By Kofi Outlaw

Apparently it is true: Goonies never die. At least, according to the Corey Feldman (LOST BOYS) and SEAN ASTIN (LORD OF THE RINGS). The former co-stars of the iconic 80’s flick recently sat down with MTV news to sound off on the progress of the GOONIES sequel:

“Steven [Spielberg] and Dick [Donner] and all the powers that be…they really feel like the thing that made the movie strong was that it was about kids, so they really want to make the next movie about kids. The next generation of Goonies.” [Astin said,] “And they’ve had a hard time tackling that.”

Now to drop the other shoe: all recent discussion has been for an ANIMATED version of GOONIES 2. For myself, that little tidbit of information seems to dredge up horrific memories of all those horrendous straight-to-DVD Disney sequels, (if I could only tell you how long it took me to wash the bitter taste of ‘Return of Jafar’ out of my mouth.) However Astin seems enthusiastic about the project, no matter what form it may take.

“I have three children,” he said, “and Corey’s got a kid now [too]. So we now all have kids who are coming into the age that we were when we made the movie, it’s more likely to me that they’ll figure out how to design a story that will satisfy the older audience in terms of connecting with the original 1985 Goonies, and then [also creating this new thing.]”

Right Sean. You keep on thinking that until the powers-that-be crank out some half-baked, animated(!) piece of fecal matter that will ultimately tarnish the legacy of one of the most indelible kids’ movies ever. ‘Kofi love GOONIES!’ Kofi loves that movie enough to be the first to say that the truffle-shuffle is a phenomenon that will never translate to cartoon form. But hey, I’m just one fool. Rant and let us know if YOU think GOONIES 2 will ever make a dollar as an animated feature.