The Goonies is not in the works after all, according original cast members Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton.Earlier this week, The Sun claimed that The Goonies 2 would be filmed next summer, with Steven Spielberg directing and many of the original cast members returning.
However, Feldman and Plimpton have now shut down the report.“People, there is no ‘Goonies 2’ script, there is no one ‘attached,’” Plimpton wrote on Instagram. “Spielberg is not directing, it’s not real.
What IS real is CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION AND VOTE!!!!”Feldman added in a post on X that he had “no information” whatsoever that a sequel was in development.The cult adventure movie was released in 1985 and follows a group of kids in Oregon who try to save their homes from foreclosure and follow a treasure map to a long-lost fortune.
The film 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.Talk of a sequel has been doing the rounds for a number of years, with screenwriter Chris Columbus revealing in 2021 that late original director Richard Donner once spoke to him about a potential follow-up movie.“He called me and said, ‘You know what we should do?