Bill & Ted 3 ended its long-gestating phase when Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot was brought in to helm the film, using a script that Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson wrote. The film would obviously mark the return of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter‘s characters. Other than that, not much was known about the film’s second sequel.

Now in an interview with GQ Magazine, Reeves reveals the plot for the film, how the time lapse between now and the first sequel has affected the characters, and how time travel will be a factor.

Reeves told the magazine that the characters are older and the weight of responsibility is beginning to bear down on them. As a result they have lost their inspiration to rock out. So they figure if they head to the future and talk to their future-selves they may find a way to create the rock they lost. But things don’t go quite exactly as planned. Here’s Reeve’s exact quote:

So there are parallel timelines where they can tell their past-selves about the dangers of this one song and the affect it could or could not have if they create it. It’s sort of a comedic play on the butterfly effect. This is a pretty big plot detail that Reeves revealed and I am surprised that he even mentioned it. But filming hasn’t even begun and isn’t expected to begin until Parisot completes his work on RED 2, which is expected to be released August 2013. So a lot could change between now and then.

[Source: GQ Magazine]