It’s the franchise that never dies, but it seems that the new Fast And Furious movie will see another death.

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker – who play Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner – were seen filming a funeral scene with Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday.

Looking solemn, Vin, 46, stands by the casket, but there is no indication to who the deceased might be just yet.

Another one bites the dust: Vin Diesel films a funeral scene for Fast And Furious 7

Some have speculated that it could be a funeral service for a friend of Dom’s – and his high-octane gang of fast-driving loveable criminals – who died at the end of the last film.

That movie (Fast And Furious 6) saw the return of Michelle Rodriguez as Letty, previously thought to have been 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ed in the fourth installment of the action series.

Also returning for the seventh film in the franchise is actor Sean Boswell who starred as Lucas Black in The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Back for more: Paul Walker reprises his role as Brian O’Conner in the next installment

Who could it be? Some have speculated that the funeral is for a friend who died at the end of the last movie, but could be someone new

The third film, Tokyo Drift offered a new cast of petrol-heads, set in Japan which followed Lucas, an American high-school student who is shipped East to live with his father and subsequently enters the world of drift racing.

Rapper-turned-actor Bow Wow appeared in this film as Sean’s friend Twinkie and it is rumoured he will be making an appearance in the next.

In August, Bow Wow told This Is 50: ‘We’re trying to get ‘Twinkie’ back in Fast 7, it only makes sense. So why not?’.

Also added to the cast list is Jason Statham, who made a brief appearance in the end of Fast & Furious 6, as Ian Shaw, the brother of main villain Owen Shaw, played by Luke Evans.

What’s with the feet Vin? The actor may be doing a dance, or maybe doing an impression of John Cleese in the Ministry Of Silly Walks, Mail Online cannot confirm either at this point

Revenge: Jason Statham joins the cast of Fast 7 as the brother of Fast 6 bad guy Owen Shaw, played by Luke Evans

Jason Statham is no stranger to the action franchise having already put a few under his belt already including The Transporter series and the action hero retirement home of movies The Expendables 1, 2 and three.

The action will not only feature on American soil but be taken back to Tokyo and fresh ground in Dubai, with Horror wonder-kid James Wan – having just finished promoting The Conjuring and Insidious: Chapter 2 – taking over the directing reigns from Justin Lin.

Vin Diesel has also confirmed that there will be a Fast 8 and 9 to come in consecutive years.

All about the car: Vin drives a classic motor into the cemetery during filming