By Mallory Mattingly
BACK TO THE FUTURE actor Michael J. Fox is ready to make his TV return in the third season of the Apple TV+ series, SHRINKING, amid his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s.
SHRINKING also stars Harrison Ford, Jason Segel, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Ted McGinley, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie and Lukita Maxwell.
“#MichaelJFox is back!” Pop Culture announced on Instagram. “After retiring from acting in 2020 amid his journey with Parkinson’s disease, the five-time Emmy winner and BACK TO THE FUTURE star is making his way back to the screen with a major guest-starring role in the third season of SHRINKING, Apple TV+’s hit comedy starring #HarrisonFord and #JasonSegel.”
There are no details about Fox’s character or the plot around his role, “but it’s likely that it connects to Ford’s character Paul Rhodes. At the end of season one, Rhodes gets a Parkinson’s diagnosis — a disease that Fox has been managing in real life for over three decades now,” Pop Culture added.
In addition to making his return to acting, Fox also announced the upcoming release of his new book, Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum.
“In Future Boy, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time — a slice of entertainment history that’s never been told. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon,” a summary of the book reads.
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The book’s release coincides with the 40th anniversary of BACK TO THE FUTURE.
“‘The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.’ I didn’t say that, Einstein did,” Fox told PEOPLE. “I wonder if even Albert could make sense of my life in the first months of 1985, when time went rogue and took me with it. What was it like? In a word: busy.”
“As we approach the 40th anniversary of BACK TO THE FUTURE, my thoughts turn to my adventures as a younger man,” he continued. “This book has basically become a time machine for me, but unlike the DeLorean, there’s plenty of room for anyone who’d like to climb in for the ride.”
“What’s exciting for me is that this new book is less memoir and more perspective — I consider questions I believe we all have about our lives,” Fox said. “Who am I? Where am I? Where am I going? I don’t want to give anything away, but I think I’ve figured it out.”
Fox’s battle with Parkinson began in 1991, but he’s continued to live life to the fullest. Now with his return to the screen and his upcoming book, fans will get to learn a little more about this cultural icon.
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