A sequel to The Goonies will not be within the works in spite of everything, in accordance authentic solid members Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton.
Earlier this week, The Solar claimed that The Goonies 2 could be filmed subsequent summer season, with Steven Spielberg directing and lots of the authentic solid members returning. Nevertheless, Feldman and Plimpton have now shut down the report.
“Folks, there isn’t a ‘Goonies 2’ script, there isn’t a one ‘hooked up,’” Plimpton wrote on Instagram. “Spielberg will not be directing, it’s not actual. What IS actual is CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION AND VOTE!!!!”
Feldman added in a publish on X that he had “no data” by any means {that a} sequel was in growth.
The cult journey film was launched in 1985 and follows a bunch of children in Oregon who attempt to save their houses from foreclosures and comply with a treasure map to a long-lost fortune. The movie was notable for starring the likes of Lord of the Rings‘ Sean Astin, Marvel‘s Josh Brolin, and Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan in early roles.
Discuss of a sequel has been doing the rounds for quite a lot of years, with screenwriter Chris Columbus revealing in 2021 that late authentic director Richard Donner as soon as spoke to him a couple of potential follow-up film.
“He known as me and mentioned, ‘You realize what we should always do? We’re gonna get on my boat, smoke pot for 3 days and provide you with an concept for ‘Goonies 2’,” he recalled to Empire.
“I mentioned to Dick, ‘Properly, initially, I don’t smoke pot. However perhaps if I come down, we’ll have a few drinks collectively and sit on the boat.’ It by no means occurred. And I remorse that. As a result of I’d drop every part to do this proper now.”
In 2020, Steven Spielberg – who wrote the unique story remedy for The Goonies – spoke on a solid reunion name about why a sequel has by no means gotten off the bottom.
“Chris, Dick and I – and Lauren [Shuler Donner] – have had a whole lot of conversations about it,” he mentioned. “Each couple of years we provide you with an concept however then it doesn’t maintain water.
“The issue is the bar that every one of you raised on this style, I don’t suppose we’ve actually efficiently been capable of finding an concept that’s higher than The Goonies that all of us made within the eighties.”