CJ
Your objective semi-troll
I think they can avoid killing him off. Just focus it on him getting out of the game to take care of his daughter. Good enough excuse there alone
Dap/Rep. Came to post the exact same suggestion. Given how family oriented these flicks are, it would be very fitting to go about it this way without having to do a death scene (which would be too close to the real life incident). Just an acknowledgment where the team asks about Brian/Mia and Dom says "they're safe... they won't be found". Universal would have to do some serious re-shoots (if they don't remove Brian altogether, as it's probably too late). Would also have to write Mia off for the series, or limit her in future films to the odd cameo here and there. Will be interesting to see.
RIP though
You guy really think they're going to kill off his character? After he has died? Even if it's done off-screen, they'd have to touch on the subject and that would hit far too close to home. They ain't gonna touch that shyt with a ten foot pole, brehs.
My guess is they'll probably gonna go with the angle that Brian has a wife and kid, and with the team under attack they don't want him to endanger them, so he goes into hiding with Mia. Have a long brother/sister conversation about family responsibility between Dom and Mia to sell it, maybe even re-use some old footage of Walker, I dunno. Given his rep as a family oriented guy I think that would be a fitting farewell to both him and the character though.
Dap/Rep. Came to post the exact same suggestion. Given how family oriented these flicks are, it would be very fitting to go about it this way without having to do a death scene (which would be too close to the real life incident). Just an acknowledgment where the team asks about Brian/Mia and Dom says "they're safe... they won't be found". Universal would have to do some serious re-shoots (if they don't remove Brian altogether, as it's probably too late). Would also have to write Mia off for the series, or limit her in future films to the odd cameo here and there. Will be interesting to see.
RIP though