Following the tragic death of Paul Walker last week, the future of the Fast and Furious franchise has been unknown as the cast and crew concentrated on grieving for their friend.
But now the director of the seventh instalment, James Wan, has confirmed that work will resume on the film, which the actor had been in the middle of filming along with co-stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.
Production on Fast & Furious 7 shut down following Walker's death in a car accident on 30th November, but asked by TMZ whether work will resume on the movie at some point, Wan replied: "Yes," though he didn't expand on a timeframe.
Asked how Walker's colleagues were coping, Wan added: "They're pretty sad… [and] pretty sombre. But, we are all dealing with it."
Last week, Universal released a statement confirming the pause in production, saying: "Right now, all of us at Universal are dedicated to providing support to Paul’s immediate family and our extended Fast & Furious family of cast, crew and filmmakers.
"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.
"We are committed to keeping Fast & Furious fans informed, and we will provide further information to them when we have it. Until then, we know they join us in mourning the passing of our dear friend Paul Walker."
The studio also released a video paying tribute to Walker's work on the franchise:
