E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an Academy Award-winning 1982 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the story of a young boy, Elliott, who befriends an alien being called E.T. stranded on Earth and trying to find his way home. This film was produced by Amblin Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures, and originally released to movie theatres in 1982.

Sequels

While Spielberg repeatedly stated that he had no intentions of doing a sequel to E.T., he wrote a treatment titled E.T. II: Nocturnal Fears with Melissa Mathison, although it is disputed whether this treatment is genuine or not.

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Sequel - Treatment

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There also was a sequel in the form of a novel, 1985's ' (ISBN 0743216407), based on a story by Spielberg and written by William Kotzwinkle, who also wrote the official novelisation of the film.

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Novel - William Kotzwinkle

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More recently it has also been reported that Drew Barrymore is trying to persuade Spielberg to do a sequel as she " thinks the world needs another feel-good movie like 'ET' right now".{{ref|ET2}}

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