I know that people complain about reboots and remakes because "Hollywood has no original ideas anymore." In some sense I understand this. On the other hand, I think that has been the case for years (going back to when movies first started using books and plays as a basis) and nothing is hurt if you remake a movie. There is always the original.
I think that Back to the Future is one of those movies that could benefit from a remake. It's been almost 30 years since the first movie came out and we're nearing the "future" date of October 21, 2015 that is featured in the second movie.
I think there are a couple of cool ways you could handle this movie remake. The first would be to go with the original formula. Have the movie set in 2015 (or whenever the movie comes out). Marty travels back to 1985 where he encounters his parents. Then he travels to 2045 in the second movie where you can still have the flying cars and hover boards and whatever other futuristic things there might be.
The second way to handle the movie is to not just go with the original formula, but go with the original years too. You have Marty travel from 1985 to 1955 and then to 2015. It would be fun to see how a 1980s kid would react to our age of cell phones and technology.
No matter how you remake the movies, part of what made those movies great was Marty and Doc Brown. He may be getting too old, but I think Zac Efron might play Marty perfectly. Watch 17 Again and see if you agree. For the Doc, I have no clue. It's hard to capture Christopher Lloyd's zaniness. Then, you have the car. It's as much a character as anybody else. I'll be honest with you, it'd be hard to not see the Delorean. But, if you set the movie in present day, nobody is going to use a Delorean for a time machine (unless the writers can give good reason for using a Delorean). Maybe a McLaren?
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