The Goonies 2: Can The Original Cast Reunite For Another Adventure?
Its been a long, nearly thirty year wait for fans of 1985’s The Goonies, but now it seems a sequel is in the works with director Richard Donner, and what’s more, he wants to reunited the original cast. Donner made the announcement in a rather unspectacular fashion whilst he was filmed by gossip site TMZ signing autographs. Donner was asked if he ever planned to do another comic book movie and he replied, "if you call Goonies a comic book. We’re doing a sequel.” Then, when asked if any of the stars from the 1985 movie were going to return he said "hopefully all of them".
Sean Astin (Mikey Walsh), of course went on to achieve adult stardom in the _Lord of the Ring_s trilogy as Sam. He tweeted yesterday, "Huh? What? #Goonies 2 We Never Say Die!", which is by no means an official confirmation of his involvement, but at least he’s acknowledging the reports. His onscreen older brother Josh Brolin, graduated onto bigger movie adventures playing the young Agent K in Men in Black 3 and finding critical acclaim in No Country for Old Men and Milk. Cory Feldman has had a much more difficult transition into an adult acting career and beyond the tabloids he's still best remembered for his Goonies and _Lost Boy_s heyday. Feldman has been the most vocal on twitter about the sequel so far saying he thinks it needs, ‘a perfect script’, but he believes the team are working hard to make that possible. As for the other main cast members, Jonathan Ke Quan, only made three more films after The Goonies and hasn't appeared on screen since 2002, whilst Chunk aka Jeff Cohen is now a successful lawyer, making his involvement perhaps the most unlikely.
The Goonies, thirty years on, is bound to look a lot different than how original audiences will remember it, but perhaps there in lies the appeal. Revisiting the characters now in adulthood might be the perfect way to continue the franchise with the right amount of nostalgia and intrigue for the original audience, whilst offering something to new fans. If DVD sales and internet talk is anything to go by, The Goonies 2 has a ready and waiting audience who have been holding their breathe for a long time. After all we seem to be in an age of remakes, reboots and sequels so why not give The Goonies a second outing? If its anything like the first time around, we’re certainly in for a fun and memorable adventure.
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