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!
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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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28 years ago Niall, 28 fracken years ago.
(The wheels are turning ??? Gheeesh)
The sequel will never be as good never.
No No No, I’ve seen this movie and loved it too. And 20 years between a sequel that was meant as a child’s adventure, no, NOT a good Idea. Make a film like it, and call it something else!
I LOVED 16 Blocks.
The sequel cannot match the original because when I saw the original in theaters in 1985 I was … and I was a different person then than I am now..the world was a different place and much of the innocence the world had then has been since lost to the information age…Society is not the same the world is not the same and it will be quite the monumental task to adapt this for todays audiences…especially teenagers..I think it will almost be impossible to make this new and exciting for the gen y’ers and the Y2K generation…By-the-way I LOVED the original Goonies and have it on DVD and still watch and enjoy it immensely…
Hey they are even tryin to bring back TRON!
all sequels are fair game it seems.
Gary,,,
you have to consider a remake/sequel of Tron to be at least something kinda new.
I played thru Tron, Killer App. On Xbox and they could really do some great stuff with that story.
I’m giving it a “let see” on it.
They could do some killer stuff with the Light Cycles.
We’ve all changed since the first was released – but if there are going to make it – let’s hope that it’s enjoyable on as many levels as the first. And pray that they involve Donner and Spielberg!
Niall
Donner should at least be Executive Producer.
hated tron and still do now,but i love the goonies and even though this no.2 is 20 years late i will still be excited as it might just awaken thechild in some of us if only for the lenght of the film itself and for this reason i cannot wait.
I don’t know about a Goonies 2, but maybe a remake for the new generation might be good. Don’t get me wrong, I love the original, it’s a family favorite at my house. But a remake and a sequel wouldn’t hurt.
Eu amo esse filme, tomara que traga a verdaderia essência dos anos 80. Hoje tenho 37 anos uma filha de 13 anos, aposto que vaiadorar tb… Hoje estava aqui pensando nos goonies quando vi a materia sobre o remake … fabuloso….
abraços aos Goonizeiros do mundo todo
I think it is very appropriate that the goonies has a sequel with all the original remaining actors….THEY ARE THE GOONIES!!!! I remember wishing I was in that movie…still consider myself a goonie today….”Goonie 4 Life”…The whole original cast would have to be more than cameo appearances also. My life will be complete once the sequel to the Goonies is made…I beg you Donner and Speilberg. I would watch it every day when released in the theaters……..Your Goonie,Nick Glaros.
At the end of the Goonies, I think they saved the neighborhood by managing to snatch a few gems from one-eyed willy. How would the script for the sequel transpire? Would Willy’s curse effect the children of the original goonies? Would sloth and chunk get married? Would sean Astin’s asthma be inherited by his kids? Or would it be another completely different treasure hunt? Pirates again? or maybe American Indian lore? The possibilities are endless, but i hope it has the same wonder and amusement park-style traps. The Traps!!! They were the best!
If a sequel is being made when will the trailer or the movie release I mean Josh Brolin also confirmed that there is a sequel in production but he gave that interview in like what 2007 & now it’s 2009 only about four months close to 2010 so where the hec is the movie? & if there was a movie the trailer should have been released by now. The rumors will go on & on but there will never be a movie titled “Goonies-2″.
I love the original movie but I think making a second movie would sort of ruin the whole feeling to the original. I love the original it is very good and it is my number 1 fav movie and always will be. I always wanted to be in that movie and I even took the goonies pledge that I heard on the TV extras. It is magical and a wonderful movie. GOONIES4EVA!!!
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