TheImpressiveX@lemm.eeM to movies@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agoSteven Spielberg Says He Fought to Stop E.T. Sequel From Being Madewww.hollywoodreporter.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down11
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minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-24 days agoThere was a sequel though! ET, the book of the green planet. It was a bit weird, shifting into ET’s perspective as the main character, but it is a delightful read despite that. Edit: he mentions it in the article, and I think his opinion that it was a better book than it could ever be as a movie is dead on.
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoJo Miran below mentioned this, but they took elements from the book/potential sequel when making the ET ride at Universal.
There was a sequel though!
ET, the book of the green planet.
It was a bit weird, shifting into ET’s perspective as the main character, but it is a delightful read despite that.
Edit: he mentions it in the article, and I think his opinion that it was a better book than it could ever be as a movie is dead on.
Jo Miran below mentioned this, but they took elements from the book/potential sequel when making the ET ride at Universal.
That’s cool as hell :)