LEGO has officially revealed 21370 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — a 1,226-piece LEGO Ideas tribute to Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic, arriving 1 August 2026 at $129.99 (18+), just ahead of the film's 45th anniversary in 2027.
The set at a glance
- Set: LEGO Ideas E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (21370)
- Pieces: 1,226
- Price: $129.99 USD (EU price to be confirmed — expect roughly €130–150)
- Release: 1 August 2026
- Size: about 24 cm tall x 21 cm wide x 15 cm deep — a display piece, not minifig scale
- Age: 18+
A posable E.T. with a light-up heart
The build centres on articulation and play features straight from the film. E.T.'s head rotates a full 360 degrees and tilts up and down, his mouth opens and closes, and his arms, wrists and fingers all pose — enough to recreate the iconic sky-pointing stance. The box confirms "batteries included": flip a switch and his heart lights up, and the flower pot in his hand lets you stage the film's most tender moment.
Rather than a single scene, the official set threads together the movie's biggest moments — E.T. himself, Elliott, the glowing fingertip, and the unforgettable bike-across-the-full-moon silhouette.
Designed by a fan
21370 began as a LEGO Ideas submission by Richard Lemeiter (aka Lafabrick), whose original proposal ran close to 3,000 pieces and stood around 30 cm tall. LEGO's production version trims that to 1,226 pieces at a more display-friendly ~24 cm — a similar scale to 2025's 21361 Gremlins: Gizmo.
Why E.T. still matters, 40+ years on
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was the 1982 Steven Spielberg film that turned a wrinkly, big-eyed alien botanist into one of cinema's most beloved characters. Written by Melissa Mathison, it follows a lonely suburban boy, Elliott, who hides an alien accidentally stranded on Earth and helps him get home — building to the franchise's signature plea, "E.T. phone home."
It became the highest-grossing film of its era — a record it held until Spielberg's own Jurassic Park in 1993 — and a defining piece of 1980s pop culture. Almost every feature in this set maps to a moment people remember:
- The glowing heart is E.T.'s own — the alien whose chest and fingertip light up to heal and to signal life.
- The sky-pointing finger echoes both "phone home" and that famous glowing touch.
- The flower pot holds the wilting-and-reviving plant that mirrors E.T.'s health — the film's quiet life-or-death barometer.
- And the bike silhouetted against the full moon became the logo of Spielberg's studio, Amblin Entertainment.
Price & where to buy
At $129.99 this sits alongside recent character-display Ideas sets, and LEGO Ideas releases have a habit of retiring and then climbing on the secondary market — so launch-day retail is often the cheapest it will ever be. When 21370 lists across Europe, BrickPrice will track its live price at LEGO.com, Amazon, bol and 40+ EU stores so you can see who's cheapest from day one — and you'll be able to tap ❤️ to watch it and get an email the moment the price drops. In the meantime, see what's retiring soon and the biggest price changes across Europe.
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