Rumors about Brian O'Conner, Paul Walker's character in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise being made to "retire" has not been confirmed after all.

It was previously reported by The Hollywood Reporter (THR) that Paul Walker's character will be made to retire according to their unnamed sources. Specifically, "the plan is to "retire" the character in a way that the studio hopes will satisfy fans of the franchise and make use of the existing footage of Walker."

The report went on to say that the film's director James Wan, Morgan and Universal's lead executive on the franchise have "devised a plan to tweak the existing script so that Walker would remain a part of the story but could be written out, allowing the franchise to continue without him."

However, according to IGN, the 'Fast and Furious 7' writer Chris Morgan said that nothing is confirmed for Paul Walker's character at this point in time. In fact, everyone is still figuring out how to proceed with Brian O'Conner in the story.

The writer remarked that he has indeed heard of the rumors regarding Brian O'Conner's fate in the 'Fast and Furious 7' movie and said that he "wasn't quite sure where it was coming from."

"There's nothing set in stone at all. Those are the conversations we're just now having. Nothing's decided. Everything is still open and on the table," he told IGN.

Whatever Brian O'Conner's fate is in the upcoming 'Fast and Furious' movie, the writer assures that "everyone is motivated to make it something special and move forward in the right way."

Paul Walker was killed in a car crash end of November together with his friend and the man behind the wheel, Roger Rodas. According to THR, the Porsche Carrera GT that Walker rode in travelled faster than 100mph. Rodas reportedly "lost control for unknown reasons", spinning the car which later bursted into flames says THR.

Walker was not able to finish shooting 'Fast and Furious 7' supposedly scheduled to hit theaters summer of 2014. The film's official release date has since been moved to April 10, 2015.

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