A Fan Asked Drew Barrymore About An "E.T." Sequel So I Suggest You Cover Your Ears If You Don't Want The Bad News

E.T. phones home, and never comes back.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an iconic movie. Spielberg really did that. We stan.

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And maybe I'm out of the loop, but I didn't know that people having basically been begging for a sequel since the '80s.

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When Drew Barrymore appeared on Watch What Happens Live, she was asked by a fan if there'd ever be a follow up to the classic based around Elliot and Gertie's kids meeting an E.T. family.

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You'll probably remember that Drew played Gertie in the 1982 movie.

Speaking on the rumours, Drew said that there'd been a lot of talk within Spielberg's camp about doing a sequel for E.T. and Jaws, but that the director didn't want to because "he felt like what he did was just as it should be."

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Although there were sequels to Jaws, none of those were directed by Spielberg.

She then recalled a weekend when she stayed at his house and he confirmed that there wouldn't be a sequel, saying "it's just as it is."

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So if you were one of the stans hoping for a sequel 30 years later, I'm sorry to break it to you but it's not happening.

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You can watch the clip here:

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