Tyrese Gibson reveals how Paul Walker will be honoured on Fast And Furious 7 set... two weeks before filming resumes

The cast and crew of Fast & Furious 7 are back to work this month, about four months after the death of its leading man, Paul Walker.

According to Tyrese Gibson, who plays Roman in the films, the cast intends to honour their late co-star with a prayer before they recommence filming.

'God's grace is all we have,' the 35-year-old actor told TooFab. 'Before we start filming we are going to have a strong prayer. That will be the start, before we film anything. That's what is needed for us to do Fast & Furious 7.'

Co-stars: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and Tyrese Gibson at the premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London last May

Tyrese discussed the emotional impact of Paul's death in November, when the actor perished aged 40 after the car he was in crashed and burst into flames.

'This is the only movie I ever worked on where we are all real close even after the movie is over,' he said. 'It wasn't just losing a co-star, he was family for real. That's why it took so long to recover.'
He added that he will not return to the film set the same person, and 'none' of the other cast members will either.

Commemorating their star: Tyrese, 35, has said the cast and crew will honour their late co-star with a strong prayer prior to commencing work on the rest of the film

'Hopefully no one else is hurt during filming,' he said. 
Vin Diesel, who plays Dominic Toretto, shared on Facebook how he will head back to set a changed man.

'The transition into that Dom state of mind has always been an interesting one,' the 46-year-old actor wrote. 'Only this time there is added purpose, a collective goal to make this the best one in the series.'

Getting in character: Paul, who was 40 when he died after a car crash in November, pictured in a scene from Fast & Furious 6

Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Paul's character, Brian O'Connor, will not be killed off in the film.

They intend to retire his character in a manner that resonates with the franchise's fans, making use of footage Paul shot prior to his November 30 death.
Universal Pictures previously confirmed to E! News that shooting will resume on March 31 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fast & Furious 7 is scheduled for release on April 10, 2015.

Back to work! Tyrese instagrammed this image of Dubai, as he headed back to the US in order to continue shooting Fast & Furious 7