![]() When Paul Walker lost his life in an off-set automobile accident in December 2013, James Wan delayed “Furious 7” nine months to April 2015 - as filmmakers relied on digital effects and stand-in actors (including the late actor’s brothers Caleb and Cody) to insert Walker’s character Brian into various scenes. The film earned $533 million domestically and $1 billion globally - more than double what “Batman Begins” had taken home ($374 million worldwide) in 2005. ![]() The publicity and curiosity concerning Ledger’s frenetic turn as The Joker (as glimpsed from the first trailer released five weeks before his death) helped make “The Dark Knight” a hit. Health Ledger had already completed his role on Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” when he passed away seven months before the film’s July 2008 premiere - and later won a posthumous Oscar for his work. Previous franchises have handled the sudden deaths of their stars differently. ![]() The second theatrical trailer for “The Dark Knight,” released online and in theaters December 15, 2007
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