On January 10, 1985, Eric Stoltz was fired from Back to the Future after a month of filming, making way for Michael J. Fox to take over as Marty McFly. Stoltz's method acting and lack of comedic...

Dec 26, 2025 · Now, decades later, Fox is setting the record straight in his new memoir, Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum, co-written with Nelle …

Jul 3, 2025 · Forty years ago, moviegoers were almost shouting, “Great Stoltz!” That’s because “Back to the Future,” the science-fiction classic that hit theaters on July 3, 1985, nearly starred a very...

Dec 29, 2025 · Michael J. Fox reveals the true story behind Eric Stoltz's exit from Back to the Future and how his memoir reshapes this iconic casting change.

Mar 1, 2022 · Michael J. Fox brought Marty McFly to life in the Back to the Future movie franchise, but he wasn't the first person cast in the role. Eric Stoltz was the original actor tapped to play the co-lead …

Jul 9, 2025 · As ‘Back to the Future’ celebrates its 40th anniversary, co-writer Bob Gale has revealed why Michael J. Fox replaced the movie’s original star, Eric Stoltz.

Among his other roles in the 1980s, he appeared in the 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful, written and produced by John Hughes. Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly in Back to the Future. His view …

Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961, Whittier, California) is an American actor who was originally cast for the role of Marty McFly when production of Back to the Future began on November …

Dec 26, 2025 · Six weeks into filming Back to the future, Eric Stoltz was replaced by Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, reshaping cinematic history in the process. Now, decades later, Fox sets the record …

The cast of Back to the Future reunited and discussed Eric Stoltz’s original casting as Marty McFly, noting his serious Method acting approach did not fit the film’s tone. Donald Fullilove and Claudia …