Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly in 1985's 'Back to the Future' but was replaced by Michael J. Fox a few weeks after filming began.

Much has been made of Eric Stoltz’s departure from Back To The Future, which unfolded in December, 1984. Caseen Gaines’ 2015 book “We Don’t Need Roads: The Making Of The Back To The Future ...

The trilogy has thankfully avoided the common traps of remakes and the sprawling expanded universe trend, which has diluted ...

Eric Stoltz was almost the star of ‘Back to the Future’ It is a little wild to consider that Eric Stoltz, initially pegged for Back to the Future , was almost the iconic face we associate with ...

Why Eric Stoltz was miscast as Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Many of the problems with Stoltz are documented in the book We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy ...

But what if it was Eric Stoltz instead? While the latter actor gained notoriety without Back to the Future under his belt, he could've emerged as a generational icon had things transpired differently.

While Michael J. Fox wasn't the first actor hired to play Marty McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future, the man who was, actor Eric Stoltz, has no hard feelings — in fact, the two are friends.

It's common for roles to be recast in Hollywood, but few cases are as infamous as the one that impacted Back to the Future (1985). Before Michael J. Fox accepted the part that made him a household ...

Back to the Future was a surprise smash hit for Universal in 1985, although that looked far from certain during production. Originally, Eric Stoltz was cast as Marty McFly opposite Claudia Wells ...

While Michael J. Fox wasn't the first actor hired to play Marty McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future, the man who was, actor Eric Stoltz, has no hard feelings — in fact, the two are friends.