Did You Know That Zac Efron is Obsessed with 'Back to the Future'?
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels
Get ready folks, because if there's a movie from the 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s that was popular and featured a teenage male in the lead role, there's a good chance Zac Efron's name will be mentioned with regards to a remake. Dude was real close to starring in a Footloose reboot, and now folks are beginning to go near a film I deem untouchable (mainly because it's right up there with my favorite movies of all time): Back to the Future.
Teen Hollywood claims Efron really wants to play Marty McFly in a new Back to the Future movie. However, they seem to have dreamt that up because the only Efron quote presented in their article shows he's a fan of the series, but doesn't necessarily want to take over the role held by Michael J. Fox for three films. He says, "Growing up, my favourite thing to do was to climb into the car and play Back To the Future. I would pretend I was Marty McFly." We all did that, Zac, but what most of us didn't do was grow up and
So he's obviously a huge Back to the Future nut, which, honestly, makes me like him a little bit more now -- but does that mean he'd also jump to play McFly if a studio presented it to him? Or, like a true fan, would he yell, scream, hiss and throw flaming piles of monkey poop at any studio henchman who does so little as hold a conversation about taking on the role in either a sequel or a remake? That's the multi-million dollar question, and I bet you a shiny stack of marbles it crosses his desk sometime soon (if it hasn't already ...).
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4-14-2009 @ 11:22AM
Kate said...
He didn't buy himself a DeLorean. His Grandpa owned it for many years and gave it to him.
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4-14-2009 @ 11:31AM
filmsuki said...
There should only be one perfect-franchise-raping film per decade. Indiana Jones already filled that space, please leave BttF alone!!
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4-14-2009 @ 1:44PM
JimeneX said...
but...the star wars prequels and the matrix sequels were all in this decade too.
It would not make me sick if it is a SEQUEL with Christopher Lloyd and this dude as a new time-traveling dude...
what the fuck am I saying!!??? have my standards been set that low from all the franchise-raping???
4-14-2009 @ 11:44AM
juicerino said...
this is just...devastating.
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4-14-2009 @ 11:49AM
Ryan said...
What's devastating? That he likes the series? Because that's really the only fact presented here.
Lay off the melodrama at least until there's news that there will be a BttF remake, mkay?
(Or alternately you could be a big Zac fan and are now devastated that the reports of him taking the reins from Michael J. Fox is merely a rumor. If so, ignore the first part of my post.)
4-14-2009 @ 2:48PM
juicerino said...
i can be devastated by a 'rumor' if i want to be, mmkay? :)
if any part of that rumor is true, it means hollywood's getting a little too close to some of the best movies ever made, and that's what gets me down.
4-14-2009 @ 12:15PM
J.R. said...
Well at least he has some good taste.
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4-14-2009 @ 1:29PM
Blue Sasm said...
his grandpa is in my cool book.
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4-14-2009 @ 1:33PM
BloodwerK said...
I'm starting to like him 'cause nobody else seems to...
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4-14-2009 @ 2:13PM
Naf said...
This is news? I'm around Efron's age, and I grew up with Back to the Future too. I'm sure loads of people my age have seen and love Back to the Future. Is Cinematical going to write a post when a celebrity admits to liking any movie?
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4-14-2009 @ 2:47PM
J.R. said...
Naf, you're right that this is non-news, but it's not as bad as when cinematical posts open-ended questions in their titles.
Example:
Beyonce is the new Shaft?
News post:
We don't know! You tell us!
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4-15-2009 @ 2:19AM
BLee said...
I.. Love.. Back to the Future.
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4-15-2009 @ 4:35AM
Chelsea said...
Gah! No remake, please!!
I've never liked Zac Efron, but lately I've come to slightly respect him for wanting to branch out into more "grown up" roles.
I don't think he's all that remarkable as an actor, but in today's world of remakes, I think he could actually pull of a decent Marty McFly.
But that doesn't mean I actually want to see it happen.
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4-27-2009 @ 10:30PM
Bella said...
I really love BacktotheFuture. If there ever is a remake it would have to be completely fantastic. Anthing less and it would be ruined for me.
I'm not a big fan of Zac, but I have to agree with Chelsea, he's trying to grow up.
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