it] would be acceptable to maybe bring Paul's character back... to really kind of let his fans know he's still out there."

Cody added: "Universal wants to make sure to be respectful of Paul and his image too, and his family."

Fast & Furious 8 ^[2] races into cinemas on April 14, 2017.

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