Vin Diesel Pays Tribute To Late Paul Walker At The L.A Screening Of 'Furious 7'

At a recent screening of Furious 7, co-star Vin Diesel was visibly emotional as he choked on his words at the mention of his beloved friend, Paul Walker. Speaking at the event in Los Angeles, he said: ‘This film was a labour of love. It was in some ways it was the hardest movie I’ve ever had to do because the relationships you see on film are so real. When the tragedy happened I lost my best friend, I lost my brother.’

‘Please from my heart, know that we made this movie from our hearts, And know that this is our gift to you and more importantly, it's for my brother there.’

At the Texas screening last week, the audience was left in tears seeing the late actor grace the big screen in his final movie. In the film, Vin Diesel's character says 'those who are lost go on in the hearts of the living' and that was how it felt for many attending the SXSW midnight screening.

Out in cinemas on April 3, the next instalment of the street racing franchise is Paul's last appearance as law-enforcement officer Brian O'Connor. The 40-year-old was killed when the car he was a passenger in crashed in Santa Clarita, California, in November 2013.