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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Back to the Future star, 61, looks unrecognizable on rare public outing... can you guess who he is?
This reclusive actor who starred in a legendary 80s movie was spotted on a rare public outing in Los Angeles recently. The 61-year-old was dressed in all-black attire for his outing, concealing his identity beneath dark sunglasses and a bucket hat - 40 years after his starring role in Back To The Future. The character actor was worlds away from Hollywood as he was snapped visiting a local garden center on his low-key bike ride. His film roles also include turns in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Hot Tub Time Machine and Wild At Heart So can you guess who he is? From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop It's Crispin Glover! The 6ft1 star's breakout role was as Michael J. Fox's onscreen awkward father George McFly in Robert Zemeckis' 1985 cinematic classic Back to the Future, which amassed $388.8M at the box office. Crispin hated the ending when the McFlys became rich and after he turned down writer-producer Bob Gale's $125K offer to reprise his role in Part II, he was replaced with stand-in Jeffrey Weissman wearing a prosthetic mask of his face. Glover sued over the use of his likeness without permission and reportedly scored a $760K settlement, which inspired the Screen Actors Guild to put rules in place preventing the use of AI and prosthetics to recreate an absent actor. Younger generations might better remember the Big Slide Show star's silent role as henchman The Thin Man in McG's 2000 big-screen remake of the TV show Charlie's Angels and its 2003 sequel Full Throttle. Crispin memorably appeared in Tim Hunter's 1987 crime drama River's Edge, David Lynch's surrealist 1990 drama Wild at Heart, Miloš Forman's 1996 patriot comedy The People vs. Larry Flynt, and Oliver Stone's 1991 drama The Doors. Glover appeared in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Alice in Wonderland, Hot Tub Time Machine, Willard, and he took on his first small-screen role in Starz fantasy American Gods from 2017-2021. In 2005, the 15-time published author stepped behind the camera to direct What Is It? and the 2007 sequel It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine, two surreal films populated entirely by actors with Down's Syndrome. Audiences can next catch Crispin as the disturbing Tommy Taffy in David Michaels' sci-fi horror thriller The Third Parent - hitting US theaters October 31 - alongside Rob Lowe and Roselyn Sanchez. Glover was dressed in all-black attire for his outing, concealing his identity beneath dark sunglasses and a bucket hat Crispin was seen visiting a garden center on his bike ride The Beverly Hills High School grad rarely goes on talk shows following his erratic 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman where he donned a wig and nearly kicked the host in the face with his platform boots The 6ft1in star hated the ending when the McFlys became rich and after he turned down writer-producer Bob Gale's $125K offer to reprise his role in Part II, he was replaced with stand-in Jeffrey Weissman (R) wearing a prosthetic mask of his face The Bleecker Street flick is based on the popular viral 'creepypasta' series from writer Elias Witherow. Glover will also play the titular traveling magician in Tallulah H. Schwab's surrealist mystery drama Mr. K, which Doppelgänger Releasing will screen in US theaters later this year. His other upcoming projects include Adam Sigal's softcore porn industry comedy Skinemax, Paul Bunnell's reimagining of 1922 Lon Chaney film A Blind Bargain, and Albert Sandoval's thriller By the Rivers of Babylon. The Beverly Hills High School grad rarely goes on talk shows following his erratic 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman where he donned a wig and nearly kicked the host in the face with his platform boots. Crispin proved it was all for performance art when he reprised the same erratic 'character' called Rubin Farr in Trent Harris' 1991 buddy comedy Rubin & Ed. Glover is a life-long bachelor who's never had children, and he only ever publicly dated Penthouse model Alexa Lauren from 2001-2003. Bruce was best known for playing Bond villain Mr. Wint in Guy Hamilton's 1971 spy flick Diamonds Are Forever (pictured) as well as Duffy in Roman Polanski's 1974 ne-noir mystery Chinatown On March 12, Crispin suffered the loss of his father Bruce Glover who passed away, at age 92, from natural causes. Bruce was best known for playing Bond villain Mr. Wint in Guy Hamilton's 1971 spy flick Diamonds Are Forever as well as Duffy in Roman Polanski's 1974 ne-noir mystery Chinatown. Glover - who rarely posts on social media - shared seven Instagram snaps as a tribute to his late father.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale talks translating movie to stage musical
(Watch the full interview below) GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Back to the Future is headed to Greenville in a way you've never seen before: as a musical. With the show set to open at The Peace Center on May 13, 7NEWS anchor Diane Lee spoke with one of the creators of the original movie trilogy about getting those movies made and the jump to Broadway. Bob Gale, co-writer of the films, said he worked closely with the team behind the musical. The process of translating film to stage began nearly two decades ago, in 2006, and did not get off the ground until 2020. In the interview, Gale discusses inspiration for Back to the Future: his father's high school yearbook. 'I thought, 'Gee, if I want to school with my dad, would I be friends with him?'', said Gale. 'And boom, that's when I got hit by a lightning bolt of an idea to say, 'What if a kid could go back in time and go to high school with his father?' And when I told the idea to [Back to the Future director and co-writer] Bob Zemeckis, he loved it and he said 'What if mom went to the same high school and all the things she said she never did, she did them.'' Gale said that the idea to make a stage musical dates back to 2005 when Zemeckis' wife was watching The Producers. According to Gale, she mentioned to her husband that Back to the Future would make a really good theatrical musical. That kicked off a process that led to Gale and Zemeckis bringing Alan Silvestri, the composer of the films, and songwriter Glen Ballard on board to work on the show. 'We thought, 'This is going to be easy because everyone knows what Back to the Future is!' But it turned out that, here we were starting this out in 2006 and we didn't get the show off the ground until 2020,' Gale explained. 'So it took us longer to get Back to the Future: The Musical on stage than it did for us to make all three Back to the Future movies starting from August 1980 when I had the idea. So, go figure.' The show finally moved forward after Gale said he and Zemeckis found British producer Colin Ingram. 'Back to the Future is a tricky thing,' explained Gale. 'You've got to have the DeLorean. You've got to figure out how it's going to go 88 miles an hour. You've got to have the clock tower sequence. There's a lot of big set pieces in the story that you wouldn't normally think should be on stage or even could be on stage.' 'We put together a team of people who loved the movie and understood that this was necessary,' Gale said. 'They raised the bar on what is possible. When you go see the show, you're going to be blown away as to how we did some of this.' The show, Gale said, is designed so that people will enjoy the show whether they've seen the movie or not. 'We've had people tell us that they like the musical better than they like the movie,' said Gale. Watch the full interview in the video player below: The North American tour will be in Greenville from May 13 through May 18. Tickets are on sale on the Peace Center's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Back to the Future' screenwriter goes off over incessant spinoff rumors — reveals only way it would happen
You'll have to time travel in the DeLorean to relive 'Back to the Future.' According to franchise screenwriter Bob Gale, there won't be any more films following up the 1985 classic, the 1989 sequel 'Back to the Future Part II' and 1990's 'Back to the Future Part III.' After the 'Cobra Kai' finale featured an Easter egg that alluded to a television adaptation of the franchise, Gale, 73, who co-wrote and produced all three projects alongside co-creator Robert Zemeckis, shut down all speculation. Advertisement 9 Bob Gale attends Universal Fan Fest Nights Opening Night Event. Getty Images for Universal Studios Hollywood 'I don't know why they keep talking about that!' the writer exclaimed while at Universal Fan Fest Nights on Friday, per People. 'I mean, do they think that if they say it enough times, we're going to actually do it?' 'I mean, it's like they know in every interview people say, 'Oh Bob, when is there going to be a 'Back to the Future 4″?' Gale continued. 'Never. 'When is there going to be a prequel?' Never. 'When is there going to be a spinoff?' Never. It's just fine the way it is. It's not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, 'It's perfect enough.'' Advertisement If another project in the franchise were to occur, it would take a lot of convincing for the film producer. 9 Bob Gale, Dean Cundey and Charles Croughwell attend the screening for 'Back to the Future' during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival. Getty Images for TCM 9 Bob Gale speaks onstage at the screening for 'Back to the Future' during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival. Getty Images for TCM 'If the juggernaut of corporate America or corporate international mishigas says, 'If you don't agree to this, we're going to kill your children,' alright, well, no, we don't want our children killed,'' teased Gale. 'But Steven Spielberg, of course, he's got to sign off on it, too. And Steven, just like Steven won't allow another 'E.T.,' he totally respects the fact that we don't want any more 'Back to the Future.' He gets it and always stood behind that. And thank you, Steven.' Advertisement What the 'Back to the Future' cast — including Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover — have created is more than enough for Gale. 'What's so great is seeing the next generation of kids that are being touched by this and [say], 'Gee, my parents were once kids,'' he gushed. 'That's why I think it keeps on going, because every kid comes to that realization at some point, and we made a movie about that. So I love the fact that people are newly discovering it.' 9 Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in 'Back to the Future.' Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Although there are zero plans for a prequel, sequel or television show, the sci-fi adventure made its mark on Broadway with 'Back to the Future: the Musical.' Advertisement The show opened on Broadway in August 2023 after it debuted in London's West End. The play went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for best new musical in 2022. The musical finished its Broadway run in January 2025 with 500 performances and $80 million worth of ticket sales, per producers. But the show is far from over. 9 Claudia Wells and Michael J. Fox in the sci-fi film. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection In the last episode of 'Cobra Kai,' two men — the show's co-creators, Josh Heald and Jon Hurwitz — discussed the possibility of doing a 'Back to the Future' series at a bar. 'So the show would be set in Hill Valley, alternate 1985,' Hurwitz explained. 'All we need are Wilson, Thompson and Zane, and we've got the green light.' 9 Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 'Billy's a friend,' Heald responded. 'Guy did an art piece for my foyer. It's an easy call to make. I feel like why not get Crispin, too? Maybe Mike to direct? We can blow this thing up.' The exchange wasn't meant to be a reveal of anything in the works. Advertisement 'That's just us having fun,' Hurwitz told People at SCAD TVfest in February. 'We know that the 'Back to the Future' franchise is something that's very closely guarded — and for good reason. If they ever decided they wanted to have a sequel series, then we'd be all-in.' Meanwhile, this isn't the first time Gale has made it clear that he isn't looking to revive the time travel franchise with a fourth film. 9 Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The comic book writer jokingly told Yahoo Entertainment in February, 'People always say, 'When are you going to do 'Back to the Future 4?' And we say, 'F – – k you.'' Advertisement These days, Gale is helping Fox, 63, write a book about his experience as the titular character, time traveler Marty McFly, in the movie. 9 Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The book is set to be titled 'Future Boy,' but no other details have been disclosed. In 2023, Fox told Variety that there's no need for a 'Back to the Future' reboot, but teased: 'Do what you want. It's your movie. I got paid already.' Advertisement 'I don't think it needs to be,' the actor admitted. 'I think [Zemeckis has] been really smart about that. I don't think it needs rebooting because are you going to clarify something? You're going to find a better way to tell the story? I doubt it.' 9 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Zemeckis, 72, also chimed in on if Universal Pictures ever asks him to make 'Back to the Future 4.' In October, he said during the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast that the studio checks in 'every six months,' which was 'just an exaggeration.' Advertisement 'You know, we have to say, 'There are different things that might work.' Something like that, you know? But to remake the movie or to suggest that there's a 'Back to the Future 4,' it just isn't in the cards,' Zemeckis shared. 'I would like to do the 'Back to the Future: the Musical' [movie]. I would love to do that. I think that would be great. I floated that out to the folks at Universal. They don't get it. So, [there's] nothing I can do.' The original film is just three months away from a major milestone — celebrating its 40th anniversary in July.
Mint
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
'Never, its just fine the way it is': Bob Gale on return of Back To The Future television series
Washington DC [US], April 29 (ANI): Screenwriter Bob Gale has quashed any possible speculations of the creation of 'Back To The Future' television show after the successful run of the sci-fi trilogy, reported People. At a recent Universal Fan Fest Night, Bob Gale opened up about the possibility of a 'Back To The Future' television show and said that they are not looking forward to any sequel, prequel or spin-off to the movie. "I mean, it's like they know in every interview people say, 'Oh Bob, when is there going to be a Back to the Future 4?' Never," said Bob Gale. "'When is there going to be a prequel?' Never. 'When is there going to be a spinoff?' Never. It's just fine the way it is. It's not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, 'It's perfect enough.'" added Gale. The creators of the movie are adamant about not returning with any other instalments of the 'Back To The Future' film. However, the screenwriter jokingly added that a life-threatening situation can change his thoughts on developing another instalment of the film. "If the juggernaut of corporate America or corporate international mishigas says, 'If you don't agree to this, we're going to kill your children,' alright, well, no, we don't want our children killed,'" he joked. Gale also expressed gratitude to director and producer Steven Spielberg for respecting their wish to have no more 'Back To the Future' movies. "But [executive producer] Steven Spielberg, of course, he's got to sign off on it too. And Steven, just like Steven won't allow another E.T., he totally respects the fact that we don't want any more Back to the Future. He gets it and always stood behind that. And thank you, Steven," added Gale. The 'Back To The Future' franchise starred Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd in the lead roles. The screenplay of the trilogy was written by Bob Gale and was directed by Robert Zemeckis. (ANI) First Published: 29 Apr 2025, 09:23 AM IST
