In one of the most famous examples of an actor getting fired partway through filming, Eric Stoltz was let go from the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future after it became clear that he had a different vision for the project.
The star reportedly approached the role with more seriousness than was required for the humorous character, which his co-star, Lea Thompson, pointed out in the book We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy .
“Eric had such an intensity. He saw drama in things. He wasn’t really a comedian, and they needed a comedian,” she explained. “He’s super funny in real life, but he didn’t approach his…
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