Back to the Future (musical) production in August 2014 due to "creative differences" with Zemeckis, the production's release date was pushed back to 2016. As of 2018, no more news or development has been announced. During a question and answer session at a 2004 DeLorean convention, Bob Gale said that "It seems like "Back to the Future" would make a great Broadway show. So someday, maybe that'll happen. That's something I'd like to see." In February 2012, it was first revealed that a musical adaption of the 1985 film "Back to the Future" was being developed and had been explored for around eight years prior.
Back to the Future anniversary in 2015. Zemeckis and Gale reunited to write the play, while Silvestri and Glen Ballard provide music. The scenes of Marty McFly skateboarding in the film took place during the infancy of the skateboarding sub-culture and numerous skateboarders, as well as companies in the industry, pay tribute to the film for its influence in this regard. Examples can be seen in promotional material, in interviews in which professional skateboarders cite the film as an initiation into the action sport, and in the public's recognition of the film's influence. "Back to the Future" is ranked tenth on Film4's "50 Films