Robert Zemeckis Really Wants to Direct a Back to the Future: The Musical Adaptation

During his caller quality connected the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via Variety), Back to the Future manager Robert Zemeckis erstwhile again reiterated helium has nary involvement successful directing a 4th movie successful the franchise—with a tiny caveat.

When asked if Universal “begs” him “every mates of years” for that legendary fourth Back to the Future film, Zemeckis answered, “Oh, each six months.” Though helium past said the frequence of pleas was “just an exaggeration” connected his part, the manager confirmed the studios’ persistence isn’t excessively acold disconnected from that. Imitating Universal, Zemeckis added, “Isn’t determination thing we tin fig retired to bash here? Isn’t determination thing we tin do?’”

Knowing it’s champion to beryllium diplomatic, Zemeckis stated his accustomed reply is 1 one of noncommittal mendacious hope. “You know, we person to say, ‘There are antithetic things that mightiness work,'” helium said. “Something similar that, you know? But to remake the movie oregon to suggest that there’s a Back to the Future 4, it conscionable isn’t successful the cards.”

While the Pinocchio and Here manager remains adamant there’s nary country for a 4th nonstop sequel successful his beloved franchise, Zemeckis’ added helium “would love” to nonstop a movie adaptation of the existent Broadway musical.

“I would similar to bash [a movie based on] Back to the Future: The Musical,” helium stated. “I would emotion to bash that. I deliberation that would beryllium great. I floated that retired to the folks astatine Universal. They don’t get it. So, [there’s] thing I tin do.”

Containing archetypal songs (“It Works!” and “My Myopia”), Back to the Future: The Musical additionally contains tunes showcased successful the movie, including “Johnny B. Goode,” “Earth Angel,” and “The Power of Love.” Opening connected Broadway successful August 2023, the philharmonic adaptation was nominated for 2 Tony Awards and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical successful 2022.

However, the amusement is closing connected Broadway soon—potentially leaving a Back to the Future: The Musical-shaped vacuum lone Zemeckis himself could fill.

As for bid stars Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, Fox has repeatedly echoed Zemeckis’ sentiments astir a 4th film, answering successful a abstracted Variety nonfiction past year, “Do what you want. It’s your movie. I got paid already.”

Lloyd, though, has historically been much unfastened to the idea. In the aforesaid piece, Lloyd answered “I would emotion to bash a sequel, but I deliberation Bob Zemeckis and [producer Steven] Spielberg felt that they told the communicative successful the 3 episodes. But if idiosyncratic has a superb thought that would warrant a 4th film, it mightiness happen.”

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