The 1985 time-travel comedy Back To The Future spawned one of the most beloved trilogies in cinema history, yet the director of all three films, Robert Zemeckis, is steadfast in refusing to do a fourth.Fans have begged, executives have wheedled, but Bob, as he’s known to friends, is sure: the director of Back To The Future won’t revisit the past.A musical version on stage, though, is a whole different idea.
About 15 years ago, Bob and wife Leslie were watching The Producers, Mel Brooks’s adaptation of his own 1967 film, on Broadway.Leslie suggested the same might be done for Back To The Future. ‘It seemed like a great idea,’ Bob says. ‘The story was pretty operatic and there was so much great music in the movie.
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