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20-something years after their pinkies first touched, beer-guzzling Halloween-loving E.T The Extra Terrestrial and cutesy-pie Gertie are eyeing a re-team.
Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore have apparently been discussing a possible sequel to his 1982 blockbuster "E.T", something he said he’d never do. Apparently, it’s the Charlie’s Angel who has coaxed captain big-bucks into re-considering.
"Drew has spoken to Steven about it", says SouthFlorida.com. "Although he thought she was joking at first, he’s actually giving it serious thought. Drew thinks the world needs another feel-good movie like ‘ET’ right now and she’s prepared to work with Steven to make it happen".
In the new film, ET would meet up with his now-adult friend Elliott as part of a desperate bid to save his alien race from being wiped out.
Besides Barrymore, it isn’t known how many of the original stars – which also included Dee Wallace-Stone, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, C.Thomas Howell and Erika Eleniak – would be involved. I’m confident that if it’s not Dreamworks decision – the not-so-busy originals would be keen for a reprise.
A few years back Spielberg re-released the original "E.T", and was asked at the time whether he’d consider bringing the Condom Full of Peanuts back for a second stint.
"I thought about doing a sequel in the intoxication of the success of E.T. [but then] realized it’s a very perfect story."
Spielberg continued, "It ended exactly where it should have ended. There is no postscript to it. If people are hungry for a sequel, they should go see this 20th anniversary re-release, because there ain’t gonna be one."
Moviehole chatted to a couple of the film’s original stars – Dee Wallace-Stone and Erika Eleniak about a potential sequel.
“When you make a sequel to a classic, it isn’t classic anymore. ET is a classic,” explains Wallace-Stone.
“One can only speculate why a sequel has never been done. The film was so amazing and really a piece of film history. Sometimes sequels have a hard time living up to the original, although, if anyone could do it, Steven Spielberg could!” adds Eleniak.
After the success of the first film, Spielberg penned a treatment for a second, "E.T 2 : Nocturnal Fears" which had some evil aliens, led by a chap named Korel, invading Earth. Guess which STD-user comes to the rescue?
I personally say to fans – don’t hold your breath, but Barrymore may be pretty persuasive (I don’t know about you – but it wouldn’t take much coaxing to get me into a tub full of baked beans with her) so you never never know.
