‘Filmmakers have to speak from the heart’: Director Robert Zemeckis (right), alongside (left to right) Michael J Fox in ‘Back to the Future’, Roger Rabbit in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’, Tom Hanks in ...

It was only a matter of time before Robert Zemeckis got around to playing with de-aging technology, that modern cinematic magic trick of making veteran movie stars look kind of, sort of like their ...

Zemeckis spent over two hours discussing the commitment of the actors and technicians to make Forrest Gump’s life real. That’s why, he said, he went through withdrawal when it ended. “So many ...

BURBANK, Calif. -- "Pinocchio" first entered the hearts of moviegoers back in 1940. Now 82 years later, there's a new version starring Tom Hanks and directed by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis. The two ...

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" already had less than chipper undertones for an animated film, but the book that inspired it went ...

Oscar-winning director and Chicago native Robert Zemeckis returned to his hometown on Oct. 27 to receive the prestigious Founder’s Legacy Award during the closing night of the 60th Chicago ...

Director Robert Zemeckis is used to conjuring the impossible. In “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” he had flesh-and-blood actors like Bob Hoskins convincingly interact with animated characters; with “Forrest ...

The Back to the Future trilogy works perfectly as it is, but as Hollywood hunts for franchises to revive, it’s become a prime candidate for reappraisal. According to director Robert Zemeckis, ...

Doc Brown, left, played by Christopher Lloyd, sits in the retrofitted DeLorean that allows Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, to travel back in time to the 1950s in “Back to the Future.” The 1985 ...

Zemeckis and Gale have always said there’s never going to be a Back to the Future IV or a remake. However, when Gad asked them, they were nicer about it than usual. Zemeckis even had a reasonable ...

There’s no point beating around the bush. I am talking to the director Robert Zemeckis, who won an Oscar in 1995 for Forrest Gump, about his new film Here, which opened in the US in November to some ...