According to the popular publication PEOPLE, 63-year-old Michael will appear in the third season of the Apple TV+ project "Shrinking," where 82-year-old Harrison Ford plays a therapist with early-stage Parkinson's.
This is Michael's first return to acting after he announced his retirement in his 2020 memoir "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality" due to the same illness depicted in the series.
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It's an inspiration. We're together not just because we're both actors, but because we have a story that's important to tell, noted the "Star Wars" star.
He emphasized that Michael is not just part of the project — he has been living with this diagnosis for a long time, founded a foundation, raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Parkinson's research, and became a symbol of human resilience and self-irony.
There are no trailers featuring Fox's character yet, but it's known that the new episodes will be released in the fall of 2025. In the meantime, we're just happy that the "Back to the Future" legend is with us again.Harrison FordYes, my character is only in the early stages of the disease, and Michael has been through a lot. But that makes him an even more powerful partner on stage — he perceives everything on a deep level, with intelligence and incredible humor.
As a result, a person experiences involuntary movements, tremors, muscle stiffness, and impaired coordination. Over time, the disease can affect cognitive functions, sleep, and mood. There are no medications that can completely stop the progression of Parkinson's, which is why every voice and gesture in its address is so important. Earlier, we at zoomboola.com reported that retired Daniel Day-Lewis will return to the big screen.