Steven Spielberg: ‘No film should be revised’ based on modern sensitivity

Director has criticised the practice of re-editing older films while expressing remorse over removing guns in a later edition of ET

Steven Spielberg has criticised the idea that older films should be re-edited to appease modern sensibilities.

Speaking at Time’s 100 Summit in New York City, the 76-year-old film-maker expressed regret over taking out guns from a later release of his 1982 sci-fi blockbuster ET: The Extra Terrestrial. In the 20th anniversary edition, agents saw their firearms replaced with walkie-talkies.