They got Jennifer for Part 3!! (contains mini-spoilers about her)

[Silverwolfpet]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-behind-back-to-the/712086

Awesome news! Congratulations guys!!

[Chappps]

Yes. Just watched the dev dairy and they were able to get the "original" Jennifer to voice the game. Looks real good by the way.

Its all coming together.

Now just sitting and waiting till next week for episode 3.

[Irishmile]

Definitely awesome... I like that they have Claudia too.. its a shame that she was not able to continue the role in the sequels but now she is back.

[zounds!]

wow, this is cool indeed.

[mathman77]

Sweet! The character model looks great, and it is AWESOME that they got the original actress to do the voice.

[Shadowknight1]

*blinks* OMG...this is an awesome overdose. Seriously, there's just so much awesome in this series now.

PS, punk-rock Jennifer is totally cute. And way outta Marty's league. lol Here's hoping we see normal Jennifer too though.

[Irishmile]

Marty goes to enchantment under the sea and has to make moves on his mom.... AJ goes and gets Claudia Wells number... well done AJ.

[thesporkman]

Awesome!

Edit: Is it just me, or does Jennifer's character model look a lot like Trixie? Is Trixie actually Jennifer's grandmother? :eek:

[Martin McFly]

Woah, that's heavy.

I'm so happy that they got Claudia for the voice of Jennifer. I really enjoyed her role in the first movie, regardless of how small it was. The character model for Jennifer looks amazing and it looks like she's getting some heavy character development. Just one more reason to look forward to episode three.

[zelda42293]

No offense, but Jennifer looks really weird with purple hair, but at least they got Claudia!

[Jake]

No offense, but Jennifer looks really weird with purple hair (unless that's an effect of the alternate timeline?), but at least they got Claudia!

Yeah that's hair dye. :)

[zelda42293]

Yeah, I noticed. lol But Now I can't wait for episode 3!!!!!

[PsychoRaven]

OMFG. That is so freaking cool. That just made the wait for Episode 3 harder. And Claudia is looking fine as ever too. I always thought she was the hotter of the two Jennifers. lol

[Jennifer]

Yay! I'm very happy about this. I'm glad they got Claudia Wells back, and I'm super excited that we'll get to see an alternate Jennifer for once. I hope we'll be able to see regular Jennifer too, and not just in a "Jennifer, I missed you so much" role. :)

[JDStops]

This is just totally fantastic. They seem to have a great job with the model too! Can't wait to play it.

[Scnew]

Cool news. Does this mean it's coming out tomorrow? Eh? Eh?

Also, this was the top comment on GameTrailers when I viewed it the video: "/mod edit/" Ahhh, Internet, you never fail to be delightfully low class.

[docbrown2015]

Awesome! I met Claudia Wells back in '08 she is so nice, what a great person, her son is cool as well.

[Vainamoinen]

I love how she rolls her eyes when she speaks the "10 minutes" line. ;)

In other news, what's up with that prepubescent "gametrailers.tv" community? Man, I'd ban left and right if such comments occured here.

[GuruGuru214]

I blame Geoff Keighley. I'm sure he's done something childish to deserve it lately.

[Trackah123]

Very nice, also very funny how she wanted to be a part of the game :) cool!

[Joop]

Cool news. Does this mean it's coming out tomorrow? Eh? Eh?

Also, this was the top comment on GameTrailers when I viewed it the video: "/mod edit/" Ahhh, Internet, you never fail to be delightfully low class.

The comment is pretty low class. But I bet there's no man who saw this movie that didn't notice...

[PrivateJoker]

HOLY. I had a crush on her when I saw part 1. She is still hot. I would totally date her even though she looks a little older. SHE IS HOT. (not the game character bleh)

[Cubbie]

Awesome!

Where do you find those videos, by the way? They're not posted here, are they? Where (or should I have to ask when?!) is this dev diary to be found?

[Vainamoinen]

Quoting myself because I have to...

In other news, what's up with that prepubescent "gametrailers.tv" community? Man, I'd ban left and right if such comments occured here.


Take heed. I also don't want to see the gametrailers comments reposted here, please.

[PrivateJoker]

Also for everyones info... Claudia is on facebook and she accepts friend requests...but shes filling up fast! She has a great personality to boot. Her boutique looks pretty cool.

PS- Shes really hot.

[The Doc]

DAY-UM she is fine :P

On a serious note,its great to see her in the game :D

[Phoenix123]

This is great news! She seems like she's a lot of fun. :)

[RAnthonyMahan]

Take heed. I also don't want to see the gametrailers comments reposted here, please.


I like your style. More websites should ban posting GameTrailers comments. You know, like GameTrailers. ;)

Anyway, getting back on-topic, it's great to see there'll be at least one more movie cast member returning besides Christopher Lloyd, and Jennifer's punk-rock look is just a great design.

I guess this video means we'll be seeing Episode 3 soon? Well, we're near the end of March. I guess we have to be seeing it soon. :p

[yoman45135]

They have some delightfull comments on that video, I quote someones:
[snip]

Lovely...

[Masta23]

WOW good news indeed.

[yoman45135]

why purple hair?
someone explained this but actully that makes no sense why would she become more of a rebel if they make a system where everyone behaves and works hard......

[Alien_XIII]

I'm waiting now for line
"Jennifer. You're so h... h... h... so hot!"

[daeva0123]

This really has made my day :D

Just awesome!

[VeryTori]

Its cool the original actress is in it, but the character looks nothing like her in real life. I am very excited!!!

[Irishmile]

Yes.. Gentlemen I agree 100% she is a VERY attractive woman.... but like Vainamoinen said keep the comments respectful... its pretty easy just say things you would be comfortable hearing said about your mom or sisters... see simple.

Remember she could very well end up on these boards at some point to do a Q&A you never know do you really want her seeing disrespectful comments?

[christhn]

They moved the video to this link now

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-behind-back-to-the/712085

[BrakMan2005]

Awesome sauce! I can't believe you guys got the original Jennifer back for this game. And boy, Jennifer looks...different...well, it does match the '80s vibe; I like it.

Man, I can't wait to try Episode 3! Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for it now.

[doodo!]

Episode two looked boring, same locations, etc etc...but now that I hear this I might play through it just because I want to play episode 3 now.

[Irishmile]

Episode two wasn't boring IMHO. There were some new areas to explore and new characters introduced...

[yoman45135]

Hope they give us more updates or my anger will be unleashed....... :mad:

[farchondo]

Yes.. Gentlemen I agree 100% she is a VERY attractive woman.... but like Vainamoinen said keep the comments respectful... its pretty easy just say things you would be comfortable hearing said about your mom or sisters... see simple.

Remember she could very well end up on these boards at some point to do a Q&A you never know do you really want her seeing disrespectful comments?
who let the vatican in? I haven´t read anything offensive. Claudia Wells is hot, good for her! she will take it as a compliment. No need to push the morals of virtue in the nowhere land here. Let it be. Free forum and no censorship control from non others than the telltale folks, after all it is their web page.

[yoman45135]

well said

[Irishmile]

actually the inappropriate things were deleted... I do not think its wrong for me to warn you guys to be respectful to women. Saying she is hot is ok... but that is not what I was talking about.

Making lewd comments about her physical appearance is disrespectful to her and any other female poster here... and I CAN enforce that...

[Dragekatten]

Why is she so hot????

[Trackah123]

I wonder if there are other people that played in the movie interested in helping with the game (voice-acting). Maybe there are more people like Claudia that says "Yeah i wanna be in the game!" :D man thats so awesome.

[Vainamoinen]

Claudia's been off the job for quite some time. Most of the other actors are still active. As far as I know, TTG tried to get most of them in the boat, but as of yet only succeeded in the case of Christopher Lloyd.

[Joop]

Claudia's been off the job for quite some time. Most of the other actors are still active. As far as I know, TTG tried to get most of them in the boat, but as of yet only succeeded in the case of Christopher Lloyd.

Which is, in any case, the far most important.

[The Doc]

Yes.. Gentlemen I agree 100% she is a VERY attractive woman.... but like Vainamoinen said keep the comments respectful... its pretty easy just say things you would be comfortable hearing said about your mom or sisters... see simple.

Remember she could very well end up on these boards at some point to do a Q&A you never know do you really want her seeing disrespectful comments?

Noted...just got a little too excited there :p

If only Tom Wilson would join the crew...:rolleyes:

[oberlerchner123]

Thats awesome. Im glad the series is getting more characters and actors from the movie.
And I too have to admit that she looks great. Amazing how young she looks.

One thing i had to laugh about though is that AJ has the same haircut as the Marty in the game.

[Dragekatten]

someone please tell my why you think she is hot.

[FitzoliverJ]

Dragekatten, it's going to be difficult to explain if any remarks along those lines get deleted as inappropriate....

[techie775]

awesome about Claudia. Glad to see she's willing to participate in this.

I really haven't had a complaint about any of the voices. George McFly doesn't sound exactly right but it's close enough.

[PrivateJoker]

someone please tell my why you think she is hot.

shes gorgeous. look her up online.

[Trackah123]

To the Devs : so how is Claudia doing so far at Telltale Studio's. she enjoying the voice acting / hanging around with you guys? :)

[Shadowknight1]

Claudia's been off the job for quite some time. Most of the other actors are still active. As far as I know, TTG tried to get most of them in the boat, but as of yet only succeeded in the case of Christopher Lloyd.

Michael J. Fox probably would've loved revisiting the character if his illness didn't make it near-impossible. :(

[swedish_jedi]

Great news about getting Claudia for the game!

Michael J. Fox probably would've loved revisiting the character if his illness didn't make it near-impossible. :(

Probably, but I'm skeptical if would still be able to play a teenager. I think they made the right choice with AJ LoCascio

[Shauntron]

To the Devs : so how is Claudia doing so far at Telltale Studio's. she enjoying the voice acting / hanging around with you guys? :)

We only hung out for voice recording and when we filmed this. She's a super cool lady and she's really enthusiastic about working on the game. It was really awesome of her to let us shoot the "reenactment" in her store, Armani Wells :)

[thesporkman]

Great news about getting Claudia for the game!

Probably, but I'm skeptical if would still be able to play a teenager. I think they made the right choice with AJ LoCascio

Claudia doesn't sound like a teenager anymore either. I think most fans can suspend their disbelief if it means having one of the original actors on board. I doubt anyone would have complained if Michael were able to rerise his role.

That's all beside the point, of course. I'm just saying.

[RAnthonyMahan]

Probably, but I'm skeptical if would still be able to play a teenager. I think they made the right choice with AJ LoCascio

The sad thing is, at this point AJ Locascio can probably do a better Marty voice than Michael J. Fox can. Even if he didn't have Parkinson's, age takes its toll on everybody. :(

And yes, Claudia doesn't sound like a teenager from what we've heard, but it seems like Citizen Brown Jennifer is supposed to sound a little deeper than normally, so I guess it's OK.

[VeryTori]

Im really excited!! Were there 2 different Jennifers' in the movie? Or was Claudia Wells the only one?

[Irishmile]

Im really excited!! Were there 2 different Jennifers' in the movie? Or was Claudia Wells the only one?

Claudia was in BTTF 1 and Elisabeth Shue was in 2 and 3.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs20/f/2008/106/5/6/56772351dc3edee50f5767545e440ac8.jpg

[techie775]

Im really excited!! Were there 2 different Jennifers' in the movie? Or was Claudia Wells the only one?

There were 2. Claudia Wells was in BTTF 1, but the time BTTF 2 was shooting her mom got sick so she declined to reprise the role. So the got Elizabeth Shue to recast for 2 & 3. That's what i've heard.

[Martin McFly]

Im really excited!! Were there 2 different Jennifers' in the movie? Or was Claudia Wells the only one?

Hopefully I'm interpreting your question correctly.

Claudia Wells played Jennifer in the first movie.
Elisabeth Shue played Jennifer in Parts II and III.

[VeryTori]

Thank you guys!!! I thought she was just older and had a different hair due or something. Thank you!!!! Because the movies were a few years apart and notice Marty's hair due is different. And Marty looks older in the second movie.

[VeryTori]

I just found out Elizabeth Shue was in The Karate Kid.

[VeryTori]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Wells shows what movies/TV shows Claudia Wells and Back To The Future The Game is mentioned as well as TellTale Games. I just wanted to share that.

[Spykes]

Very cool. Nice job once again TTG.

[siirbazsair]

Good news for BTTF's fans. Wells is hot because she is still beatiful although she is old.

[Bunnyman]

Great job Telltale! I really wasn't expecting to see some characters like Loraine or Jennifer but it looks like we get to see them. I wonder if Clara will show...
I'm happy to see more actors reprising their roles. I think those actors who do not associate with BTTF are missing out.

[techie775]

Great job Telltale! I really wasn't expecting to see some characters like Loraine or Jennifer but it looks like we get to see them. I wonder if Clara will show...
I'm happy to see more actors reprising their roles. I think those actors who do not associate with BTTF are missing out.
Mary Steenburgen (Clara) has been in quite a few things since BTTF 3. I know she was in the movie Elf and the show "Curb your Enthusiasm". So I'd wonder she'd want to do something like this....

[doggans]

Having met Claudia, I can say that she is a very sweet and lovely person, and I'm excited she's in the game. :)

[Tromeritus]

I preferred Elizabeth Shue's portrayal, but that's really unfair of me to say; it's not like Claudia had much material to work with in the first movie. It's pretty cool that she gets the chance to flesh out *her* Jennifer, finally.

[Sinaz20]

why purple hair?
someone explained this but actully that makes no sense why would she become more of a rebel if they make a system where everyone behaves and works hard......

Teens rebel... it's in their nature. Most teens, at least. Plus, Marty's actions in 1931 had a more global effect on the Parker family that would lead to Jennifer growing up to be more of a rebel.

Claudia doesn't sound like a teenager anymore either. I think most fans can suspend their disbelief if it means having one of the original actors on board. I doubt anyone would have complained if Michael were able to rerise his role.

That's all beside the point, of course. I'm just saying.

We have some digital sound magic that helps to push her sultry voice into a higher register. All we needed from her was a clear timbre and an excellent performance.

I think one of the coolest parts of writing ep 3 was finally giving Jennifer a more central role to fill. We wanted to introduce Jennifer in such a way that it would garner the response, "hells yeah... that's more like it!" Jennifer's return develops immediate character conflict with Marty, but we remain mindful of her original timeline incarnation. The question to ask-- is there some innate chemistry between Marty and Jennifer that exists no matter the timeline?

We are mere days away of finding out! So excited!

[Irishmile]

oh for sure Elisabeth was an awesome Jennifer and she is a really great actress... but I am REALLY glad they got Claudia Wells instead... she was the original and she seems and from everything I have heard is a really sweet lady...

[PsychoRaven]

Teens rebel... it's in their nature. Most teens, at least. Plus, Marty's actions in 1931 had a more global effect on the Parker family that would lead to Jennifer growing up to be more of a rebel.



We have some digital sound magic that helps to push her sultry voice into a higher register. All we needed from her was a clear timbre and an excellent performance.

I think one of the coolest parts of writing ep 3 was finally giving Jennifer a more central role to fill. We wanted to introduce Jennifer in such a way that it would garner the response, "hells yeah... that's more like it!" Jennifer's return develops immediate character conflict with Marty, but we remain mindful of her original timeline incarnation. The question to ask-- is there some innate chemistry between Marty and Jennifer that exists no matter the timeline?

We are mere days away of finding out! So excited!

Very cool. I do like that Jennifer has gotten to be fleshed out more. I don't mind that it's an alternate version of herself.

I do also think that there will still be that spark between her and Marty. True love always finds a way. I see her helping him all the while she is wondering why she is.

[Rather Dashing]

There's this idea that I've seen among Back to the Future fans that comes out when talking about these games, in that, "Oh, it's just an alternate version of _____, not the REAL ____." This kind of baffles me. I mean, that's the whole point of the film franchise, really, especially when you get to the core of what the first movie is. "What if things had gone differently?" They're not different people, you just see different sides of them. It's a way of exploring characters in a way that is impossible otherwise, not a way of replacing a character with one that looks very similar and has the same name but is otherwise different altogether. This is still them, but under different circumstances. If written correctly, anyway.

[Sinaz20]

There's this idea that I've seen among Back to the Future fans that comes out when talking about these games, in that, "Oh, it's just an alternate version of _____, not the REAL ____." This kind of baffles me. I mean, that's the whole point of the film franchise, really, especially when you get to the core of what the first movie is. "What if things had gone differently?" They're not different people, you just see different sides of them. It's a way of exploring characters in a way that is impossible otherwise, not a way of replacing a character with one that looks very similar and has the same name but is otherwise different altogether. This is still them, but under different circumstances. If written correctly, anyway.

This is something I actually thought about often. There's the notion that Marty shouldn't care about these alternate versions of his friends and family... his only goal is to undo this reality.

But, I see Marty as unable to help himself but to be invested in these versions of people. He understands that the timeline is tenuous and probably going to be rewritten, but that doesn't mean he can completely devoid himself of empathy towards their station in life-- it is, after all, Marty's and Doc's fault in one way or another.

[Irishmile]

Yeah... they ARE the same exact people... its just how they would have ended up growing up in a world slightly altered.. because an event happened or didn't happen...

its like a domino effect.. on thing changes the next until it builds into something larger.

this was such a Capt Obvious post... look away I'm ashamed....


I said stop reading


why are you still reading... don't you have something better to do?

this is getting ridiculous...

FINE!!! GO AHEAD!!! KEEP READING!!!!

YOUR NOT MY FRIEND ANYMORE!!!!

just kidding... we can still be friends....

I need more sleep.

[Martin McFly]

I need more sleep.

I recommend eight hours.

[PsychoRaven]

There's this idea that I've seen among Back to the Future fans that comes out when talking about these games, in that, "Oh, it's just an alternate version of _____, not the REAL ____." This kind of baffles me. I mean, that's the whole point of the film franchise, really, especially when you get to the core of what the first movie is. "What if things had gone differently?" They're not different people, you just see different sides of them. It's a way of exploring characters in a way that is impossible otherwise, not a way of replacing a character with one that looks very similar and has the same name but is otherwise different altogether. This is still them, but under different circumstances. If written correctly, anyway.


Well maybe it could be because they are alternate versions of themselves. They are not the person as they were in the original timeline. Hence they are an altered version of that person. Hence the name alternate because they are not the person as they were originally. Even the movies use the term alternate a couple of times.

Keep in mind nobody thinks that it's bad that they are alternate versions of themselves. If anything it is used to explore another side of the person and is even done so in the movies.

[Joop]

Claudia wasn't able to reprise her role in part II and III because her mother had cancer at the time. She was replaced by Elisabeth Shue. But you can barely tell the difference since they shot the last scene from part I again for part II.

Edit: Hmmm... Seems like I missed a whole page of comments... Never mind this...

[JHero]

Claudia was in BTTF 1 and Elisabeth Shue was in 2 and 3.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs20/f/2008/106/5/6/56772351dc3edee50f5767545e440ac8.jpg

I consider the switch from Claudia Wells to Elizabeth Shue a temporal anomaly resulting from Marty and Doc tinkering with the past. Somewhere around the time of that Enchantment Under The Sea Dance, Jennifer's dad met and married a different woman ;)

[Irishmile]

LOL that's heavy

[thesporkman]

I think the fact that the original timeline Jennifer wasn't a "rebel," but the new one is, suggests that in this new world she actually has something to rebel against. She was probably more or less content with her life before, but now she's literally living in an oppressive dictatorship, and so she's latched on to nonconformist punk counterculture as a means of visibly expressing her political defiance.

It's interesting that she's still wearing the orange polo shirt and khaki pants that the other characters were wearing in the episode preview, but she's modified them to make them her own. It's likely that in Citizen Brown's world this isn't merely a mandatory uniform, but rather the only clothing available.

[VeryTori]

Its cool Claudia is playing Jennifer. I wish they would put up art and a trailer and stuff for episode 3 either today or tommorrow!!

[Shadowknight1]

Mary Steenburgen (Clara) has been in quite a few things since BTTF 3. I know she was in the movie Elf and the show "Curb your Enthusiasm". So I'd wonder she'd want to do something like this....

She did Clara's voice in the cartoon series.

[Martin McFly]

I think it would be very interesting to see a character model for Clara and if they got the original actress, I think it would please a lot of fans.

I'm not sure where exactly she'd fit in the current plot line though. Still, it's a nice thought.

[BTTFfREAK]

sweet nice that they have changed her character a litttle

[AssasinsSoul]

YES next week for BTTF ep 3 <3

[Mitsukara]

Wow. Not only are we getting something way, way closer to a Back to the Future Part IV than anything I expected to exist, but it has Claudia Wells playing Jennifer again! And she's getting a serious role in the story at last! (I for one was always a bit disappointed that she got knocked out for most of parts II and III...) The only way I can think of to have been more surprised would be if they'd somehow gotten Crispin Glover. Episode 3 is looking very exciting indeed!!

I'm pretty strongly hopeful Clara (and the time train and Jules and Verne... and the hoverboard) will appear, but whether it would be Mary Steenburgen or an impressionist... I dunno. It'd be cool if she did appear, but I'm sure an impressionist could do fine too, they've done pretty good jobs in this area so far (though I do agree that it'd be nice to hear Biff's actor get a little more gravelly... he does okay for most of the dialogue, but he never quite engenders that "oh shit" feeling you got every now and then... like, look at the "Two McFly's... with the same gun" line in Part II. It's really kinda scary! But I do have to say he does a pretty solid performance as Kid Tannen).

...Also, I hold out very little hope for it so as not to be disappointed, but no matter how shaky and older he is, I think I speak for most people when I say that it would be awesome if Michael J. Fox played even the smallest, briefest role in the story, and as for where that would be possible, Doc did mention back in Episode 1 that he was planning to visit Marty and Jennifer in 2011... so I'm not going to set my heart on it or anything since there's a very real chance it's not the case, but it would be a very "d'awwww!" moment if it happened. I would tear up a little, I think.

But hey, at the very least, there was that cool thing about preorders giving donations to his Parkenson's foundation (http://www.michaeljfox.org/), and I respect that. :)

...also, if something like that did happen, it'd be kind of a neat little parallel with the fact that Doc, too, has a (darn good!) impressionist playing his younger self, eh?

[Arjak]

Just watched the video, and all I can say is that my expectations of this series continue to skyrocket! I loved the first episode, the second was interesting in its exploration of the characters, but this one looks like its going to be incredible, and the fact that you have Claudia reprising her role as Jennifer makes the series feel that much more authentic! I cannot wait to play Citizen Brown!

[ILoveDoc]

I didnt recognize her.

[Martin McFly]

I think it was mentioned that they made her voice a little higher pitched in order for her to sound more like a teenager. She did an excellent job though and I was thrilled to hear the Claudia playing Jennifer once more.

[Bridge]

I got my wish for once, yay.

[Joop]

I've gotta say I was kind of sceptical about it.
She hasn't done any acting in so long, and by now it would be just like any old house mom doing the voice. I was scared that they got Claudia for her name more than for the quality of her voice work.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear how good her voice work is though. Good job Telltale!

[PrivateJoker]

Her Cameo in the beginning was insufficient. She could have done the VO for her Grandma or something. Make sure she hops into the Delorean in Episode 5 or we will wave our fists into the air at you!