'Furious 7' trailer featuring the late Paul Walker is released

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Cars parachuting out of a plane and a bus hanging off the side of the mountain are among the highlights of the trailer for the upcoming high-octane adventure Furious 7.

More than 5 million people have viewed the action-packed video clip since Universal Pictures posted it online Saturday at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skpu5HaVkOc

Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, Jason Statham and the late Paul Walker, the seventh film in the Fast and the Furious franchise is set for theatrical release in April.

Walker died last year in a fiery auto wreck unrelated to the movies' production. He was 40.