I didn't think he'd be in this...but I don't think he's the same kind of character that Walker is. I'm not sure he can replace him. DJ can, but Diesel looked old in the last one to me....maybe he needs to take his diet and training as seriously as Dwayne to take off a few years. Maybe he has now, can't really tell from this trailer.
He's been confirmed for quite awhile so I don't think it's meant to be a surprise or anything. Amd it makes sense cause 7 comes after Tokyo Drift in the timeline.
So this has turned into a private army action genre movie... No longer about street racing? Entertaining trailer, not sure if I'll ever watch it though.