GOONIES MAYBE SAY DIE

‘The Goonies’ Star Isn’t Sold on a Sequel

Josh Brolin is worried that a sequel might taint the original film’s legacy.

In an age where reboots and sequels feel more inescapable than ever, it feels inevitable that people would turn their minds to one of the most beloved films of the 1980s: Richard Donner’s The Goonies. One of the film’s stars—Oscar nominee Josh Brolin, who was 17 years old when the movie was released—isn’t entirely convinced that a sequel is the right move. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his upcoming horror film, Weapons, Brolin said of a potential Goonies reboot: “I hope it does [happen] because the experience was so great,” adding, “The movie is received so well, generation after generation. It’s just everything good about it.” However, he also told ET, “The trepidation that I have is that you release something else that taints that. I don’t want to taint what my memory of it [is].”