Not a fan of movie sequels, but...

Has this been announced? I'm on board as long as they use 100% animatronic e.t. Like the original version.

No.

When theres no more room in Hollywood, remakes shall walk the Earth.

Better do it now, while all of the principle players are still around. I always felt that Elliott should have gone with E.T., even though it would have been a tough choice.

My own parents split, a year and a half before this film was released, and there were certainly times that I wanted to escape the reality of my life. It might be a first-world problem but divorce can permanently scar a child in a way few other things can. It's probably the sole reason why I immersed myself in films, video games, books, etc...

I'd love to see a sequel.

-Rod

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Some movies should be left alone

No. The movie is about childhood, not an alien. Ask Steven S., he'll tell you the same.


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Actually, I was re-reading an old copy of Starlog from October 1982, and Spielberg definitively claimed to have plans for a sequel. He was quoted in the interview as saying, "I was always planning a sequel. There are many more stories to be explored. I wouldn't want to let down a number of people who would have my hide if I didn't do a sequel. This is one case where I wouldn't be criticized for doing one. This is a case where I would be lambasted if I don't. I'm not going to officially announce it for a while because I'm enjoying the success of E.T. too much to even think about it... I would be dishonest if I didn't say that Melissa Mathison and I know what's going to happen next. I changed the original title of the movie because it was originally called E.T.: The Extraterrestrial in his First Adventure on Earth. About a month before the poster was to be printed, I chopped out the word 'first.'"

I wonder what happened to so completely derail his plans.