Golden Globes Winner Ke Huy Quan Open To Reprising ‘Goonies’ Character; “Numerous Scripts” For Sequel Over Last 30 Years
deadline.comWhile Ke Huy Quan’s phone should ring off the hook with offers this week following his Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actor (Motion Picture) for Everything Everywhere All at Once, one question asked to him was whether a Goonies sequel was more of a reality in the wake of his return to the big screen.
The original movie, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by the late Richard Donner, was a summer staple in 1985 grossing over $63M, however, in the video era, the pic mushroomed into a cult hit.
The Goonies followed a group of misfit adolescents who find a treasure map in their seaside town and embark on an adventure while being pursued by a troupe of crooks.
Quan recounted his long history with part 2. “For the last 30 something years we tried to do Goonies 2. I wished it had come to pass when I was young, I thought I would need it to make a career comeback.
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