Everyone’s favorite Marty McFly could never believe the ridiculous amount of fame he achieved. Michael J Fox was best popular among the ’80s kids who loved him in the Back to the Future series. However, before his career took a turn with the time-traveling film trilogy, he starred in a role that would make him believe in his acting ability.
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future II
Fox’s earliest role in a Canadian sitcom was so terrible that he believed himself to be a bad actor. The Teen Wolf actor proved otherwise and starred in several projects before he officially retired in 2020 owing to his Parkinson’s condition.
Michael J Fox Believed His One Role Built His Hollywood Career Michael J Fox as Alex Keaton in Family Ties
At the beginning of his career, Michael J Fox acted in several small productions as a child actor.
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future II
Fox’s earliest role in a Canadian sitcom was so terrible that he believed himself to be a bad actor. The Teen Wolf actor proved otherwise and starred in several projects before he officially retired in 2020 owing to his Parkinson’s condition.
Michael J Fox Believed His One Role Built His Hollywood Career Michael J Fox as Alex Keaton in Family Ties
At the beginning of his career, Michael J Fox acted in several small productions as a child actor.
- 3/27/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Feeling freaked out about artificial intelligence? You’ve got good company, in the form of Oscar-winning filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
During a wide-ranging talk held at SXSW today (via Deadline), the pair (best known to fans and friends as The Daniels) returned to the festival that first debuted their Best Picture winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to chat about a variety of subjects, including the potential future of Hollywood and beyond.
Per Deadline, the conversation “culminated” in Kwan telling the crowd how he’s really feeling about AI. In a word, terrified. “It’s magic, it’s going to solve cancer and bring solutions, it’s a powerful thing, but I’m really terrified of this new story,” Deadline reported Kwan as saying. The outlet added that, “Kwan described a situation whereby many are ‘chasing’ AI to stay ahead of it, ‘because you know you’re next.
During a wide-ranging talk held at SXSW today (via Deadline), the pair (best known to fans and friends as The Daniels) returned to the festival that first debuted their Best Picture winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to chat about a variety of subjects, including the potential future of Hollywood and beyond.
Per Deadline, the conversation “culminated” in Kwan telling the crowd how he’s really feeling about AI. In a word, terrified. “It’s magic, it’s going to solve cancer and bring solutions, it’s a powerful thing, but I’m really terrified of this new story,” Deadline reported Kwan as saying. The outlet added that, “Kwan described a situation whereby many are ‘chasing’ AI to stay ahead of it, ‘because you know you’re next.
- 3/12/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
When Nicolas Cage first started out, having made his big screen debut in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High, he went credited as Nicolas Coppola, his given name. As the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage could use that name to hit the fast track to Hollywood fame…and the cast of Fast Times never let him live it down.
In a new book called “How Coppola Became Cage”, author Zach Schonfeld details that exact evolution of Nicolas Cage, beginning with Fast Times at Ridgemont High. But it wasn’t Sean Penn or Judge Reinhold or even Phoebe Cates who hazed Cage – still a teenager – but rather Eric Stoltz, whose character doesn’t even have a name. As Stoltz put it, Cage took some teasing because of his occasional name-dropping. “Nick was one of the younger ones…He was big for his age, and he was quite bold and animated.
In a new book called “How Coppola Became Cage”, author Zach Schonfeld details that exact evolution of Nicolas Cage, beginning with Fast Times at Ridgemont High. But it wasn’t Sean Penn or Judge Reinhold or even Phoebe Cates who hazed Cage – still a teenager – but rather Eric Stoltz, whose character doesn’t even have a name. As Stoltz put it, Cage took some teasing because of his occasional name-dropping. “Nick was one of the younger ones…He was big for his age, and he was quite bold and animated.
- 11/22/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Back to the Future remains a hallmark of cinematic excellence, forever cherished by audiences worldwide. But while Michael J. Fox’s portrayal of Marty McFly is etched into our collective memories, there were pivotal recasting decisions that could’ve drastically altered our perception of the movie.
Not only was Eric Stoltz once set to lead the film, but another key character, Marty’s girlfriend Jennifer, also saw significant casting changes. Dive into the lesser-known tales behind these casting switch-ups and the intricate tapestry of decisions that gave us the classic as we know it today.
‘Back to the Future’ made some major casting changes in ‘1’ and ‘2’
In the classic film Back to the Future, director Robert Zemeckis assembled a star-studded cast. Leading to film was Michael J. Fox as the energetic Marty McFly, and Christopher Lloyd portrayed the eccentric Dr. Emmett Brown.
Alongside these leading men, Claudia Wells was cast as Marty’s girlfriend,...
Not only was Eric Stoltz once set to lead the film, but another key character, Marty’s girlfriend Jennifer, also saw significant casting changes. Dive into the lesser-known tales behind these casting switch-ups and the intricate tapestry of decisions that gave us the classic as we know it today.
‘Back to the Future’ made some major casting changes in ‘1’ and ‘2’
In the classic film Back to the Future, director Robert Zemeckis assembled a star-studded cast. Leading to film was Michael J. Fox as the energetic Marty McFly, and Christopher Lloyd portrayed the eccentric Dr. Emmett Brown.
Alongside these leading men, Claudia Wells was cast as Marty’s girlfriend,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Of every beloved film from the 1980’s, there are perhaps none more beloved by my inner-child than 1985’s Back To The Future. The film was written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis- Zemeckis also being the film’s director. While we can look back on Robert Zemeckis’ career today and see a wide variety of quality across his filmography, at the time Back To The Future was being made there was no one better for the massive undertaking of bringing this sci-fi adventure movie to audiences.
Of course, the making of this film was riddled with re-writes, re-shoots, and even massive recasting. Famously, Eric Stoltz was cast in the role of the film’s main character- Marty McFly. Through filming, Stoltz turned in a darker and more moody performance that lacked the youthful charm that Zemeckis was looking for. This led to Stoltz being fired from the film mid-way...
Of course, the making of this film was riddled with re-writes, re-shoots, and even massive recasting. Famously, Eric Stoltz was cast in the role of the film’s main character- Marty McFly. Through filming, Stoltz turned in a darker and more moody performance that lacked the youthful charm that Zemeckis was looking for. This led to Stoltz being fired from the film mid-way...
- 7/27/2023
- by Kier Gomes
- JoBlo.com
There has been a long history of Hollywood actors being replaced during the production of a movie. The reasons vary; they just weren't right for the role, or they butted heads with so-and-so, or disagreed with the director on their creative vision. While these incidents may have been stressful and unpleasant for the actors at the time, there is one thing that stands out when you look at any list of mid-production replacements. In almost every case, the replacement looks like the far better option, which is of course easy to say in hindsight.
During the '80s, Sylvester Stallone was riding high after the success of "Rocky III" and "First Blood," the movie that introduced his second iconic character. Next up was the lead role in "Beverly Hills Cop," but Stallone wrote his way out of the part by rejigging the screenplay to make it more action-packed. The studio...
During the '80s, Sylvester Stallone was riding high after the success of "Rocky III" and "First Blood," the movie that introduced his second iconic character. Next up was the lead role in "Beverly Hills Cop," but Stallone wrote his way out of the part by rejigging the screenplay to make it more action-packed. The studio...
- 5/28/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
It's common knowledge among "Back to the Future" fans that Michael J. Fox very nearly didn't play Marty McFly. Before Fox donned Marty's legendary life preserver and aviator-styled sunglasses ('80s fashion was wild), Eric Stoltz was infamously cast as the accidental teen time-traveler in Robert Zemeckis' classic 1985 sci-fi flick. I say "infamously" because Stoltz was dropped from the movie in the early part of filming, by which point it had become obvious that he just wasn't right for the role. Most importantly, Stoltz and Christopher Lloyd didn't have the chemistry to sell Marty's (strangely believable) friendship with Lloyd's lovably oddball inventor, Emmett "Doc" Brown.
Speaking to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for its "Back to the Future" oral history in 2015, Zemeckis confirmed that Fox was the "first choice" to play Marty. However, concerns about his filming schedule on the sitcom "Family Ties" (which aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989) led to Stoltz being cast instead.
Speaking to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for its "Back to the Future" oral history in 2015, Zemeckis confirmed that Fox was the "first choice" to play Marty. However, concerns about his filming schedule on the sitcom "Family Ties" (which aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989) led to Stoltz being cast instead.
- 5/14/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads… but we can always use reunions! And we’re happy to report that Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd treated Back to the Future fans with a chat about the movie trilogy at this year’s New York Comic Con. For starters, the reuniting co-stars discussed Fox’s casting in 1985’s Back to the Future, the film that started it all. As devotees well know, director Robert Zemeckis originally cast Eric Stoltz in the role of time-traveling teen Marty McFly. And it was only after weeks of principal photography that Zemeckis and other producers chose to replace Stoltz with Fox. “The announcement — at one o’ clock in the morning after we were shooting for six weeks — was that the actor playing Marty would no longer be playing Marty, and that tomorrow, we would start shooting with Michael,” Lloyd said at the Nycc panel on Saturday,...
- 10/9/2022
- TV Insider
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