Steven Spielberg has slammed the revision of old films in a bid to make them more appealing to modern audiences. The legendary director admitted that he regrets editing scenes, specifically one fro…
Steven Spielberg has slammed the revision of old films in a bid to make them more appealing to modern audiences.hit 1982 film “E.T.”The scene ultimately didn’t make it into the 2002 re-release of the film and instead had the guns replaced with walkie talkies., adding, “I never should have done that because ‘E.T.’ was a product of its era.”
“‘E.T.’ was a film that I was sensitive to the fact that the federal agents were approaching kids with firearms exposed and I thought I would change the guns into walkie talkies. Years went by and I changed my own views,” the Oscar-winning director added. “I should never have messed with the archive of my own work, and I don’t recommend anybody really do that,” he said.
Spielberg changed the scene to show agents carrying walkie talkies for the 2002 re-release of the film.Moviestore/Shutterstock
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