Will for Melissa Mathison, ‘E.T.’ screenwriter and ex-wife of Harrison Ford, is missing

The will for Melissa Mathison, the "E.T." screenwriter who died from cancer last month, has gone missing — creating a mystery over who would inherit her $22 million estate, according to TMZ.

 

Mathison penned a written will before she died, but her business manager has been unable to locate the original copy, according to court documents obtained by the celebrity gossip site.

That might not be an issue, considering that her money is reportedly in a trust fund and a copy of the will would hold up in California, as long as no one is fighting for her fortune.

Mathison had two children with ex-husband and "Star Wars" leading man Harrison Ford, and TMZ says they'll likely be in line to inherit her money if the will is not located.

Mathison died on Nov. 4 after battling neuroendocrine cancer for several months. She was 65.

She achieved tremendous notoriety after creating the now-iconic script for "E.T.," which director Steven Spielberg said "knocked (him) out."

"It was a script I was willing to shoot the next day," he said in the film's DVD commentary. It was so honest, and Melissa's voice made a direct connection with my heart."

Mathison earned even bigger fame in 1983 when she married Ford, and the couple remained married for 21 years before divorcing in 2004.

She also wrote the script for the 1979 classic family flick, "The Black Stallion," and reunited with Spielberg before her death to pen the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The BFG," which hits the big screen next July.