Caffeinated Clint
And is there life in “The Goonies 2”?
Was having a chat to a trooper over at Warner Bros today about the “Gremlins 3” talk that arose this week. While my source isn’t based at Warner Premiere – the newly reformed direct to DVD arm of the Burbank boys – he can confirm that there has been a bit of talk about another “Gremlins” film in recent years at Warner, and believes the project may have been suggested as a ‘Warner Premiere’.
“The talk has been going on for quite some time”, the WB source says of a third “Gremlins” film, which many speculate will utilise CGI rather than puppetry. “I think that’s all it is at the moment. Talk. I know [name removed] has a pretty full slate over at Premiere – they’re looking at doing direct to video sequels to Scooby Doo and The Goonies, and as you mentioned, Premiere are soon to start production on The Lost Boys 2 and New Jack City 2 – so won’t be in any rush.
“..it isn’t possible to do anything on the budget of those [DTV sequels], and to be half decent, this thing would have to have a bit of money behind it, so I don’t think one can safely say it’ll definitely end up one of the titles on the Warner Premiere slate, but I believe its a consideration”.
Backtracking here… “Scooby Doo 3”, that I know of, but “Goonies 2”? The long-planned sequel to the 80s hit? The one that Richard Donner [and the original cast] have been trying to get off the ground since Lindsay Lohan grew tits? And now, they’re going to slap Dick in the face (bad choice of words) by doing a direct-to-DVD sequel? Like that week old spaghetti I just ate, that don’t sit will.
Thanks to ‘Man in Hat’
