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No 'Back to the Future 4', Says Writer-Producer
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Talking with a friend after watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, we agreed it was time to retire some of these old classic franchises once and for all. Personally, I could live with a new Indy, a new Die Hard, a new Rambo and a new Rocky -- but once you touch my beloved Back to the Future franchise, well, we've got problems. Thankfully, according to BTTF co-writer-producer Bob Gale, a fourth installment in the series will not be happening anytime soon. BTTF.com reports back from a special screening/cast reunion last month in which Gale squashed sequel rumors right from the get-go: "Let me answer one question before anyone asks it, which is, 'Is there ever be a Back to the Future Part IV?'", Gale began, before answering, "No."He continued, "Well now, wait a minute now. We've all seen sometimes where they make one too many sequels and you say, 'Maybe they shouldn't have done that.' I'm not going to name any names of movies, but you know what they are! But more importantly, as I'm sure you all know, Michael J. Fox is not in the best of shape with his Parkinson's. The idea of making another Back to the Future movie without Michael J. Fox - you know, that's like saying 'I'm going to cook you a steak dinner and I'm going to hold the beef.' You can't do that."
Amen to that! Fans, of course, moaned and groaned when Gale said there wouldn't be a sequel -- but if you're really a hardcore fan of this series, how could you want one? Seriously now ... let it go.
[via Moviehole]
Frank Marshall updates Indy 4, Jurassic Park 4 and more!
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Producer Frank Marshall, whose credits include practically every movie ever made,
spoke with IESB recently and updated us on a bunch of his
projects currently in the works...or not. Next up for him is The Bourne Ultimatum, which will begin shooting
on August 1st and have nothing in common with the book, except for its title. Is that a good thing? Also teased
was the possibility of a lovey-dovey relationship between Matt Damon
and the Julia Stiles character.
According to Marshall, Indy 4 will immediately begin following Ultimatum. He hadn't read the script yet, but noted the project is moving forward and that everyone involved is very happy thus far. He would not confirm whether or not Sean Connery would return as Indy's father. After Indy, Jurassic Park 4 will begin its production. Hmm, so they are going ahead with it. Why?
I'm afraid that's as far as the good news will travel and, depending on your stance, the rest of it may bum you out. Marshall also officially squashed rumors of another Gremlins film and said that a Back to the Future 4 will not be made. Oh well, they could've just saved time and merged the two, having Mcfly travel back to the year 1984 to help fend off Gremlins and save Christmas. Then again, I'm not in charge. Damn.
Back to the Future 4 - straight-to-DVD?
Filed under: Action », Classics », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Universal », RumorMonger », Home Entertainment », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Remakes and Sequels »
Remember that Back to the Future
4 rumor from last week? Moviehole says The Guardian (who we got our take on it from) misinterpreted a section from
a Moviehole interview with BttF''s Michael J. Fox. Fox, they say, was speaking very theoretically, and
many outlets failed to requote his clearly worded skepticism. Here's the direct quote:"I think by the time we finished two and three we were all so damn tired and then Bob [Zemeckis] went on to do Forest Gump and I went on to do some television work and some other things, you know, I started my own show, Spin City. And now the only way it would work would be if I played Doc, I’m 44 years old now and I’m not interested in running around on skateboards! I think after 1,2 and 3 we all kind of felt we had done it. And I think if now they did it again they would do it with a younger cast and just do a different realisation of it, which would be fun and I’m happy to watch it."
Now, don't lose hope just yet: you know those Direct-to-DVD sequels that keep popping up? Like Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, and American Pie: Band Camp? Both of those projects are the product of a new division at Universal called Universal DVD Originals, designed specifically to crank out DVD-only sequels to popular catalog titles. The 'hole is trying to get us all excited because USHE President Craig Kornblau sent an exclamation-point heavy email to a Back to the Future fansite, confirming that the division is "looking at" making a Future DVD sequel. Which, I guess, is great news ... except for the fact that straight-to-DVD sequels are almost generally crap.
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