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No, a Goonies sequel isn't in the works, but Sean Astin seems like he wants one

There seems to be slight disagreement among the stars of The Goonies over whether we're getting a sequel. Might as just make it happen and clear up any doubt...

By Dan Selcke

The Goonies (1985) Theatrical Trailer
The Goonies (1985) Theatrical Trailer / Amblin
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The Goonies is a 1985 adventure comedy about a bunch of kids trying to save their homes from foreclosure; they succeed after an unlikely series of events involving pirate gold, organized crime, and of course, friendship. The movie stars the likes of Sean Astin (who went on to be Sam in The Lord of the Rings), Josh Brolin (who went on to be Thanos in the MCU), Ke Huy Quan (who won an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once), Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green and Martha Plimpton. The cast have agreed in the past that a sequel seems pretty much inevitable, but it hasn't happened yet...or has it?

No!...I think. The Sun spread a rumor earlier this month that the cast were reuniting for sequel all these years later, and cast members are now denying it in the strongest terms...while at least one of them pulls for it to happen.

The naysayers include Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton. "IS GOONIES 2 REAL?!" Feldman asked on Twitter, in all caps so you know he's serious. "EVERY1 IS ASKING...I CAN OFFICIALLY TELL U 100% NO! I HAV NO INFO THAT A SEQUEL IS IN THE WORX." He used the notoriety to promote a totally different project, which is smart:

Meanwhile, Plimpton sent her message on Instagram. “People, there is no Goonies 2 script, there is no one ‘attached,'” she wrote. “Spielberg is not directing, it’s not real." But then there's Sean Astin, who posted a mocked up poster for a theoretical follow-up. "It's our time," he wrote. "C'mon Steven..."

So is a Goonies sequel happening or what? I feel like it's not. After all, director Richard Donnor died in 2021 (Steven Spielberg came up with the idea for the story, which is why the cast members are talking about him.) But also, in a world where everything is rebooted to within an inch of its life, can this movie really be that far in our future?

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