Paul Walker has revealed that he almost quit his role as Brian O'Conner in Fast & Furious 7.
Filming is underway on the seventh instalment, which sees James Wan take over the director's chair from Justin Lin.
Walker admits that he was nervous about going into a new film without Lin at the helm. But after talking to Peter Safran and Wan himself, Walker was on board.
Speaking to Collider he said: "I was so scared, going in without Justin. I ran into J.J. Abrams at South by Southwest, and he was like, 'Hey, what's up man?' I said, 'They want us to go do another 'Fast & Furious', but my man, Justin, isn't coming back. I don't know if I want to do it.' He said, 'F**k, don't do it then.' I really was like, 'I don't know.'
"I was still deciding, and Peter Safran, a producer on 'Hours', did 'The Conjuring' with James. So, when James was anointed as the new guy, Peter called me up and said, 'Dude, you're gonna love him. That guy's amazing!' Coming from Peter, that meant something. I really respect him.
"And then, it turned into a conversation with James over the phone, and I was like, 'This guy is so sweet. He's so nice.' My intuition is on point with people. I can read people."
Walker will reunite with Vin Diesel and Dwyane Johnson as they are back as Dominic Toretto and Hobbs in the seventh film.
Fast & Furious 6 hit the big screen this summer and is one of the highest grossing movies of the year so far. It is also the most successful film in the franchise so far.
Fast & Furious 7 is released 25th July 2014.
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