Michael J. Fox will time travel and rewrite the future. With help from Apple TV+, which will air a documentary about the “Still” actor on May 12. It will feature both archival footage and scripted elements, allowing viewers to experience Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words. And at the same time, follow the unique journey of a teenager who grew up on a military base in Canada and rose to prominence in Hollywood in the 80s.
Fox’s access to public life, full of nostalgic awe and cinematic brilliance, will include the years since his unfortunate diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 29. Candid and honest, the film will chronicle Fox’s personal and professional triumphs and struggles, showing how an incorrigible optimist faces an incurable disease. With a mix of adventure and romance, comedy and drama, watching the movie will feel like…a Michael J. Fox movie.
