Back to the Future director "would love" to adapt the musical version but the studio "doesn't get it"
Nov. 4, 2024Robert Zemeckis says no to a fourth movie but yes to the musical version
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Robert Zemeckis has no interest in making Back to the Future 4, but would like to adapt the musical version of the film.
“I would like to do the Back to the Future: The Musical [movie]. I would love to do that,” Zemeckis told the Happy Sad Confused podcast (viaVariety). “I think that would be great. I floated that out to the folks at Universal. They don’t get it. So, [there’s] nothing I can do.”
Musical movies have become a bit more popular in the last few years, with Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Storyremake winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture. Other musical movies, however, haven’t fared as well:Mean Girlsreceived largely mixed reviews (though individual performances were praised), andJoker: Folie a Deuxwas more or less dead on arrival. Coincidentally, both films were purposefully not advertised as musicals.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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