Drew Barrymore's E.T. Nostalgia with Ryan Gosling

0:00It's March 20th, and here's what's happening across entertainment and pop culture. Drew Barrymore brought some nostalgic fun to her talk show when Ryan Gosling visited with his Project Hail Mary co-star, the alien Rocky. The 45-year-old host channeled her 7-year-old ET character Gerdy by wearing a curly wig that evoked the classic role. Gosling could not believe the surreal moment, calling it one for the books. Barrymore laughed it off, saying the look lean more towards Cindy Brady, but nailed the spirit. Rocky then surprised her with a flower wand as a gift for talk show friends. Barrymore tied the present right back to ET, explaining how flowers in the movie signaled the alien's health, wilting when he was weak, blooming when. He thrived, her character started scared, but ended up loving the visitor from space. She has opened up before about her real bond with the ET puppet during filming. As a kid, she chatted with it, even brought lunch, fully believing it was alive. Director Steven Spielberg made sure crew kept a responsive just for her visits. These

1:03lighthearted nods show how ET still lights up Barrymore's world, bridging her past hits with today's blockbusters and pure feel good style.