Scott Eastwood Joins Fast and Furious 8 Cast, Posts Touching Tribute to Paul Walker

Natti Kasım 10, 2021

Instagram media by scotteastwood - It's hard to put into words how excited I am for the next Fast & Furious. To me, the series is so much more than just a franchise. It’s a legacy. These great actors who have been in it together for so long have become a family. I absolutely can’t wait to join it. Now I can’t say too much, but I get to play a new character who operates under Kurt Russell in the movie, which is incredible, because Kurt was a total childhood hero of mine growing up. Very much looking forward to learning a thing or two from such an original and cool guy. Paul was a close friend of mine. We surfed together, traveled together, and he was a huge role model and influencing figure in my life when I was younger. He still is. He was an older brother to me. For me to be able to add to the F&F story, Paul’s story, and the FAST family is like a dream come true. Gary Gray and Neal Moritz - I can’t wait to get started and dive in. Vin - thank you for the support and the insight. Paul - I am going to make you proud. #F8

Charlize Theron won't be the only Fast and Furious 8 newcomer—Scott Eastwood has signed on for the next installment of the franchise, too.
On Monday, the 30-year-old actor confirmed the casting news on Instagram and posted a touching tribute to Paul Walker.

"It's hard to put into words how excited I am for the next Fast & Furious," Scott began. "To me, the series is so much more than just a franchise. It's a legacy. These great actors who have been in it together for so long have become a family. I absolutely can't wait to join it."

Clint Eastwood's son couldn't "say too much" about his role, "but I get to play a new character who operates under Kurt Russell in the movie, which is incredible, because Kurt was a total childhood hero of mine growing up," he wrote. "Very much looking forward to learning a thing or two from such an original and cool guy."
Here's where you might need the tissues: Scott feels the Fast family's ever-present loss on a personal level. "Paul was a close friend of mine," he wrote. "We surfed together, traveled together, and he was a huge role model and influencing figure in my life when I was younger. He still is. He was an older brother to me. For me to be able to add to the F&F story, Paul's story, and the FAST family is like a dream come true."

Scott went on to thank the filmmakers behind Fast and Furious 8 as well as Vin Diesel "for the support and the insight." He concluded by directly addressing his late friend, writing simply, "Paul - I am going to make you proud."