We’ve been saying for ages that Stephen Chow’s CJ7 is a quasi-remake of ET, and now Chow is sort of admitting it. Says Chow: “I watched [ET] many times… I was amazed that science fiction could be filmed like that. I knew then I wanted to make a movie like that. Spielberg’s work inspired me to become a director.” CJ7 even mirrors Spielberg’s daddy issues, with its story of a boy whose relationship with his alien dog affects his relationship with his father. [Xinhua]
https://gizmodo.com/a-better-look-at-stephen-chows-e-t-reimagining-347400
