Veteran director Steven Spielberg talked about his 1998 war film Saving Private Ryan and how the people who criticized the film were wrong!
Steven Spielberg is responsible for several of Hollywood's most iconic movies, but he once fought hard for the opportunity not to direct a film.
Drew Barrymore said on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" that she was Steven Spielberg's "training wheels" before the director became a parent.
Director Steven Spielberg opened up about working with Barrymore on the 1982 classic “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” during a conversation on Saturday at the TCM Classic Film Festival’s 92NY event. The pair reminisced about their time together on the set, with Spielberg saying he was most impressed by his young star’s ability to improv.
The Goonies was Josh Brolin’s first film role, but he tells Rob Lowe on the Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast he received pushback immediately in Hollywood, as many assumed that he, being the son of actor James Brolin, wasn’t a “serious” actor and he just thought he’d find success because of his family.
Jim Carrey and Steven Spielberg have never made a movie together, although they came very close on a couple of occasions.
Barrymore said that it was only in her adulthood that she felt 'honored' by how many of her ideas made it in the movie The best films are usually collaborations — and E.T. was no exception. On Saturday,
Harrison Ford made whips, fedoras, and archaeology look cool—sorry, Tom Selleck, but Indy was always destined to be Ford’s adventure!
Director Steven Spielberg shares his ‘hard-fought victory’ to not have a sequel to his classic E.T.. And while I agree why it was better to not have one, the idea he had was still kind of cool. That was a real hard-fought victory because I didn’t have any rights.
Had there been an “E.T” sequel, Steven Spielberg would have had the titular alien not just phone home, but go home. In the end, Spielberg had no desire to direct a follow-up to his iconic 1982 film — and he had just enough sway to put his foot down.
In the early 1980s, Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore worked together on the children's film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At the time, Drew was just six years old, starring as Gertie Taylor in her second acting role ever.