‘Back to the Future 4’ ‘Just Isn’t in the Cards,’ Director Robert Zemeckis Says [Video]

Universal Studios is apparently just as eager as Back to the Future fans for a fourth film — but director Robert Zemeckis isn’t as excited about the possibility.

In a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the filmmaker told the hosts that he has no desire to revisit the franchise, which released its last film in 1990. Universal, however, checks in with Zemeckis “every six months,” he joked.

“You know, we have to say, ‘There are different things that might work.’ Something like that, you know?” the director, 72, said of the inquiries. “But to remake the movie or to suggest that there’s a Back to the Future 4, it just isn’t in the cards.”

The first Back to the Future film was released in 1985, with Back to the Future Part II released in 1989 and Back to the Future Part IIIin 1990. Though the sci-fi franchise is well-loved by viewers new …