Actress Claudia Wells has revealed the (Image: Universal Pictures)
star Claudia Wells has lifted the lid on why she didn’t return to the iconic franchise. During an with Zane Lamprey, the now 58-year-old star shared the “deeply uncomfortable” reason for her absence.
Host Zane asked: “She played Jennifer Parker conspicuously absent from the other two. Why did you not do the second?” Claudia explained: “My mother had been very, very sick and she held me responsible for the whole thing in a deeply uncomfortable way. I’ve never said that publicly, but it was like a really big deal.”
Zane further probed, “They did ask you?” To which she explained, “oh yeah they wanted me to do it. They were willing to wait. They were willing to do whatever it took to have me be Jennifer and I refused every time.” When asked if she regrets having no remaining part of the Oscar-winning franchise, she bluntly replied: “Nope!”
Reports at the time say Wells had to turn down the offer to return as Jennifer because her mother, who was also her manager, was dying of breast cancer.
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Claudia has no regrets about quitting the series (Image: Facebook Zane Lamprey)
In the original Back to the Future, Wells’ character, Jennifer Parker, played Marty’s supportive love interest and high school sweetheart.
She had a limited role in the first movie, since most of the action takes place in 1955, the character had a much larger role in the sequel Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III, with actress Elizabeth Shue taking over the role.
The Back to the Future trilogy, crafted by the dynamic duo Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale and bankrolled by none other than ’s Amblin Entertainment, rocketed to stellar success, becoming the box office champion of 1985 with a whopping $385 million (£311M) in global ticket sales.
Not just a moneymaker, the film scooped up an Oscar for Best Visual Effects and bagged multiple BAFTA awards.
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Wells’ character, Jennifer Parker, played Marty’s supportive love interest (Image: Universal Pictures)
Famous for blending witty comedy with cutting-edge sci-fi, the unforgettable duo of Marty McFly and Doc Brown, brought to life by Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, turned the trilogy into a pop culture phenomenon.
The trilogy didn’t just stick to the silver screen; it leaped into TV shows, theme park rides, and even a musical, showcasing its versatile charm.
A clever Back to the Future theory that fans have come up with might help explain the recasting of Jennifer within the universe of the movies.
Whether it be a new Bruce Banner in the MCU or a new Daario Naharis in Game of Thrones, it can be hard for a big franchise to pull off recasting a major character. However, fans believe that with Back to the Future having time travel on its side, nearly anything is possible.
Specifically, the movies deal with the effects on the future that come about by Marty tampering with the past. Fans theorise that whatever Marty did in 1955 resulted in a new-looking Jennifer in 1985.