According to Gail Berman, Disney+’s Our Time has Goonies as one of the bases
One of the classic films of the 1980s, the goonies will serve as the basis of the series Our Timefrom the streaming service Disney+. In 1985, the legendary filmmaker Richard Donner directed the successful adventure feature, created from a story of Steven Spielbergresponsible for Shark (1975) and A Schindler’s List (1993).
the goonies accompanies a group of children who find a mysterious treasure map and start following the clues. Then, the protagonists enter a fabulous underground world of secret passages, dangerous traps and an ancient pirate galleon that hides gold coins, according to the official synopsis.
Since the release of the iconic film, there has been a lot of talk about a possible sequel. However, development of the sequel was constantly shelved. Now the producer Gail Berman shared some plot details about Our Time during an interview with Variety.
“This is a partnership between me, Amblin Entertainment and Lauren Shuler Donner. when i was in paramountthere were these kids making this movie about Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), a scene-by-scene remake,” said Berman. There was a problem at the time, and the studio was very upset about it. It was an amazing idea, and it’s always stuck in my head – how can you take an idea like that and turn it into a TV series?”
“We needed a great writer and great partners, so we brought the idea to the amblin and these guys loved it,” the producer continued. “Sarah Watson is our creator. The series is a story of a town and a family along the lines of Friday Night Lightsand within that they tell the story of a remake of goonies.”
We had to go to Warner Bros.for [o então presidente] tobyEmmerichand ask if we could have rights [de Os Goonies]. They accepted, of course, because of the Mr. Spielberg and two donors. Now we do it for the Disney+.
why sequence of the goonies Did not happen?
the goonies hit theaters around the world in 1985, directed by Richard Donner and script of Chris Columbus in partnership with Steven Spielberg. After the box office success – it made about US$ 124 million –, the film almost won a second film. Why, after all, didn’t the sequel happen?
According to information from NME,Richard Donner came to contact Chris Columbus to discuss ideas for a sequel. “He called me up and said, ‘You know what we should do? Get on my boat, smoke ma ***** for three days and think of an idea to goonies 2,'” said the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) and They forgot me (1990) in an interview with Empire.
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columbus, then he responded by explaining how he didn’t do drugs, but “I could go for a few drinks and go on a boat.” However, the meeting never took place and production on the new film did not begin. The screenwriter regrets it, as “I would do anything to work on the sequel these days,” after the death of the historic director of Superman – The Movie (1978), on July 5, 2021.
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