DidStranger ThingsSeason 2 just reviveThe Goonies 2? Star of both, Sean Astin, says that a sequel to his 1985 hit is still possible despite other co-stars claiming the idea was dead. And if it does happen, anxiously awaiting fans can thank Bob the Brain for finally pushing it towards reality.
Sean Astin is playing meta inStranger Things 2. His Radio Shack boss Bob Newby is one of the purest of heart charactersStranger Thingshas, and his bravery has ignited a new love for the actor that he wasn’t expecting.Stranger Thingshas always been about 80s nostalgia, and it uses Sean Astin to great effect. He helps build a weird kind of trust throughout his run on Netflix’s popular show. Now, fans are ready for his Mikey to return.
It was Richard Donner who first confirmed thatThe Goonies 2was happening. That was way back in 2014, and since then, there has beenno movement on the project. Stars Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton have both saidthe movie probably won’t happen. But Sean Astin insists that isn’t true, and that the sequel will find a way, because Steven Spielberg still wants it.
“It’s always possible. I will say that it’s likely that it will happen. I don’t know when, but I have always had confidence that that sequel will happen mostly because Steven Spielberg, from the time when I was a kid, told me he wanted it to happen and has never changed his opinion. They just haven’t figured it out.”
Way back in 2007, Warner Bros. was throwing around the idea of an animated series that would pick up with the Goondocks residents just days after the first movie ended. That idea is being resurrected once again, andSean Astin is particularly gamefor that. He would return as Mikey, voicing the character at a younger age. He explains.
“What I would love to see is a ‘Goonies’ animated series, and I would love to play Mikey. I do a lot of voiceover characters, and I play younger characters with my voice, and that would be meta.”
The actor knows meta. One of his best lines inStranger Things 2is a direct call back to thepirates treasureinThe Goonies. The actor felt very nostalgic shooting his episodes. He says this about working with the young cast of Netflix’s hit.
“Those moments brought me back to theGooniesmoments, just a little sense of connecting with the kids fromStranger Thingson their level in that moment because that’s what they’d be doing. Maybe they’d be getting the walkie-talkies or they’d be throwing a ball. They’d do whatever kids do, and being a part of that for a second. It wasn’t that much, but it was notable to me.”
This latest report comes to us fromThe Huffington Post. There’s no telling when we might seeThe Goonies 2.Richard Donner is supposed to returnto direct, but Corey Feldman insists that he may be too old. Donner is also reportedly trying to resurrectLethal Weapon 5, though he is in his 80s. The last that was announced by Warner Bros. insiders,The Goonieswas getting a straight up reboot with an all-new cast. But as the studio has seen since teasing that idea, audiences aren’t receptive to it. Fans want a true sequel, or nothing at all.
