CNN Spotlight: Paul Walker (2014)

Paul Walker’s new film -- one of the last he completed -- was going to start a new chapter for the “Fast and Furious“ actor, says its director. “He had gushed to me about the new offers he was getting from people who’d seen his performance,“ says Eric Heisserer, the first-time director of “Hours,“ which opens Friday. “His career was finally going in a direction that he was excited about for the first time in many years.“ The dramatic film, about a New Orleans man trying to keep his newborn alive in the face of Hurricane Katrina’s chaos, marked a change of pace for Walker after making a name for himself in the “Fast and Furious“ series. Walker’s in practically every frame, agonizing over his baby, mourning his losses, willing himself to continue as his hospital is evacuated and the city is overwhelmed by floodwaters. Walker died November 30 in a horrific auto accident while riding in a friend’s high-performance sports ca