Steven Spielberg has recently revealed that he had “cheated” with the idea of reuniting with “et” actor Drew Barimore at the TCM Classic Film Festival: New York Popup X 92NY (Total Film) and creating a sequel to “ET”. 。 However, Oscar’s winner finally determined that the sequel was not the right idea, but the studio urged him to make it. “ET” opened in the theater in 1982, giving such a cultural sensation, exceeding “Star Wars”, and became the best growth movie of the time. It’s no wonder that the studio wanted a sequel.
“I had no rights, so it was a really fierce battle,” Spielberg said about crushing the sequel to the ET. “Before the ET, I had some rights, but I didn’t have much right. I didn’t call it” freeze “. Here, Studio can stop creating a sequel. I didn’t have it. Because of the success, I got it after “ET”. ”
“I didn’t want to make a sequel,” he continued. “I flirt it a little -I could only see if I could think about the story -and the only thing I could think of was a” green planet. ” Everything is held at the ET house. We all went to ET’s house and see how ET has lived. But it was better as a novel than I thought it was a movie. ”
“The Book of The Green Planet” was a novel released in 1985 by writer, William Kotzwinkle. This book leads to the discovery that ET returns to his hometown planet and does not remember what he has left. He continues to observe Elliott growing from the other side of the galaxy.
Spielberg’s “ET” had recorded the best sales films for 11 years until the director’s own “Jurassic World”. The film won nine Oscar nominations, including the best pictures and best directors, and won four awards. With the continuous success of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “ET”, Spielberg Hollywood has become the biggest hit director.
