Paul Walker's daughter Meadow reunites with godfather Vin Diesel at Fast And The Furious 25th anniversary screening in LA

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Meadow Walker reunited with her godfather Vin Diesel at the 25th anniversary screening of The Fast And The Furious in Los Angeles on Monday. 

The 27-year-old star, who is the only child of the late Paul Walker, embraced Diesel as they joined other cast members of the franchise at the Westwood Village Theater during the special event. 

Walker was tragically killed at age 40 in a car accident on November 30, 2013 in Santa Clarita, along with his friend, Roger Rodas.

Diesel and the late actor first met and developed a close friendship after working on the 2001 film.

Meadow posed with her godfather as they arrived to the screening and waved to fans awaiting nearby. 

The pair also flashed big smiles upon stepping onto the red carpet. 

Meadow Walker, 25, reunited with her godfather Vin Diesel at the 25th anniversary screening of The Fast And The Furious in Los Angeles on Monday

The star embraced Diesel as they joined other cast members of the franchise at the Westwood Village Theater during the special event

Meadow and Diesel then paused for a brief photo session before being joined by Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster during the festivities. 

The model wore a fitted white tank top as well as a pair of Bottega Veneta trousers made of feathery details. 

She additionally slipped into a pair of open-toed, white pumps and pulled back her locks into a sleek updo. 

Diesel opted for a printed black tank top as well as a pair of black trousers and black shoes. For a final touch, he also sported a pair of shades. 

Elsewhere during the screening, Meadow was seen signing a poster of her late father on the red carpet. 

Later in the evening, Diesel as well as other co-stars helped introduce the 2001 film to the audience in attendance.

The 25th anniversary screening in Los Angeles took place at the same theater of the first movie's premiere.

The actor became emotional as he reflected on the franchise as well as his friendship with Walker, who had played the character of Brian O'Conner in the films before his death. 

Meadow posed with her godfather as they arrived to the screening and waved to fans awaiting nearby

Meadow and Diesel then paused for a brief photo session before being joined by Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster during the festivities

The model wore a fitted white tank top as well as a pair of Bottega Veneta trousers made of feathery details

Diesel opted for a printed black tank top as well as a pair of black trousers and black shoes. For a final touch, he also sported a pair of shades

Elsewhere during the screening, Meadow was seen signing a poster of her late father on the red carpet

Meadow paused for a picture with Brewster who donned a black dress with sheer lace details and a corset bodice

Later in the evening, Diesel as well as other co-stars helped introduce the 2001 film to the audience in attendance

The 25th anniversary screening in Los Angeles took place at the same theater of the first movie's premiere in 2001 (seen above)

'Twenty-five years ago, I was sitting in this room, and I was sitting with Paul Walker,' he said while holding back tears, per Page Six

Diesel also reflected on Walker's legacy through the film. 

'So watch this movie, and see where this eternal brotherhood started in every frame,' he continued. 

Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Walker and Diesel for comment, but has yet to hear back. 

The first Fast And Furious movie was released in 2001, followed by a sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). 

The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift hit theaters three years later while the fourth installment released in 2009 titled Fast & Furious. 

Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious 6 (2013) soon followed. 

At the time of his tragic passing, Walker had not finished filming Furious 7. His brothers acted as stand-ins to help complete the movie which was then released posthumously in 2015. 

The Fate Of The Furious (2017), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), F9 (2021) and Fast X (2023) have also hit theaters. 

'So watch this movie, and see where this eternal brotherhood started in every frame,' Diesel continued; Diesel and Walker seen in The Fast And The Furious (2001)

At the time of his tragic passing, Walker had not finished filming Furious 7. His brothers acted as stand-ins to help complete the movie which was then released posthumously in 2015; Walker seen in 2009 in Germany 

The final installment in the franchise titled Fast Forever is set to be released on March 17, 2028. 

'We start shooting in December, if I can make good on the request from the studio,' Diesel told Variety at the screening on Monday. 

'I'm in a good place, though. I had to go through four sets of writers, four years of development, to get to something that I felt would be worthy of a finale.'

The star then admitted to the outlet, 'And when I read the script a couple of weeks ago, [I cried].' 

Back in May, Meadow and Diesel were also seen hugging on the red carpet during the 25th anniversary screening of The Fast And The Furious at the Cannes Film Festival. 

'This is a film where brotherhood is introduced by myself and my brother Pablo,' Diesel said at the time, referring to the late Walker, according to People

'And the person that was not going to let me come alone here, they represent that brotherhood, was Meadow Walker. I'm going to go and shed a tear real quick.'

Back in May, Meadow and Diesel were also seen hugging on the red carpet during the 25th anniversary screening of The Fast And The Furious at the Cannes Film Festival (seen above)

He also told the crowd that Walker's daughter called the cast a 'source of strength' before adding that the late actor would be 'so proud' of his daughter; seen in 2024 in L.A. 

He also told the crowd that Walker's daughter called the cast a 'source of strength' before adding that the late actor would be 'so proud' of his daughter. 

Diesel has previously opened up about his relationship with Meadow over the years.

The star revealed during an interview with Extra that he feels 'very protective' of Walker's daughter.

'She takes good care of me,' he emotionally explained. 'She's the first person on Father's Day to wish me Happy Father's Day. To see her with my children is one of the most beautiful things.

'There are moments when I see her playing with Pauline and it hits me so deep because I can only imagine what my brother is seeing when he sees that,' the actor added.

Meadow paid tribute to her late father last year in November, 12 years after his tragic passing

Along with being Meadow's godfather, Diesel also walked her down the aisle when she tied the knot with Louis Thornton-Allan in 2021.

However, the pair split in 2024 and their divorce was finalized later that same year. 

Meadow paid tribute to her late father last year in November, 12 years after his tragic passing. 

She uploaded photos to Instagram of herself as a child with Walker and wrote in the caption: '12 years without you… I love you forever.' 

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