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The Goondocks have not been forgotten. On the contrary, there seems to have always been rumors to get The Goonies back together for another run. This year will mark its 35th anniversary and actor Josh Gad was able to get the cast back together for his Reunited Apart<\/em>, a virtual gathering on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining Gad on his Reunited Apart<\/em> is Sean Astin\u00a0(Mikey),\u00a0Corey Feldman\u00a0(Mouth), Jeff Cohen (Chunk), Ke Huy Quan (Data), Martha Plimpton (Stef), Kerri Green (Andy), Josh Brolin\u00a0(Brand), Joe Pantoliano (Frances), and Robert Davi (Jake). Writer Chris Columbus, director Richard Donner, producer Steven Spielberg, and even singer Cyndi Lauper also joined in on the virtual gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As great as it was to see the entire cast back together as a fan, you could tell the actors enjoyed seeing each other just as much. Gad also got them to read some of their most classic and iconic lines from the movie. Spielberg, Donner, and Columbus also briefly talked about the possibility of making a sequel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Chris, Dick and I \u2014 and Lauren [Shuler Donner] \u2014 have had a lot of conversations about it,” Spielberg admitted. “Every couple of years we come up with an idea but then it doesn’t hold water.”<\/p>-Spielberg <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to Feldman<\/a>, he and co-star Aston wrote a 10-page pitch for the sequel and met with Donner and reps for both Spielberg and Columbus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDick got really excited, and his eyes got really big, and he looked like he was loving it,\u201d said Feldman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was in the story,\u201d Astin added. \u201cWe\u2019re like, \u2018We got him.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And then Donner makes his decision in a split moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018We got him, he\u2019s in, he loves it!\u2019 And then all of a sudden, halfway through, he just opens his eyes again and he goes, \u2018Too expensive,\u2019\u201d Feldman said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re like, what? And he\u2019s like, \u2018Too expensive, I want to go smaller.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Feldman thought it would make more sense to go big for the sequel but ultimately didn\u2019t challenge his former director. Astin expressed interest in having \u201cOne-Eyed Willy\u201d featured at some point in the sequel. Maybe we\u2019ll get hear the pitch one day, maybe we\u2019ll even get the sequel. While Spielberg, Donner, and Columbus haven\u2019t agreed on making a sequel, they haven\u2019t ruled it out either. They don\u2019t want to make a sequel for the sake of making it. They want to surpass what they\u2019ve done before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing is for sure, if there is a sequel, the cast and crew have all expressed interest in reprising their roles. With another fabled 80\u2019s movie franchise making a 30+ year comeback in Ghostbusters 3<\/em>, isn\u2019t The Goonies 2 good enough for you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goonies never say die!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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