“Back to the Future” is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary in July.
Bob Gale, who co-wrote and produced all three “Back to the Future” films alongside co-creator Robert Zemeckis, isn’t looking to revive the time travel franchise with a fourth project., “People always say, ‘When are you going to do “Back to the Future 4?”‘ And we say, ‘F – – k you.
’”The first sci-fi flick, “Back to the Future,” premiered in 1985 followed by “Back to the Future Part II” in 1989. The 73-year-old noted that the trilogy has already inspired many spin-offs, including a Broadway musical and a stage production on Royal Caribbean Cruises. Kanye West fires back at critics over wife Bianca Censori's nude red carpet photo: 'Smart, talented, brave and hot'Prince William felt 'uncomfortable' with Meghan Markle's 'constant hugging': palace staffers “Back to the Future: the Musical” opened on Broadway in August 2023 after it debuted in London’s West End. The play won the Laurence Olivier Award for best new musical in 2022. The show wrapped its Broadway run last month with 500 performances and $80 million worth of ticket sales, per producers. “So, my God, ‘Back to the Future,'” Gale added at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards in LA on Feb. 2. “I’m going to be doing it for the rest of my life.”The films starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson.told Variety that there’s no need for a fourth movie or for a reboot, but joked: “Do what you want. It’s your movie. I got paid already.” “I don’t think it needs to be,” the actor mused. “I think 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.”Screenwriter Bob Gale attends the Los Angeles opening night performance of “Back to the Future: the Musical” at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 6, 2024 in Hollywood, California.He teased that the studio checks in “every six months,” which was “just an exaggeration.” “You know, we have to say, ‘There are different things that might work.’ Something like that, you know? But to remake the movie or to suggest that there’s a ‘Back to the Future 4,’ it just isn’t in the cards,” Zemeckis continued in Oct. 2024. “I would like to do the ‘Back to the Future: the Musical’ . I would love to do that. I think that would be great. I floated that out to the folks at Universal. They don’t get it. So, nothing I can do.”Bob Gale attends the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards at Hilton Universal City Hotel on Feb. 2, 2025 in Universal City, California.But Lloyd, who played mad scientist Emmett “Doc” Brown, is more open to reprise his role. “I would love to do a sequel, but I think Bob Zemeckis and Spielberg felt that they told the story in the three episodes,” the 86-year-old toldTrump asks GOP leaders to end tax perks for billionaire sports owners, hedge funds to cover 'middle class' cutsTaylor Swift ‘feels used’ by Blake Lively, wishes actress didn’t drag her into Justin Baldoni lawsuit ‘Southern Charm’ Shocker! Craig Conover Finally Talks Paige DeSorbo Heartbreak, Confessing That “She Asked Me To Buy Her A Ring And I Did”Screenwriter Bob Gale attends the Los Angeles opening night performance of"Back to the Future: the Musical" at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 6, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Bob Gale attends the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards at Hilton Universal City Hotel on Feb. 2, 2025 in Universal City, California.
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