It's been rumoured for a while now, but over the weekend director Richard Donner confirmed that a sequel to his '80s fantasy adventure The Goonies is happening. Or at least, he wants it to happen.

"We're doing a sequel," Donner told TMZ as he signed autographs.When asked if any of the old cast would return, Donner replied "hopefully all of 'em."

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Sean Astin, who played Mikey in the movie, told us last year in no uncertain terms that a sequel "will happen. I'm 1000 percent certain there will be a sequel. I will bet my children on it."The Goonies is now 29 years old, and remains one of the most well-loved family films of the '80s. Because Goonies never say die.

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