"Fast
& Furious" actor Paul Walker died from multiple injuries in
a weekend car crash, the Los Angeles County coroner said on
Wednesday, as Universal Pictures suspended production of the seventh
installment in its lucrative car racing film franchise.
Walker,
40, was a passenger in a fiery one-car crash on Saturday in Santa
Clarita, California, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles, that
also killed 38-year-old driver Roger Rodas.
The
coroner said Walker's death resulted from "traumatic and thermal
injuries." While the coroner did not elaborate, thermal injuries
are heat-related and are commonly burns.
Universal,
owned by Comcast Corp, said filming of the big-budget action movie
has been put on hold for an unspecified amount of time as it decides
how to continue production without Walker.
"At
this time we feel it is our responsibility to shut down production on
'Fast & Furious 7' for a period of time so we can assess all
options available to move forward with the franchise," Universal
Pictures said in a statement.
The
film, which began production in September, is currently scheduled to
be released in theaters on July 11, 2014.
Source:
reuters
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