Michael J. Fox reveals emotional reason for writing book 27 years after revealing Parkinson's disease
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Michael J. Fox will be writing a new memoir - his fifth book.
The actor, 63, revealed his new book title and cover on Wednesday morning.
The book, co-written with Nelle Fortenberry, is called Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum, and is set to drop in the fall.
The memoir will focus on the year 1985, which is when Michael was working on both Back to the movie Future and the series Family Ties - as well as years before he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
Michael was diagnosed in 1991 at age 29 with Parkinson's Disease while filming Doc Hollywood after experiencing a sore shoulder and twitching pinky; he went public with it in 1998.
'As we approach the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future, my thoughts turn to my adventures as a younger man,' he told People.
'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,' he added.
The book will also be released the same year as the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future - a film that cemented his star status.
Michael starred as teenager Marty McFly in the science fiction movie Back to the Future in 1985, as well as in the sequels Back to the Future Part II (in 1989) and Back to the Future III (in 1990).
He played Alex P. Keaton on Family Times from 1982 until 1989.
The Future Boy book will include cast member interviews from both the film and the series, according to People.
The actor told the outlet that that year was a 'chaotic' one for him.
'"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." I didn't say that, Einstein did,' he said.
Adding: '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.'
Michael's previous memoirs include: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, Always Looking Up, Lucky Man and No Time Like the Future.
'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,' he said prior to the outlet.
Noting that he asked himself, '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.'
Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through Space-Time Continuum is set to drop on October 14.
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