Sean Astin on The Goonies Sequel: Corey Feldman and I Are in!

Goonies never say die!
After the iconic 1985 film's director
Richard Donner revealed that a sequel is
in the works, fans of The Goonies
everywhere were doing the Truffle
Shuffle out of sheer joy. But would
original stars Sean Astin, Josh Brolin,
Martha Plimpton and Corey Feldman, to
name but a few, return? Donner said
"Hopefully, all of them" would reprise
their roles.
And now we can say that two of the
original stars are definitely down to ride
up Troy's bucket once more.
E! News caught up with The Goonies
ringleader Sean Astin (Mikey!) at the
2014 ATX TV Festival, where he was
promoting his new FX series The Strain,
to get all the inside scoop on what could
possibly be the most anticipated sequel
in the history of sequels.
"My first thought when Dick said he was
doing that was like, 'Alright, maybe this
time it's true!' I hope it's true," Astin
told us. "I certainly like the idea of doing
it. I don't know if I'd be in it or not. If
they really wanted us to be in it, I'm
sure there would be some way to work it
out."
And one of Astin's fellow Goonies is also
down to once again follow in Chester
Copperpot's (RIP!) footsteps: Corey
Feldman!
"We talk a lot. Corey and I are buddies,"
Astin said. "Oh, he's fired up. He's ready
to go." So are we, Feldman. So are we.
Desperate for any details on the return
to Astoria after almost 30 years, we had
to know if the film would focus on the
children of the original gang. "I think
that's what they want to do. I think they
want to focus primarily on the kids,"
Astin said. "I think the audience may be
split on that, so they're trying to figure it
out."
But one thing is for sure: "It'll happen,
whether in my lifetime or not," Astin
said.
From your lips to One-Eyed Willie's ears.