Spielberg reveals hard-fought victory on stopping ET sequel

Director Steven Spielberg recently shared his experience of preventing a sequel to his iconic 1982 film ET the Extra-Terrestrial, calling it a “hard-fought victory” during an event. As per The Hollywood Reporter, speaking alongside the ET star Drew Barrymore, Spielberg recalled how he lacked the rights to prevent a sequel at the time of the film’s original release. “That was a real hard-fought victory because I didn’t have any rights,” Spielberg shared, adding, “Before ET, I had some rights, but I didn’t have a lot of rights. I didn’t have what we call ‘the freeze,’ where you can stop the studio from making a sequel because you control the freeze on sequels, remakes, and other ancillary uses of the IP. I didn’t have that. I got it after ET because of its success.” (IANS)