In 1985 a movie called Back to the Future came out. Hopefully you've heard of it. Now production is getting started on an homage to the movie called Great Scott.
Moviehole reports that Great Scott is a movie about a teenager in '80's Manchester, England who is so enamored with the BTTF film that he tries to become Marty McFly. Doing the same things McFly did – you know, traveling through time; sleeping in Lea Thompson’s bed; Having Huey Lewis watch you perform.
Phil Hawkins is directing the project with a script from Alex Child and Hiram Bleetman. Hawkins is sort of known for his time on the reality show On the Lot. His directing credits include the adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Butterfly Tattoo and The Women of Troy.
This film is like a love letter to Back to the Future and is really about a teen trying to do anything to get away from his boring, mundane life. The idea follows the vien of recent films like Son of Rambow or Fanboys.
The project is being produced by Philm Company, Sonic Screenworks, and Lip Sync. The last one on that list being the investment and equity firm that has financed films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and Jane Eyre. Production is scheduled to start around Easter.
