There's no doubt that "Furious 7" is one of the year's most anticipated movies to date. Set to hit the theaters in the next couple of days, "Furious 7" is the seventh installment in the action-packed "Fast & Furious" franchise. At a special advanced screening event in Los Angeles, Vin Diesel, who is known for his character Dominic Toretto, delivers a brief tribute to co-star Paul Walker, calling him his best friend and brother. As he makes a pause while he tries to control his emotions, some people in the audience gave some words of encouragement.

Vin describes the film as a labor of love and proudly claimed that relationships that were displayed in it are real. He also admitted that, compared with the earlier titles, "Furious 7" is by far the hardest film to do.

"The tragedy happened, I lost my best friend," said Vin as he talked about Paul.

"Furious 7" takes off from the last part of "Fast and Furious 3" which has been merged with the ending of "Fast and Furious 6." The film, which lasts a little longer than two hours, stars a huge returning cast of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson. It also stars Nathalie Emmanuel ("Game of Thrones") and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The villain character Deckard Shaw is played by Jason Statham.

In the movie, Deckard Shaw hunts down Dominic Toretto and his whole crew in order to avenge the death of his brother, the villain from "Fast and Furious 6." Dominic will of course try to be a step ahead at all times and gets help from Brian (Paul Walker), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Tej (Ludacris) and Ronan (Tyrese).

"This was a labor of love," said Vin. "Because of the relationships that you see on film are so real. What can I say, guys. Thanks for being my family. Thanks for always taking care of us. Thanks for believing in us."

As Vin becomes emotional and puts an end to his speech, he points to Walker's image that was flashed on the screen and says, "Please know that we made this movie from our hearts, and know that this is our gift to you. And more importantly, it's for my brother there. Let it be the legacy we know he deserves."

 "Furious 7" is hitting the big screen on April 3, 2015.

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