In 1985, cinema experienced a sea change with the release of ‘Back to the Future’, a Robert Zemeckis film that would become an enduring classic to this day. The story of Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown flourished with a trilogy, and in 2020 he gained attention again due to a strange video that gave Tom Holland a unique opportunity. Here we tell you the details.
Tom Holland was Marty McFly from ‘Back to the Future’ thanks to ‘deep fake’
On February 14 of the same year, the YouTube user known as EZRyderX47 posted a scene from “Back to the Future” with a peculiarity: instead of showing the faces of actors Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, he replaced them with those of Tom Holland. , playing Marty and Robert Downey Jr., playing Dr. Emmett Brown, thanks to the popular technique known as ‘deep fake’.
The result went viral, giving rise to the belief that, in fact, both actors were the original leads of the film, which never happened and was achieved thanks to technology.
With more than 11 million views, the video caught the attention of thousands of people, generating a lot of interest in the possibility of Tom and Robert starring in a reboot of the saga.
Shortly after, the young Briton revealed that his social media was flooded with messages urging him to watch the video and voice his opinion during an interview on BBC radio.
Tom Holland was offered the role of Marty McFly in a reboot and turned it down
Inside, Holland expressed how impressed he was by the netizen’s convincing “deep fake” and that he really liked it. Furthermore, he confessed that he was actually offered the role of Marty McFly in real life to create the ‘Back to the Future’ reboot, but turned it down for a compelling reason.
On the other hand, he added that it would be a lot of fun to re-do the scene with Robert Downey Jr. and promised to think about it at some point to make fans of the saga happy.
Unfortunately, four years after these statements, the scene was never recreated. However, it is quite an interesting fact that connected Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. to one of the most beloved sagas of moviegoers.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
