What if Arnold Schwarzenegger had played Rocky? Or Vin Diesel Batman? A what-if can be played with any number of cinema masterpieces. A special case is the Back to the Future trilogy, which is now available in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video. That’s where protagonist and fan favorite Michael J. Fox first became came on after more than a month of filming. Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction) was originally in front of the camera.
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As Collider quotes from the book We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy, there were problems with Stoltz’s portrayal of the character Marty McFly. Co-star Lea Thompson revealed:
He just wasn’t a comedian, and they needed a comedian. He was really funny in real life, but approached his work very differently. And [die Produzenten] needed someone who could [auch vor der Kamera] could.
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Image from Back to the Future with Eric Stoltz as Marty
According to the report, Stoltz approached his role with great seriousness from a method acting perspective. The producers eventually realized their casting error and signed Fox for the lead role. Director Robert Zemeckis finally informed Stoltz of the change in plans after over a month of filming, later describing the conversation as “the worst experience of my career“.
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