TheBack to the Futuretrilogy has not been touched sincePart IIIended in 1989. Star Michael J. Fox, who played the lead Marty McFly from 1985 to 1989, doesn’t think a reboot is needed but has no issue if movie studios decide to do one.
Fox made it clear that he has no issue if they reboot the franchise or pick up where they left off all these years later. However, he doesn’t thinkBack to the Futureneeds to have any more story, especially since the trilogy finished around when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
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While talking withVariety, Fox gave his thoughts on the possibility of aBack to the Futurereboot. “I’m not fanatical,” Fox said. “Do what you want. It’s your movie. I got paid already.” Fox added why he doesn’t thinkthe sci-fi franchise needs to be continued. “I don’t think it needs to be,” he said. “I think Bob and Bob (Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale) have been really smart about that. I don’t think it needs rebooting because are you going to clarify something? You’re going to find a better way to tell the story? I doubt it.” Fox addressed if the prospect of continuing the story was brought up before. “I’m sure somebody thought about it,” Fox said. “But I was in the early stages of Parkinson’s at that point, so I don’t know that I would have wanted to take that on. Right after ‘Part Three’ had done well, there might have been conversations about it, but I never got involved in them.”
Because of theBack to the Futurefranchise, Fox became a full-fledged movie star. However, his career was derailed by his tragic Parkinson’s diagnosis. What made it all the more impressive on both sides was thatFox was a recast for the movie, since the original casting went to Eric Stoltz beforeBack to the Futurewent in another direction. On top of that, Fox was a television star onFamily Tieswho had to split his time between the first movie and the show.
The filmis regarded as a classic trilogy for how it utilized time travel and becauseBack to the Futureblended comedy and science fiction togetherto make a compelling story. It felt like a breath of fresh air to see an adventure based on someone trying to correct his family’s timeline to ensure his existence is secure, on top of trying to get back to the present day.Back to the Futureaccomplished this while capturing the 1950s and 1980s aesthetics. Of course, that was all because of the first film.
It would be better to leave theBack to the Futurefranchise alone since the other two installments aren’t as good as the first movie. The latter two movies aren’t bad, but they get convoluted, while the first one was pretty simple. To do a continuation feels like opening themselves up to even more issues, especially since it’s been 3.5 decades. Despite the seemingly never-ending obsession with the 1980s, some things are meant to remain in the past, andBack to the Futureis one of them.
