Chris Jericho is not convinced Back to the Future needs another trip through time.
During an episode of Talk Is Jericho, Jericho and Brad Gilmore were discussing Back to the Future Part III when the conversation shifted toward whether the franchise should ever return with another movie.
Jericho brought up the fact that Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale have long controlled the future of the franchise and said another sequel would not happen without them. He also questioned what another Back to the Future movie would even look like without Michael J. Fox being able to return as Marty McFly in the same capacity.
“I know that they had it written in the contract. There’ll be no Back to the Future sequels without Zemeckis and Gale. And obviously, they won’t do it without Marty McFly and Michael J. Fox. Even if Michael was in sound mind and body, could we even do another one? I’m sure you could come up with something, but I think of like the recent Indiana Jones.”
Jericho then asked Gilmore directly whether the franchise was simply better off ending with the original three movies, “Do you think it’s better off just left as the three?” Gilmore said yes and pointed to the mixed track record of legacy sequels that try to revive franchises decades after their original runs.
“Yeah, you have to because when you look at it, these legacy sequels by and large never really fully pay off. If you look at the Ghostbusters ones, you know, maybe one of them was cool, but, you know, the other two not so much. Godfather 3 kind of legendarily is not to the quality of the first two.”
Gilmore continued by saying nostalgia can be powerful, but that does not automatically mean another movie should be made.
“It’s cool to see for the nostalgia of it all because nostalgia is the strongest thing on the market, but for this one, you did it so well. Leave it alone. I mean, we’re still talking about them all these years later. Kids still know what DeLoreans are. You know, people are still interested in buying them, you know, and seeking them out and hoverboards and all that. So, I think that the movie is so strong. Leave them as they are. And, you know, yeah, you concluded the story. You did it.”
Jericho’s question gets straight to the biggest issue with bringing Back to the Future back. The trilogy already has a complete ending, and the original movies have remained part of pop culture without Hollywood needing to reboot or extend them. There is always money in nostalgia, but Back to the Future may be one franchise where leaving the past alone is exactly what has kept it special.
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