I have a very vivid memory of watching The Goonies in the cinema as a child and considering that it was 1985 that’s no easy feat. My mum and aunt took my brother, my cousin and I to see Santa Claus: The Movie, but the screening was full. I know, I don’t get that either – it’s seen as one of the legendary bombs. Anyway, instead of seeing Santa Claus we went to see The Goonies, and we all loved it!
The Goonies from that moment on became our movie, and I still love it today. Over the years I managed to become a big fan of the work of Richard Donner, and to discover that he was behind it made it even cooler – how many iconic movies has this guy made? Superman, Lethal Weapon and The Omen - what a guy!
However, I digress – word from Moviehole is that the wheels have started to turn on a sequel to The Goonies – not a remake or a reboot, but an honest to goodness sequel. The kind that they used to make.
The really good news:
The Goonies 2 will not be a direct to DVD movie, it’ll be a proper theatrical film – with popcorn and everything!
Writers are now on board and apparently the film will include some of the original cast members.
Warner Bros. want this to be a big tent-pole picture, and I think that they’ve probably looked at the amount of money Indiana Jones and The Kindgom of the Crystal Skull made and realized that a blockbuster can appeal to older people and their kids. Throw in the original cast, chuck in some teenagers, and hey presto -there’s $700 million at the worldwide box office!
I hope that Richard Donner is involved in some capacity – he spent a good few years trying to get a sequel up and running, and to not involve him at all would just be plain rude. Ideally I’d love to see Donner direct it – he still has it in him (just go watch the recent 16 Blocks).
I also hope that Steven Spielberg is involved too – heck maybe this will inspire him to get his Amblin production company churning out top quality family flicks again – you know, the kind that we still enjoy watching today as adults even though they came out more than twenty years ago.
I’m quite excited by this, and I’m pretty sure that even my mother will be, so I hope that it comes to fruition.
I can’t wait for this.
What do you folks think?
Source: Moviehole
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I totally think that they should make a second. I grew up watching it and have gotten my neice and hope to get my unborn son watching it when he gets older. If they can have a version that is in their generation would be amazing!!
i think they should make it to where their kids all hear stories about how they found the ship and they all decide they want to go looking or it and keep bringing it up to there parents and after awhile of being bugged aout it the parents get together and discuss and wonder what happened to it as well s they do some research and stuff and get clues to as where it was last seen all them years ago and they along wit their go searching for it yet again. this time though they find it and dont let it get away from them.
At age 61, I am excited about the Goonies sequel. My kids (11 and 4 at that time) watched it every day during the summer of 1993 until they knew the entire script by heart.
I would love to be an extra in the sequel!
[please get the ball rollin on making the 2nd i cant wait to see it