Director Steven Spielberg admitted on Tuesday that he regrets changing his famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to adapt to modern sensitivities. “That was a mistake. I never should have done ...

Spielberg’s appearance at the festival saw him in conversation with Drew Barrymore, who appeared in ET as a child star. She recalled the director explaining to her at the time that he had no ...

Spielberg’s first decade closed out with the 1982 sci-fi family drama “ E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” which starred a young Henry Thomas as a kid who befriends and then helps an odd little ...

Steven Spielberg talks about coming to regret his decision to replace firearms in "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" for the film's 20th anniversary release during a masterclass at the Time100 Summit ...

Earlier this week, Spielberg opened up about how ET was inspired by his parents’ divorce. Read The Independent ’s deep-dive into the making of the film for its 40th anniversary last year, here.

Steven Spielberg recently reunited with his “ E.T. ” actor Drew Barrymore at the TCM Classic Film Festival: New York Pop-Up x 92NY (via Total Film) and revealed that he once “flirted” with ...

Famed director Steven Spielberg admitted to mistakes while arguing that old media artworks ought to be preserved, not revised to appease modern sensitivities. “That was a mistake,” Spielberg ...

Steven Spielberg Calls Editing The Guns Out Of ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ A ‘Mistake’ Josh Kurp Senior Pop Culture Editor Twitter April 25, 2023 ...

Spielberg also recalled not wanting to ruin the movie magic for Barrymore, who wondered why there were so many people around E.T. “I didn’t want to burst the bubble,” Spielberg said.

Spielberg: The First 10 Years explores the acclaimed filmmaker's early pictures. (Courtesy Insight Editions) For the record, Bouzereau is also a character in the book, after a fashion.

Drew Barrymore was only 7 when she made 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' and she still counts director Steven Spielberg as one of the best parental figures of her life.